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| Jul. 17 |
Bolivia |
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Bolivia lowers working age to 10 |
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| Jul. 14 |
Brazil |
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Brazil's Luiz Felipe Scolari resigns after World Cup failure |
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| Jul. 13 |
Argentina |
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Rioting reported in Buenos Aires after World Cup final defeat |
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Chile |
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6.1-magnitude quake shakes northern Chile |
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 Rio de Janeiro |
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Germany wins World Cup over Argentina 
Map of Maracana Brazil Germany won the match 1-0 after extra time, with a goal from Mario Götze. The result marked Germany's fourth World Cup title and their first since reunification
| Germany's victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following Italy and Spain in 2006 and 2010 respectively, the first time this has happened in World Cup history. Italian Nicola Rizzoli was named as the referee of the final. Among these invited leaders was Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, the next World Cup hosts, and Jacob Zuma, the President of South Africa, the previous host.
Rousseff delivered the trophy to the champion in the awards ceremony.
German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel were present for the final
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| Jul. 9 |
Sao Paulo |
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Argentina defeats Netherlands to reach final Map of Arena de S%E3o Paulo Brazil| Never before had a World Cup semifinal finished scoreless after 120 minutes. Sergio Romero save two penalties in the shootout | |
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| Jul. 8 |
Brazil |
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Brazil humiliated by rampant Germany Map of Belo Horizonte Brazil| Brazil suffer one of the most humiliating World Cup defeats as Germany score five first-half goals in reaching the final, 1-7. Germany were 5-0 up inside 29 remarkable minutes ... | |
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| Jul. 5 |
Brazil |
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Argentina reach semi-finals over Belgium
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| Jul. 4 |
Brazil |
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Injured Neymar out of World Cup |
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Brazil beats Colombia 2-1 to reach semifinals
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Germany through to semi-finals over France
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| Jul. 3 |
Brazil |
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Brazil overpass, World Cup project, collapses 
The overpass in Cup host city Belo Horizonte collapsed onto vehicles. At least one person has died
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| Jun.24 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Luis Suarez embroiled in new 'biting' storm Map of Natal Brazil| Already banned twice in his career for biting an opponent, the Uruguay striker was seemingly at it again in his country's key World Cup victory over Italy. Uruguay defeats Italy 1-0 to... | |
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| Jun.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Spain knocked out of World Cup by Chile
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| Jun.15 |
Colombia |
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Santos re-elected in Colombian poll
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| Jun.10 |
Sao Paulo |
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Blatter still has burning desire to be FIFA's president Sepp Blatter told CONCACAF football leaders on Tuesday that his desire to be FIFA president ''burns stronger than ever'
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| Jun.8 |
Sao Paulo |
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World Cup: Sao Paulo metro strike to continue |
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| Jun.7 |
Colombia |
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Colombia government and Farc to set up truth commission |
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| May.18 |
Colombia |
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Bus fire in Colombia kills at least 32 children |
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| May.1 |
Colombia |
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Illegal mine collapse: 3 dead, 15 missing |
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| Apr.17 |
Mexico |
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Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies
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| Apr.1 |
 Chile |
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Tsunami warning after 8.2 quake strikes off Chile An earthquake of 8.0 magnitude has struck off Chile's coast near Iquique, triggering a tsunami warning for all of Latin America's Pacific co...
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| Feb.18 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuelan opposition leader in custody
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| Feb.15 |
Venezuela |
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Protests, violence continue in Venezuela |
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| Feb.7 |
Argentina |
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Bus, truck collide in Argentina, killing 18 people |
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| Jan.8 |
 Venezuela |
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Venezuelan beauty queen slain Map of Carabobo Venezuela| Monica Spear and her ex-husbandy, were driving when their car broke down, officials said. Armed robbers opened fire, killing both of them | |
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| Dec.15 |
Chile |
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Huge poll win for Chilean left |
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| Dec.2 |
Venezuela |
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Power fails again in Venezuela, capital goes dark |
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| Nov.27 |
Sao Paulo |
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Two dead at Brazilian World Cup stadium |
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| Jul.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Pope Francis draws 3M to Rio vigil |
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| Jul.2 |
Austria |
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'Snowden suspicion' diverts flight
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| Jun.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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Protests spread throughout Brazil Tens of thousands of people marched through Sao Paulo, as protests spread over rising transport prices and the cost of staging the World Cup
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| Apr.15 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela challenger demands recount |
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| Apr.14 |
Venezuela |
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Maduro wins Venezuela election Socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro, who was chosen by Chavez as his successor, has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential poll
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| Mar.13 |
 Vatican |
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Church picks first South American pope Jorge Bergoglio made history as the first non-European pope of the modern era , the first Jesuit and the first to assume the name Francis
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| Mar.11 |
Argentina |
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Falklands vote to stay UK territory |
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| Mar.8 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela swears in acting president |
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| Mar.5 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies A deeply divided Venezuela is mourning its late leader and preparing to pick a new president to replace him
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| Feb.18 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela's Chavez finally returns home President Hugo Chavez announced his return to Venezuela from Cuba early Monday, where he had been undergoing cancer treatment
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| Feb.17 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador's Correa is re-elected |
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| Feb.3 |
Paraguay |
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Paraguay candidate Oviedo killed |
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| Jan.27 |
Brazil |
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Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria Map of Santa Maria Brazil At least 230 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say
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| Jan.5 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez ally elected by assembly
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Venezuela |
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Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela |
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| Dec.30 |
Cuba |
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Chavez suffers new complications |
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| Oct.7 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez wins Venezuela election President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office, after opposition leader Henrique Capriles admitted defeat
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| Aug.25 |
Venezuela |
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Blast halts Venezuela refinery
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| Jun.23 |
Paraguay |
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No warm welcome for Paraguay's new president
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| Feb.22 |
Argentina |
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Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
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| Jan.25 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead |
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| Nov.15 |
Colombia |
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Colombia Farc rebels name leader |
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| Nov.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Police target drug gangs in biggest slum |
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| Nov.10 |
Venezuela |
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Baseball star abducted in Venezuela |
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| Nov.4 |
Colombia |
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FARC leader Alfonso Cano killed |
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| Oct.23 |
Argentina |
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Fernandez heads for Argentina win |
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| Jun.20 |
Australia |
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Ash cloud grounds Australian flights |
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| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding
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| Dec.17 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez gets power to govern by decree |
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| Nov.28 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil forces take over Rio slum |
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| Oct.31 |
Brazil |
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Brazil elects first female president |
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| Oct.13 |
Chile |
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Last trapped Chile miner rescued Map of Copiapo Chile The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued
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| Sep.30 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador troops rescue president
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| Sep.17 |
Chile |
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Bore hole reaches trapped Chilean miners |
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| Aug.31 |
Chile |
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Drilling to reach miners begins |
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| Aug.22 |
Chile |
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33 trapped miners alive after 17 days Miners are alive and in a shelter, President Pinera said, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly 3 weeks since the mine collapsed
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| Aug.16 |
Colombia |
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737 breaks apart on island landing |
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| Aug.6 |
Chile |
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33 workers trapped in mine
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| Jul.15 |
Argentina |
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Argentina legalises gay marriage |
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| Jun.20 |
Colombia |
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Santos wins election
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| Jun.3 |
Chile |
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Van der Sloot arrested in Chile |
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| May.30 |
Colombia |
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Ex-Minister Santos leads in vote |
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| Apr.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil
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| Feb.27 |
Chile |
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Massive 8.8 quake hits Chile An earthquake is killing at least 147 people and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin. The quake struck at 3:34 a.m. off...
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| Jan.17 |
Chile |
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Billionaire Pinera wins presidential election
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| Oct.2 |
Denmark |
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games |
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| Aug.11 |
Amazon |
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TV host 'ordered killings' |
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| Jun.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France plane crashed The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
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| May.28 |
Brazil |
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Dam bursts after more rain |
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| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years |
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| Nov.27 |
Brazil |
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Death toll climbs in flooding |
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| Nov.22 |
Peru |
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Apec leaders make free-trade vow |
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| Jul.2 |
 Colombia |
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Betancourt rescued from FARC In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
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| May.24 |
Colombia |
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FARC leader dead |
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| May.18 |
Colombia |
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Rebel leader surrenders |
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| Mar.1 |
Ecuador |
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Top FARC leader killed by Colombians |
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| Feb.21 |
Venezuela |
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Jetliner crashes in mountains |
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| Dec.11 |
Peru |
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Fujimori gets 6 years in prison
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| Dec.2 |
Venezuela |
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Voters reject Chavez's referendum |
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| Nov.14 |
Chile |
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Thousands homeless after quake
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| Oct.28 |
Argentina |
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Fernandez claims victory |
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
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Pinochet family arrested |
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| Sep.21 |
Chile |
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Chile court extradites Fujimori |
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| Aug.16 |
 Peru |
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337 killed in earthquake All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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About 200 dead from plane crash TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rai...
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| May.27 |
Venezuela |
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TV station off the air |
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| Jan.13 |
Sao Paulo |
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Rescue mission in collapse |
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| Dec.10 |
Chile |
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General Pinochet dead Chilean TV reports: The 91-year-old former military leader Augusto Pinochet has died at a Santiago military hospital
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| Dec.3 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez wins by wide margin
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| Nov.26 |
Ecuador |
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Correa claims victory |
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| Oct.29 |
Brazil |
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President Lula re-elected
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| Sep.29 |
Amazon |
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Plane lost over Amazon
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| Jun.4 |
Peru |
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Peruvians elect Garcia president |
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| May.14 |
Sao Paulo |
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Gang attacks leave 52 dead
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| May.1 |
Bolivia |
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Gas under state control |
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| Jan.15 |
Chile |
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Bachelet wins presidency
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| Dec.18 |
Bolivia |
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Leftist Morales poised to lead |
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| Nov.24 |
Chile |
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Pinochet charged over dissidents
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| Nov.5 |
Argentina |
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Americas summit ends without consensus |
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| Aug.23 |
Peru |
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Airliner crashes in jungle |
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| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
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160 believed dead in jet crash |
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| Jun.9 |
Bolivia |
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Rodriguez sworn in as interim president |
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| May.20 |
Chile |
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Missing 41 troops feared dead |
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| Apr.20 |
Ecuador |
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Congress votes out president |
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| Dec.30 |
Argentina |
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175 dead in Buenos Aires club fire |
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| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
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Recall vote: Chavez claims victory |
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| Aug.1 |
Paraguay |
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Supermarket fire death toll tops 300
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| Feb.7 |
Colombia |
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Club blast kills 33 |
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| Oct.27 |
Brazil |
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Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide |
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| Aug.7 |
Colombia |
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Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office |
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| Jun.30 |
Japan |
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Brazil wins World Cup |
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