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| Jan.7 |
 Paraguay |
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 Paraguay police raid Conmebol HQ near Asuncion  State prosecutors in Paraguay have raided the headquarters of Conmebol, South America's football confederation, near the capital Asuncion
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| Jan.9 |
 Argentina |
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Two Argentina fugitives escape manhunt A huge manhunt netted only one of three fugitives convicted of a triple murder, officials said hours after claiming all had been caught
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| Jan.11 |
 Barcelona |
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 Ballon d'Or: Messi ends Ronaldo's winning streak| After a year in which Barcelona re-established as the world's top football team, Messi has reclaimed his crown as the best player on the planet | |
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| Jan.14 |
 Brazil |
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Explosion unleashes toxic gas in Santos, Brazil Map of Guaruja Santos Brazil| A chemical explosion at a cargo warehouse in Brazil has spread a plume of toxic gas over the country's biggest port, Santos | |
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| Jan.15 |
 Venezuela |
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Nicolas Maduro declares emergency The Venezuelan government has announced a 60-day economic emergency to deal with the country's worsening crisis
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| Jan.16 |
Brazil |
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Brazil chemical fire extinguished after two days Map of Guaruja Santos Brazil A chemical fire that started after an explosion at a cargo warehouse in Brazil has been put out after two days
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| Jan.20 |
Brazil |
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Zika outbreak: More babies born with birth defects  | New figures from Brazil show a further rise in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads to mothers infected with the Zika virus | |
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| Jan.22 |
South America |
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 Zika virus travel warnings spread to Africa and Oceania Travel warnings to pregnant women have been extended to 8 more countries or territories amid concerns over an illness causing severe birth defects
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| Jan.23 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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 Zika: Olympics plans announced by Rio authorities The Rio de Janeiro authorities have announced plans to prevent the spread of the Zika virus during the Olympic Games later this year
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| Jan.24 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Brazil prison breakout: Inmates blow up wall to escape Map of Frei Damiao de Bozanno Recife Brazil Forty inmates escaped from jail in the eastern Brazilian city of Recife after a bomb was used to blow a hole in an external wall, authorities there say
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| Jan.25 |
 UN Security Council |
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 UN backs mission to monitor Colombia peace deal The Security Council has approved the creation of an unarmed mission to oversee a ceasefire, if FARC and the government sign an agreement
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| Jan.26 |
Brazil |
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Zika: Brazil to deploy army in fight against virus Brazil's government says it will deploy 220,000 soldiers in its fight against mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus
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| Jan.28 |
Brazil |
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Zika: Activists in Brazil to petition court to allow abortions | A Brazilian group of lawyers, activists and scientists is to ask the country's supreme court to allow abortions for women with the Zika virus | |
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| Jan.30 |
 Colombia |
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Zika: Colombia cases in pregnant women double in a week| The number of pregnant women in Colombia infected with the Zika virus has doubled in a week, officials said | |
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