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 Amazon |
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70% deforestation cuts Brazil has announced a plan to reduce deforestation rates in the region by 70% over the next ten years
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 Venezuela |
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 Russia-Venezuela exercises begin Both navies have begun joint three-day operation in the Caribbean Sea, close to US territorial waters
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| Dec.4 |
 Antarctica |
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Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast| The Ushuaia, carrying 89 passengers and 33 crew members, was stranded on the coast of Antarctica after striking ice | |
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| Dec.5 |
Antarctica |
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 Stranded Antarctic cruise ship evacuated All 122 people aboard Panamanian-flagged Ushuaia, stranded off Antarctica, have been evacuated by helicopters and 2 Chilean navy ships
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| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years  Map of Copacabana Brazil| Protesters took to the beaches of Copacabana to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in the city since January 2007 | |
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| Dec.10 |
 Australia |
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Global child porn network exposed Police have charged 19 men with being part of a global child pornography net involving people in 70 countries after a tip-off from Brazilian police
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 Argentina |
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Remains found in 'Dirty War' center Map of La Plata Argentina More than 10,000 charred bone fragments were found buried at the site of a former government detention center, the first find of its kind
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| Dec.13 |
 Ecuador |
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Ecuador won't pay foreign debt interest| President Correa said he will not pay interest on the nation's foreign debt and that he was prepared to accept any consequences | |
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| Dec.15 |
Ecuador |
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Former president Cordero dies Leon Febres Cordero died of cancer in Guayaquil Hospital in southern Ecuado. The center-right leader was 77
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| Dec.21 |
 Colombia |
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 FARC 'will release six hostages' The rebels have said they are going to release 2 politicians and 4 security officers being held as hostages in jungle camps in the next few days
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| Dec.22 |
 Bolivia |
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Official: Plot to kill president foiled| A top government official said that the country's intelligence services had uncovered a plot to assassinate President Evo Morales | |
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| Dec.26 |
 Peru |
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Five die in disco stampede Police were searching for the person who threw a tear gas canister into an unlicensed discotheque early Christmas Day
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| Dec.30 |
Colombia |
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Colombia freezes fuel prices| Colombia will freeze prices for gasoline and other petrofuels at December levels, through March | |
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Brazil |
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Accused in nun's murder arrested A lengthy investigation into the behavior of Regivaldo Pereira Galvao accused of ordering the murder of a 73-year-old American led to his arrest
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