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| Mar.1 |
 Colombia |
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Bomb cause power outage A high-voltage pylon was destroyed leaving vast areas without power for 5 hours
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 Ecuador |
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 Foreign oil workers freed 7 workers kidnapped last October were freed. $13 million ransom was paid
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| Mar.3 |
 Argentina |
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 President asks Cabinet to resign De la Rua asked his Cabinet to submit resignations a day after economy minister abruptly stepped down
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| Mar.8 |
 Chile |
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 Pinochet murder charges dropped| Court ruled 2-1 to throw out homicide and kidnapping charges. Pinochet could still be tried for covering up the crimes | |
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| Mar.9 |
 Peru |
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 Fujimori could face murder charges State attorney seeks charges over execution by commandos of 14 Marxist rebels after a 1997 siege
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| Mar.10 |
 Spain |
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 Judge chases generals Baltasar Garzon is attempting to seize the assets of Argentine military officers indicted for torture and genocide
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Colombia |
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Rebel group suspends peace talks 5,000-member National Liberation Army has suspended peace talks with the government to protest an army offensive
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| Mar.11 |
Colombia |
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 Night Without Men  Map of Bogota Colombia Bogota's mayor imposed a voluntary curfew encouraging women to go out until dawn and men to stay home
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| Mar.14 |
Ecuador |
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Air base for drug surveillance The Ecuadorean air base has become key to U.S. surveillance flights over the cocaine-producing areas of Andes
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| Mar.15 |
 Rio de Janeiro |
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Blasts at oil rig kill 10 3 blasts rocked the world's biggest offshore oil platform, owned by state oil giant Petrobras, possibly killing 10 people
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| Mar.16 |
Ecuador |
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Bishop to remain in jail Walter Crespo is accused of providing Colombia's left-wing guerrilla group with weapons
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| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig| State oil giant stepped up efforts to prevent environmental damage after blasts killed 10 workers | |
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| Mar.19 |
Argentina |
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New economy minister steps down Lopez Murphy resigned two weeks after assuming the post and 3 days after he called for $4.5 billion in spending cuts
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| Mar.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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World's biggest oil rig sinks| The explosion knocked out a supporting pillar, and the platform tilted and sank in just a few minutes | |
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| Mar.21 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Oil from sunken rig contained| Platform's owners said the spill was being contained. Only one body has been recovered | |
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Brazil |
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 Foot and mouth prevention efforts Agriculture Ministry has strengthened vigilance at the borders after reports of foot-and-mouth disease in Argentina
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| Mar.23 |
Argentina |
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Minister appeals for powers| New Economy Minister Cavallo urged Congress to give him emergency powers to pull the economy out of crisis | |
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| Mar.28 |
Ecuador |
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 Ecuador upsets Brazil 1-0 Delgado striked on 49th minute. Ecuador has never played at a World Cup and never beat Brazil before
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