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10 injured in police-farmer clash in Colombia
At least 10 people were injured Wednesday in a clash between farmers and police officers in northeast Colombia, a local police official said.Five police officers were among the injured in the Ocana-Costa Atlantica Highway clash that began at 6 am local time (1100 GMT), said Col. Eliecer Camacho, commander of the police department of the northeast Norte de Santander state.Riot police were sent to ...
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67 die from dengue in Paraguay
The dengue fever in Paraguay has caused 67 deaths so far this year, the country's press said Wednesday.According to reports in Asuncion, capital city of Paraguay, the Public Health Ministry said 47 of the victims were also suffering from other ailments, such as hypertension, diabetes, morbid obesity or heart problems.Several victims had risk factors, such as pregnancy or being younger than ...
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Venezuela plane missing since 2008 found
Venezuelan authorities announced Wednesday the undersea wreckage of a small plane that disappeared in 2008 with 14 people on board has been found.Foreign Ministry press chief Jorge Galindo said the wreckage of the missing plane was found six miles (nine kilometers) off Los Roques archipelago at a depth of around 3,000 feet (900 meters).According to the Twitter posted by Attorney General Luisa ...
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Protesters force Brazil fares u -turn
(7 mins ago) Bowing to mass protests, authorities of Brazil's two biggest cities – Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro – decided to roll back transport fare rises that had triggered widespread unrest. Sao Paulo State Governor Geraldo Alckmin said metro, train and bus fares would revert to US$1.35 from US$1.44 from next Monday, according to the current exchange rate, while Rio Mayor ...
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Unasur top-marks for Paraguay presidential election recommends lifting suspension
The Union of South American Nations, Unasur expects Paraguayan president-elect Horacio Cartes to attend the next summit of the block in August in Suriname, said Salomon Lerner head of the Unasur electoral observers’ mission, who previously delivered a very positive report on last April’s presidential ...
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Human Rights Film Fest Highlights Abuses Conflicts in US and Abroad
NEW YORK -- Ninety-nine Percent--The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film, a portrait of the protest movement that began in 2011 in New York’s financial district, is one of the more unusual of 20 new offerings at this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York. It was shot by teams around the United States, and anyone who wanted to participate could do so. "We thought ...
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FIFAs Confederations Cup Brazil vs Mexico
Brazil's Neymar scores during the FIFA's Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 match against Mexico, held at Castelao Stadium, in Fortaleza, Brazil, on June 19, 2013. (Xinhua/Guillermo ...
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Brazil deploys elite force in Confed Cup host cities
Brazil moved Wednesday to deploy members of an elite security force in cities hosting international soccer matches, in the wake of massive anti-government protests that threaten to disrupt the games.Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ordered the deployment of Brazil's National Public Security Force (FNSP) to the cities of Fortaleza, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, the capital Brasilia and Rio de ...
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Peru Colombia agree to promote bilateral projects
Authorities of both Peru and Colombia have agreed to promote bilateral development and cooperation projects till 2015, announced Luis Olivera, director of the Peruvian International Cooperation Agency (PICA), Wednesday.The agreement was reached at the seventh Meeting of the Peru- Colombia Joint Committee on Technical and Scientific Cooperation here Wednesday, Olivera said in a statement posted ...
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Thrills aplenty as Brazil Italy advance
Italy mean that they have booked their place in the semi-finals, which take place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June in Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza respectively. The two teams meet in Salvador on Saturday in what effectively is a play-off for the top spot in Group A, although the UEFA EURO 2012 side will have to win on account of the hosts's superior goal difference. ...
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Government rejects FARC proposal to hold constituent assembly
Colombia ’s government on Wednesday rejected a proposal by rebel group FARC to hold a constituent assembly to solidify eventual agreements on political ...
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Neymar Wants Safer Healthier and More Honest Brazil
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Brazil middle-class anger turns to Fifa cups
Fifa boss Joseph Blatter is the most hated person in Brazil today. With his caustic comments on the ongoing protests in several cities across the country, Blatter has provoked young demonstrators and might have added to the problems of Brazilian governors and federal government. On Tuesday, as thousands of people were rallying here against the bus fare hikes and public spending on 2014 World Cup ...
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The Lede Tear Gas Fired Outside Stadium in Brazil but Protest Still Spreads Inside
A Brazilian blogger named Rafael Salvador posted video on YouTube on Wednesday that showed protesters fleeing tear gas on Avenida Alberto Craveiro in the city of ...
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Brazil protesters win U-turn on fare rises
Brazil 's two biggest cities have made a U-turn on public transport fare increases in the face of mass protests that have overshadowed the country's build up to next year's World Cup.In advance of major demonstrations on Thursday, the leaders of So Paulo and Rio de Janeiro announced that bus and subway price rises will be rescinded, but it is far from certain that this will be ...
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Brazils Leftist Governing Party Born of Protests Is Perplexed by Revolt
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Armed masked invaders torch buses building at Venezuela university amid funding protests
CARACAS, Venezuela - A group of masked assailants has attacked a leading university in the Venezuelan capital, torching two buses and seriously damaging its rectory building. Amalio Belmonte is secretary-general of the Central University of Venezuela. He says about 20 people invaded the campus and shot firearms into the air Wednesday afternoon. Belmonte says they set one bus on fire near the ...
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Venezuela Wreckage of plane that disappeared in 2008 located off Caribbean archipelago
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities say the undersea wreckage of a small plane that disappeared five years ago with 14 people aboard has been found. Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz is announcing via Twitter the discovery of the aircraft with the ID code YV2081. The plane went missing Jan. 4, 2008. Aboard were five Venezuelans including the pilot and copilot, eight Italians and one ...
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Few options for Brazil leader Rousseff in facing down protesters demands
Fans hold a sign "Tribute to reform. No corruption. Go ahead Selecao" prior to the soccer Confederations Cup group A match between Brazil and Mexico at Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando ...
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Former Investigators Want New Probe of 1996 TWA Crash
Six former investigators want the U.S. government to reopen its probe of the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800. The plane went down shortly after takeoff from New York City, killing all 230 people on ...
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US Criticizes China Russia in Fight Against Human Trafficking
The United States has declared China and Russia among the worst countries in fighting human trafficking, a designation that could lead to sanctions against both nations. In its annual report on human trafficking released Wednesday, the U.S. State Department downgraded China and Russia, along with Uzbekistan, to the lowest possible U.S. rating, known as Tier Three. Iran, North Korea, Cuba, ...
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Numbers at 18-Year High as UN Observes World Refugee Day
LONDON -- Thursday is World Refugee Day - and the United Nations says the number of refugees worldwide is at its highest in 18 years, at over 45 million people. The Syrian conflict is a major driver behind the increase. Four-year-old Shahad laughs and jokes with her older sister in their makeshift home. She appears a happy, young girl; but the scars and burn marks on her smiling face tell the ...
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Protests Continue in Turkey But Methods Changing
ISTANBUL -- Anti-government protests continue in Turkey, but the methods have changed. The two weeks of clashes in which four people died and about 5,000 were injured drew increasing numbers of supporters. Istanbul's Taksim Square. These "standing man" protests, as they are called, began Monday after the government quashed mass demonstrations, which it said were fomenting ...
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NY City University Immigration Program a Success
NEW YORK -- While the United States Congress continues to wrestle with an immigration reform bill, every day more people become American citizens. In fact, last year the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service swore in almost 700,000 new citizens, including 84,000 in New York State. The immigration bill is the big issue on the minds of those seeking information about citizenship. The ...
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Venezuela Plane that disappeared in 08 found
Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) officers inspect the plane crash site on May 23, 2010 in Mangalore. An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 series aircraft arriving from Dubai, with 166 people onboard, overshot the runway on landing in Mangalore and crashed into a forest. Airline officials say 8 survivors have been rescued with 158 others dead. (Prashanth Vishwanathan, Getty ...
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