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| Jul.2 |
 Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil launches slum reform drive The government has announced an investment plan worth $1.7bn to improve living conditions in the shantytowns of Rio
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| Jul.4 |
European Union |
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EU offers Brazil economic alliance The Union offered Brazil a political and economic alliance that could help them settle their long-standing differences in global trade talks
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Brazil |
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Brazil gets cut-price Aids drug Brazil has accepted an offer from Abbott , a manufacturer of an important drug, to cut its price by around 30%
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| Jul.5 |
 Colombia |
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Colombians hold kidnap protests| Hundreds of thousands have staged nationwide protests calling for an end to kidnapping and the civil conflict | |
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| Jul.6 |
Bolivia |
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FIFA relents on altitude ruling
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| Jul.7 |
 Argentina |
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Minister explains cash in bathroom Argentina's economy minister Felisa Miceli said she committed no crime by hiding a bag stuffed with $64,000 in cash in her office bathroom
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| Jul.8 |
Venezuela |
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Brazil, Uruguay storm into Copa semis
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| Jul.9 |
 USA |
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 FARC leader guilty of US kidnaps Ricardo Palmera has been convicted by a jury of plotting to hold 3 Americans hostage after they were captured in Colombia
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| Jul.10 |
Venezuela |
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Brazil eliminates Uruguay 5-4
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| Jul.11 |
 Chile |
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 Judge blocks Fujimori extradition A Chilean judge has ruled that Peru's former President should not be extradited to Peru
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 Venezuela |
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Messi guides Argentina into Copa final Lionel Messi scored a breathtaking goal, the best of the tournament, as Argentina beat Mexico 3-0
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| Jul.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Pan-American Games open| Thousands watched a spectacular fireworks display as well as performances by hundreds of dancers and musicians | |
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| Jul.15 |
Venezuela |
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 Brazil defeats Argentina for Copa title| Brazil produced a ruthlessly efficient performance to beat old rivals 3-0 and win the Copa America for the 2nd time in a row | |
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Chile |
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  Blast near UK, Israeli embassies  Map of Santiago Chile A small explosion near the building that houses the British and Israeli embassies in Santiago caused minor damage and no injurie
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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'Many dead' plane crash Scores of people are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 176 people crashed at Congonhas airport, starting a major fire
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Sao Paulo |
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About 200 dead from plane crash  TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain
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| Jul.18 |
Sao Paulo |
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Jet disaster probe begins Rescue workers and crash investigators are searching the wreckage of a passenger jet that crashed in flames at an airport
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Sao Paulo |
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Pilot in crash tried to abort landing An initial probe of a Brazilian plane crash that killed nearly 200 people suggests the airliner's pilot tried to abort a landing
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| Jul.19 |
Sao Paulo |
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Critics blast authorities on blast Air-safety concerns have been aired in congressional hearings; pilots have worried for years about the short, slippery runways at Brazil's busiest airport
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Sao Paulo |
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Prosecutors want airport closed Federal prosecutors sought a court order to shut down the entire Brazil's busiest airport until the investigation into the crash was completed
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Argentina |
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First lady in poll bid Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has launched her campaign to become Argentina's first elected woman president
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Colombia |
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'Drug baron' sent to US Colombia has extradited Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante, 49, to the US, where he is wanted on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering
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| Jul.20 |
Sao Paulo |
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Jet reverse thruster 'off'| A reverse thruster on the plane which crashed, killing some 200 people, had been deactivated during maintenance checks | |
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Brazil |
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President Lula vows crash probe Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged a thorough investigation into the plane crash in a TV address that aimed to blunt criticism of his response
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| Jul.21 |
Amazon |
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Aviation radar goes dark A radar failure over the Amazon forced to turn back or ground a string of international flights, deepening a national aviation crisis
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| Jul.24 |
Brazil |
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Delays mount at airports as crisis drags on Nearly half of all flights in Brazil were delayed or canceled for the third straight day as the country's air crisis deepened
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