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 Bolivia |
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Gas under state control President Morales has signed a decree placing country's energy industry under state control
| Morales said foreign energy firms must agree to channel their sales
through the state, or else leave the country.
The President set the 6-month deadline.
Officials have already started taking control of the oil fields.
Spain and Brazil have both expressed concern
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| May.2 |
Bolivia |
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Gas grab 'just the start' President Morales ordered the military to occupy natural gas fields after threatening to expel foreign companies
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| May.3 |
Bolivia |
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Energy firms review plans Regional leaders prepare for an emergency summit to discuss Morales' nationalization of the energy industry
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| May.4 |
South America |
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South Americans reach energy deal Argentina and Brazil have accepted Bolivia's nationalisation but want talks on future prices and foreign involvement
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| May.11 |
 Argentina |
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70 dead penguins found on beaches Oil-coated Magellanic penguins have turned up dead in the past 2 weeks in a nature reserve
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| May.12 |
 Austria |
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Energy in focus for EU-LatAm talks Bolivian President Morales has defended the decision to nationalize his gas and energy sectors
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| May.13 |
 Sao Paulo |
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Police attacks leave 30 dead| Overnight gang attacks on Brazilian police left 30 people dead and 32 wounded | |
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Sao Paulo |
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Jail riots follow attacks Riots organised by the same criminal faction have broken out in 18 prisons in the state of Sao Paulo
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| May.14 |
Sao Paulo |
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Gang attacks leave 52 dead A powerful criminal gang launched a wave of attacks against police stations and uprisings in jails across the state
| The attacks began on 6 p.m. Friday. By Sunday there were at least 73 separate attacks with machine guns and grenades continued to dawn, staged in 22 detention centers
The dead include 35 police and prison guards, 3 civilians, and 14 gang members.
State Public Safety Department blamed the Primeiro Comando da Capital, or the First Capital Command.
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Sao Paulo |
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State reels from deadly attacks State Governor has said the situation is under control and has rejected a federal offer of help
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| May.15 |
 Venezuela |
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 Chavez: Imprison 'genocidal' Bush Venezuelan President has accused U.S. President of committing genocide
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Sao Paulo |
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State's prison revolts end| Revolts in 70 jails have come to an end, after 4 days of violence in which at least 81 people died | |
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| May.16 |
 Washington |
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U.S. axes free trade talks with Ecuador Ecuador government decided to annul an operating contract with Occidental Petroleum Corp.
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Sao Paulo |
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Police backlash lifts toll The death toll from 4 days of gang attacks and a police backlash in the state has risen to 115
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| May.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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156 killed in police vs. gang violence Police lost 41 comrades in gang attacks, and killed 22 more suspected criminals
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| May.22 |
Sao Paulo |
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Formal probe for shooting by police Prosecutors have begun a formal probe into the 100 deaths in a wave of violence in the state
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| May.28 |
 Colombia |
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 Incumbent Uribe wins presidency| Harvard-educated Alvaro Uribe won a solid re-election victory, claiming more than 60% of the vote in a field of 7. The closest challenger, former justice Carlos Gaviria, had 22%. It's the first time in more than a century that an incumbe... | |
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| May.30 |
 Chile |
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Students clash with police Police have used tear gas to disperse thousands in Santiago who are pressing for education reforms
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 Ecuador |
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 Chavez signs oil deal with Ecuador Venezuelan President signed crude oil and natural gas deals to extend the leftist leader's clout in Latin America
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