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| May.4 |
Chile |
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S Pacific to stop bottom trawling| South Pacific nations have agreed that the ocean will be protected from fishing boats which drag heavy nets across the sea floor | | |
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Gonzalez races to Federer showdown| Chile's Fernando Gonzalez is thrashing of Germany's Tommy Haas at the Australian Open 6-1 6-3 6-1 | |
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| Jun.5 |
Ecuador |
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Galapagos spill decimates iguanas Oil spill in 2001 has caused the death of more than 60% of marine iguanas
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| Dec.9 |
Brazil |
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Last fugitives in Blake death arrested| Police arrested the last 2 suspects in the killing of New Zealand yachtsman | |
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| Dec.6 |
Brazil |
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Pirates kill America's Cup skipper| New Zealander Peter Blake, 53, has been shot dead in an attack by masked gunmen on boat as it lay anchored | | |
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| Nov.25 |
Uruguay |
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Uruguay qualifies beating Australia Uruguay, Australia 3-0. Uruguay became the final country to qualify for the World Cup
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Train attack killed 152
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| Aug.7 |
Australia |
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Consulate standoff ends peacefully 5-hour standoff between armed police and protesters at the Colombian consulate. Protesters gave themselves up
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| Jul.27 |
Australia |
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Smugglers caught burying cocaine 2 U.S. citizens and 3 Colombians planned to off-load the cocaine on a remote beach
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| Jan.25 |
Ecuador |
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Captain takes blame for oil spill Arevalo, captain of the Ecuadorean Jessica said he had misjudged his entry into the Shipwreck Bay
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| Jan.24 |
Ecuador |
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Tanker spills remaining fuel Captain detained
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| Jan.22 |
Ecuador |
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Emergency over Galapagos oil-spill| Government declared a state of emergency as spreading oil slick threatening some rarest birds and sea animals | |
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Ecuador |
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Oil spill threatens rare species Animals, including 12 brown pelicans, were caught in the spill, which amounts to 150,000 gallons
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| Jan.20 |
Ecuador |
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US to clean up Galapagos oil spill U.S. team will join efforts to help clean up a environmental disaster. The tanker carrying 243,000 gallons, ran aground
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Fujimori resigns
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