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Don’t look up: 2022’s first solar eclipse will appear in the southern hemisphere today
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Don’t look up: 2022’s first solar eclipse will appear in the southern hemisphere today

(CNN) – Today, people in some parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will be…
At least 20 killed in Ecuador prison riot
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At least 20 killed in Ecuador prison riot

(CNN) – Ecuadorian authorities said Monday they are in “total control” of a prison in the south of the country…
From Pakistan to Peru, soaring food and fuel prices are tipping countries over the edge
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From Pakistan to Peru, soaring food and fuel prices are tipping countries over the edge

London (CNN Business) – When people took to the streets in Egypt in 2011, protesters chanted about freedom and social…
Violence in eastern Colombia has left 130 dead this year, UN and Catholic Church say
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Violence in eastern Colombia has left 130 dead this year, UN and Catholic Church say

(CNN) – Some 130 people have been killed and more than 3,000 have been forcibly displaced this year as violence…
At least 14 killed, including 7 children, after floods in landslides in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state
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At least 14 killed, including 7 children, after floods in landslides in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state

(CNN) – At least 14 people were killed, including seven children, after days of heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides…
Rain-fed landslides, flooding kill at least 19 in Brazil
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Rain-fed landslides, flooding kill at least 19 in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Landslides and flooding caused by heavy rains killed at least 19 people in Brazil’s most populous…
As global COVID-19 deaths top 4 million, a suicide in Peru
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As global COVID-19 deaths top 4 million, a suicide in Peru

AREQUIPA, Peru (AP) — On the last day of Javier Vilca’s life, his wife stood outside a hospital window with…
Tropical Storm Elsa nears Cuba amid fears of flooding
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Tropical Storm Elsa nears Cuba amid fears of flooding

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba prepared to evacuate people along the island’s southern region on Sunday amid fears that Tropical Storm…
Argentina announces ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown as pandemic rages
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Argentina announces ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown as pandemic rages

Argentina will tighten pandemic lockdown measures to combat a severe second COVID-19 wave, President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday, underscoring…
Brazil military chiefs quit as Bolsonaro seeks their support
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Brazil military chiefs quit as Bolsonaro seeks their support

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned Tuesday following President…
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