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Ecuador counts cost of deadly protests after deal
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Ecuador counts cost of deadly protests after deal

Ecuador began counting the cost Monday of 12 days of indigenous protests against fuel hikes that left eight demonstrators dead…
Ecuador govt, protesters agree deal to end deadly unrest
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Ecuador govt, protesters agree deal to end deadly unrest

Ecuador’s president and indigenous leaders reached an agreement Sunday to end nearly two weeks of violent protests against austerity measures…
Ecuador protest talks set for Sunday as capital locks down
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Ecuador protest talks set for Sunday as capital locks down

A first meeting between Ecuador’s president and indigenous leaders will take place on Sunday, the United Nations said, after Lenin…
Venezuela nurses turn to side jobs to survive economic crisis
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Venezuela nurses turn to side jobs to survive economic crisis

Edgar Fernandez keeps a mariachi suit in a rusty wardrobe at the public hospital in Caracas where he works as…
Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage
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Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage

Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French…
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
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G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires

The G7 has agreed to spend 20 million euros ($22 million) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to…
Amazon wildfires: Leaders pressure Brazil to quell ‘international crisis’
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Amazon wildfires: Leaders pressure Brazil to quell ‘international crisis’

In a series of statements, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday responded to mounting international criticism of his handling of…
Conservative Giammattei elected Guatemala president
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Conservative Giammattei elected Guatemala president

Conservative Alejandro Giammattei was elected as Guatemala’s president on Sunday, defeating former first lady Sandra Torres in a run-off, the…
Argentine abortion activists unbowed in regional battle
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Argentine abortion activists unbowed in regional battle

One year after Argentina’s Senate defeated a bill to legalize abortion, the country’s feminists are keeping up the fight and…
Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro
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Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — For weeks, representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his would-be successor, opposition leader Juan Guaidó,…
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