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| May.6 |
 Northeastern Brazil |
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Deadly floods strike northern Brazil At least 18 people have died in heavy rains and mudslides across 11 states in northern and northeastern Brazil
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| May.7 |
Brazil |
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31 dead, 50,000 homeless in flooding  Map of Ceara state Brazil| Rain-induced flooding over large parts of Brazil. 270 towns and communities in 10 states have been flooded by swollen rivers | |
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| May.8 |
 Venezuela |
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 Chavez seizes oil service firms President Hugo Chavez has sent troops to take over companies that provide services for the oil industry including two US-owned gas facilities
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Brazil |
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Deaths rise flooding, more rain due The government reporting seven new fatalities, bringing the total to 38. The floods left nearly 800,000 people displaced
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| May.15 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela seizes U.S.-owned food plant Venezuela temporarily seized a pasta-making plant belonging to food giant Cargill, citing a production quota dispute
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| May.18 |
 Argentina |
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Anti-Semitic violence stirs concern Police arrested five people in what authorities described as an anti-Semitic demonstration that turned violent
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| May.21 |
Venezuela |
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Globovision president's home raided Venezuelan federal investigators raided the suburban home of the president of a privately run tv station that has frequently opposed Chavez
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| May.22 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Plane crash in kills 11 Map of Trancoso Brazil| A plane crashed in northeast Brazil as it was approaching a runway near the resort town of Trancoso | |
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| May.23 |
Venezuela |
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Globovision president's home raided| The head of an independent TV station that has criticized Chavez said officials were trying to frighten him when they raided one of his homes | |
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| May.27 |
 Chiapas |
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5 Ecuadorians rescued adrift for weeks| The Mexican navy said rescued five Ecuadorians who had been adrift without supplies in a fishing boat for more than two weeks | |
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| May.28 |
Brazil |
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Dam bursts after more rain Map of State of Ceara Brazil| A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a girl dead and three people missing. 800 to 2,000 homes near the dam were inundated | |
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| May.30 |
Venezuela |
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Debate row as Chavez cuts TV show Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has cancelled an edition of his show, Alo Presidente, amid arguments with the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa
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Main Event: Dam bursts after more rain
