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| Apr.1 |
 London |
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UK 'regret' over Falklands dead Foreign Secretary Beckett released a statement on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Islands
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| Apr.7 |
 Amazon |
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 Slovenian completes Amazon swim| Martin Strel, 52, has battled piranhas, crocodiles and exhaustion to become the first person to swim the entire length of the river | |
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| Apr.9 |
 Argentina |
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 Teachers strike for higher pay Thousands of teachers are demanding higher pay and justice after a teacher was killed last week in a protest clash with police
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| Apr.10 |
 Ecuador |
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Galapagos Islands 'facing crisis' Ecuador's President Correa has declared the Islands, home to dozens of endangered species, at risk and a national priority
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| Apr.13 |
Argentina |
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Diego Maradona back in hospital former football star has returned to hospital with abdominal pains, 2 days after he went home following a 2-week stay
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Gaming sting nets judge, prosecutor Federal police arrested the chief organizer of annual Carnival parade in a crackdown on illegal gaming and money laundering
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| Apr.15 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuadoreans vote on key reforms A referendum is on whether to back President Correa's plans for a fundamental overhaul of the political system
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 Bahrain |
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Massa sees off Hamilton  Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Grand Prix in Manama. McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton drove into the F1 record books with another second place
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Ecuador |
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Poll: Leftist Correa emerges as a winner| President Rafael Correa won a referendum that could enable him to wrest control from a Congress reviled as corrupt | |
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| Apr.22 |
 Chile |
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Quake triggers waves that leave 3 dead The bodies were swept out to sea by huge waves crashing into a fjord in southern Chile. 7 others were missing
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| Apr.24 |
Chile |
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New 'super-Earth' found in space| Astronomers have found the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System, which could have water running on its surface | |
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| Apr.29 |
 Venezuela |
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  Chavez: Fidel Castro is 'in charge'| Venezuelan President: Cuban President is back 'in charge' after undergoing intestinal surgery in July | |
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| Apr.30 |
Venezuela |
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 Venezuela to pull out of IMF, World Bank| President Chavez announced he would make a symbolic move because the nation has already paid off its debts to the lending institutions | |
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