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Brazil’s ex-president Juscelino Kubitschek was murdered by the 1970s military regime

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Brazil’s ex-president Juscelino Kubitschek was murdered by the 1970s military regime, an investigative commission has found. The Sao Paulo truth commission, a group of councilors...

Nicolas Maduro’s United Socialist Party has won the greatest share of the vote in Venezuela's local elections

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According to Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, the governing United Socialist Party (USP) has won the greatest share of the vote in Sunday's local elections. With...

Nicolas Maduro has signed a decree controlling the price of new and second-hand cars in Venezuela

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President Nicolas Maduro has signed a decree controlling the price of new and second-hand cars in Venezuela. New cars are currently hard to find, and...

Nicolas Maduro has said he has proof that massive power cut in Caracas and other cities was caused by "right-wing" saboteurs

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said he has proof that Monday's massive power cut in the capital Caracas and other cities was caused by...

Heavy rain has lashed Cuba since Friday, flooding streets and leaving at least two people dead

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Heavy rain has lashed Cuba since Friday, flooding streets and leaving at least two people dead. A number of buildings have collapsed in the capital,...

A large plume of smoke billowed from the Latin America Memorial, a cultural centre which hosts an art gallery, an auditorium and other facilities

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Brazilian firefighters have fought a major blaze at Sao Paulo’s landmark building designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer. A large plume of smoke billowed from the...

Juan Orlando Hernandez has been declared the winner of Sunday’s presidential poll in Honduras

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Juan Orlando Hernandez has been declared the winner of Sunday’s presidential poll in Honduras. "Today's figures indicate clearly that the winner of the election is...

Argentina has agreed in principle to compensate Spain's Repsol for the nationalization of energy firm YPF

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Argentina has agreed in principle to compensate Spain's Repsol for the nationalization of energy firm YPF. Argentina seized YPF last year without paying anything. The...

Both main candidates in the presidential election in Honduras are claiming victory

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Both main candidates in the presidential election in Honduras are claiming victory. With 42% of votes declared, the conservative Juan Orlando Hernandez leads with 34.15%,...

Henrique Capriles has told a crowd of supporters not to feel intimidated and to vote in upcoming local elections

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Henrique Capriles - Venezuela's opposition leader - has told a crowd of supporters not to feel intimidated and to vote in upcoming local elections. Speaking...

The "Mensalao" was a scheme that used public funds to pay coalition parties for political support

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Brazil has started to jail senior figures convicted in the “Mensalao” (big monthly allowance), the country's biggest corruption trial. The Supreme Court issued arrest orders...

Nicolas Maduro says he will use the special powers to tackle corruption and the economic crisis

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Venezuela's National Assembly has helped President Nicolas Maduro to move closer to decree powers. Under the new measures Venezuela’s president would be able to govern...

Former Brazilian President Joao Goulart’s remains will be exhumed to establish whether he died of natural causes or was poisoned

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Former Brazilian President Joao Goulart’s remains will be exhumed on Wednesday to establish whether he died of natural causes or was poisoned. Joao Goulart, widely...

President Nicolas Maduro announced the Christmas season would come early in Venezuela and holiday bonuses would be issued in November

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President Nicolas Maduro announced the Christmas season would come early in Venezuela and holiday bonuses would be issued in November. Nicolas Maduro said state workers...

Machu Picchu is the crown jewel in Peru's tourism industry

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Peruvian sisters Roxana and Victoria Abril are claiming to be the rightful owners of the land on which the UNESCO World Heritage site Machu...

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has received medical clearance from doctors to return to work

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Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has received medical clearance from doctors to return to work. A month ago Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner underwent surgery...

President Nicolas Maduro has ordered their seizure of Daka chain of shops

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President Nicolas Maduro has ordered their seizure of Daka chain of shops in Venezuela. Hundreds of bargain hunters flocked to Daka shops hoping to find...

Cuban government has ordered the immediate closure of dozens of privately-run cinemas and video-game salons

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Cuban government has ordered the immediate closure of dozens of privately-run cinemas and video-game salons. The government said the cinemas were never authorized, and that...

The UN draft resolution follows allegations that the US has been eavesdropping on foreign leaders, including Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Brazil and Germany have asked the UN General Assembly to adopt a draft resolution calling for the right to privacy in the digital age. The...

The mid-term elections will determine how much control left-leaning Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will have during the final two years of her presidency

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Argentina is voting for legislative election - a key test for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The mid-term elections will determine how much control left-leaning...

Cuba has decided to eliminate its dual-currency system in the latest financial reform rolled out by President Raul Castro

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Cuba has decided to eliminate its dual-currency system in the latest financial reform rolled out by President Raul Castro, official media report. Since 1994 Cuba...

Two light aircrafts have been shot down after entering Venezuela's airspace over the weekend

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Venezuela has announced two light aircrafts have been shot down after entering the country's airspace over the weekend. These were the first mid-air attacks by...

Data leaked by former NSA analyst Edward Snowden showed Mexico’s ex-President Felipe Calderon's emails were hacked in 2010

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Mexico’s foreign ministry has strongly condemned alleged US spying after a report said that former President Felipe Calderon's emails were hacked by the National...

At least 35 people were injured Saturday morning when a train crashed in a Buenos Aires neighborhood

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A commuter train in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has crashed at the end of the line, leaving at least 35 people injured. The train failed to...

Vittorio Missoni and Maurizia Castiglioni died in a plane crash alongside two Italian friends who were holidaying with them

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Venezuela has denied reports that rescue teams have retrieved the remains of Italian fashion heir Vittorio Missoni and four other people from the Caribbean. The...