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Brazil justice minister considered leak to harm Maduro: report
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Brazil justice minister considered leak to harm Maduro: report

Brazilian justice minister Sergio Moro considered releasing construction giant Odebrecht’s confession to paying bribes in Venezuela to harm the country’s…
Trump says immigration raids coming ‘fairly soon’
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Trump says immigration raids coming ‘fairly soon’

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday mass deportation roundups would begin “fairly soon” as US migrant advocates vowed…
Venezuela Independence Day marked by rival rallies, UN rebuke
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Venezuela Independence Day marked by rival rallies, UN rebuke

Venezuela’s Independence Day was marked by rival rallies Friday, led by opposition leader Juan Guaido and President Nicholas Maduro, who…
Venezuela’s former spy chief says Maduro could yet fall
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Venezuela’s former spy chief says Maduro could yet fall

Venezuela’s former intelligence chief, Cristopher Figuera, who fled the country after backing a failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro in…
Venezuela should release jailed opponents: UN rights chief
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Venezuela should release jailed opponents: UN rights chief

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on Venezuela to release jailed dissidents Friday and said the crisis-wracked…
Venezuela receives second shipment of Red Cross aid
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Venezuela receives second shipment of Red Cross aid

Venezuela Monday received a second shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid, including 24 tonnes of medical supplies and generators provided…
Brazil Supreme Court criminalizes homophobia
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Brazil Supreme Court criminalizes homophobia

Brazil’s Supreme Court voted Thursday to criminalize homophobia, an important step for sexual minorities in one of the most dangerous…
Neymar rape accusations overshadow Copa America kick-off
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Neymar rape accusations overshadow Copa America kick-off

Brazil should have been gearing up for another major home sporting spectacle with renewed optimism that star forward Neymar would…
Ecuador’s highest court approves same-sex marriage
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Ecuador’s highest court approves same-sex marriage

Ecuador’s highest court on Wednesday approved same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in the traditionally Catholic and conservative South American…
Daily hell for squatters in Caracas’s poorest areas
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Daily hell for squatters in Caracas’s poorest areas

Erick Hurtado wants to escape the abandoned Caracas building that has been his home for eight years, but despite his…
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