World News Atlas
South America
2007
July
| South America, July 2007 Timeline | Thursday, November 27 | Author |
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| Jul.2 | Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil launches slum reform drive The government has announced an investment plan worth $1.7bn to improve living conditions in the shantytowns of Rio
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EU offers Brazil economic alliance The Union offered Brazil a political and economic alliance that could help them settle their long-standing differences in global trade talks
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Brazil gets cut-price Aids drug Brazil has accepted an offer from Abbott , a manufacturer of an important drug, to cut its price by around 30%
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| Jul.5 | Colombia |
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Colombians hold kidnap protests||||
| Hundreds of thousands have staged nationwide protests calling for an end to kidnapping and the civil conflict |
Argentina
USA
FARC leader guilty of US kidnaps Ricardo Palmera has been convicted by a jury of plotting to hold 3 Americans hostage after they were captured in Colombia
Chile
Judge blocks Fujimori extradition A Chilean judge has ruled that Peru's former President should not be extradited to Peru
Venezuela
Rio de Janeiro | Thousands watched a spectacular fireworks display as well as performances by hundreds of dancers and musicians |
Venezuela
Brazil defeats Argentina for Copa title| Brazil produced a ruthlessly efficient performance to beat old rivals 3-0 and win the Copa America for the 2nd time in a row |
Chile
Blast near UK, Israeli embassies A small explosion near the building that houses the British and Israeli embassies in Santiago caused minor damage and no injurie
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo 
TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain
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Sao Paulo
Rescue workers and crash investigators are searching the wreckage of a passenger jet that crashed in flames at an airport
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
Argentina
Colombia
Sao Paulo | A reverse thruster on the plane which crashed, killing some 200 people, had been deactivated during maintenance checks |
Brazil
Amazon
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