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 Brazil |
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 Work halted on World Cup stadium   Work on a Brazilian football stadium which is being refurbished has been suspended after a judge ruled there were safety concerns
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| Oct.4 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Ten Rio police charged with murder Ten Brazilian police officers have been charged with murdering Amarildo de Souza, a bricklayer who lived in Rio de Janeiro's biggest shanty town...
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| Oct.5 |
 Colombia |
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Small plane crashes in Colombia, 4 dead Colombia's army says a small plane has crashed in a remote region near the Panama border, killing four of six people aboard
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| Oct.6 |
 Peru |
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Peruvian bus plunges off road, killing 19 Police in southern Peru say a bus ran off a remote road in the Andes and plunged into a ravine, killing two children and 17 adults, injuring...
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Huge operation to occupy Rio favelas Hundreds of Brazilian security officers, backed by armoured vehicles and helicopters, have occupied 12 shanty towns in Rio de Janeiro
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| Oct.7 |
 Argentina |
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Argentine president to have surgery
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil teacher protests turn violent | Protesters demonstrating in support of teachers receiving better pay in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have clashed with police | |
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| Oct.11 |
 Guyana |
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 US ship detained by Venezuela The government of Guyana says the Venezuelan navy has entered its territorial waters and detained a US-operated ship
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Colombia |
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 Colombia into World Cup with wild draw against Chile One of the wildest, most unpredictable matches anywhere in the world on a day full of high-pressure World Cup qualifiers
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| Oct.12 |
Peru |
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Peru lorry crash in Cusco kills dozens Map of Cusco Peru| At least 52 people were killed when a lorry plunged 200m (650ft) off a road into a gorge in the Cusco region of south-eastern Peru | |
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Sao Paulo |
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Brazil ranchers sentenced for killing farmers A ranch owner has been sentenced to more than 100 years in jail for ordering and taking part in the 2004 killing of five landless farmworkers
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| Oct.13 |
Colombia |
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Building collapses in Colombia, 11 missing Map of Medellin Colombia Officials in Medellin, Colombia, say they're trying to rescue 11 people missing in the collapse of a high-rise building
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Amazon |
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Boat capsizes on Brazil's Amazon river, killing 12 Map of Amapa Brazil A boat carrying Catholic pilgrims has capsized on Brazil's Amazon river, leaving at least 12 people dead and another six still missing
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| Oct.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Clashes at Brazil teacher protest Protesters have clashed with the police in Brazil's largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, after marches in support of striking teachers
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| Oct.18 |
Brazil |
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Fire burns tonnes of sugar in Brazil Map of Santos Brazil A fire in Brazil's largest port has burnt some 180,000 tonnes of raw sugar, damaging 6 warehouses and pushing prices to a one-year high
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| Oct.19 |
Argentina |
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Argentine commuter train slams into station, again Map of Buenos Aires Argentina| A train slammed into the end of the line at the same station where 52 people were killed in a similar crash last year; at least 35 injured this time | |
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| Oct.25 |
Sao Paulo |
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Brazil city hit by transport protest Hundreds of protesters have attacked a bus station in the city of Sao Paulo, setting fire to a bus and destroying cash and ticket machines
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| Oct.30 |
Sao Paulo |
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Former Brazilian footballer's head left on his doorstep When Joćo Rodrigo Silva Santos' wife opened the door on her way to work the next morning, she found his severed head on their front step
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| Oct.31 |
 Chile |
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Strong earthquake shakes Chile's capital Map of Santiago Chile| A strong earthquake has rocked central Chile, causing buildings to sway in the capital of Santiago. The quake had a magnitude of 6.6 | |
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