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  Brazil’s jailed ex-leader Lula wants to marry if freed

  Agence France-Presse . Brasília, Brazil | Updated at 12:29am on May 21, 2019

  Brazil’s imprisoned ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, still loved by large parts of the population, plans to remarry if he is released from prison,...

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  Six women among 11 killed in Brazil bar shooting

  Reuters . Sao Paulo | Updated at 11:34am on May 20, 2019

  An armed group entered a bar in the Brazilian northern city of Belem on Sunday and fired at patrons, killing 11 people and leaving one...

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  Maduro hails start of Norway-brokered talks with opposition

  Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 02:55pm on May 18, 2019

  President Nicolas Maduro welcomed Friday the ‘beginning of talks’ with the Venezuelan opposition in Norway, after months of bloody clashes between...

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  Pollution alert extended in Mexico City

  Agence France-Presse . Mexico City | Updated at 02:40pm on May 16, 2019

  Mexico City declared an air pollution alert for the second straight day on Wednesday, urging people to stay indoors, cancelling school and moving...

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  Venezuela accused of human rights violations

  Reuters . Mexico City | Updated at 12:00am on May 16, 2019

  Amnesty International on Tuesday asked the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity committed by the government of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, especially...

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  Guaido seeks Pentagon cooperation

  Reuters . Caracas | Updated at 12:00am on May 13, 2019

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Saturday he has asked his envoy to the United States to meet with Pentagon officials to ‘cooperate’ on...

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  35 bodies found in Mexican mass graves

  Agence France-Presse . Guadalajara | Updated at 12:01pm on May 12, 2019

  Local authorities have discovered the remains of 35 people in mass graves in violent Jalisco state, on Mexico’s central Pacific coast...

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  Cuban LGBT activists hold pride rally defying Govt warning

  Reuters .Havana | Updated at 11:22am on May 12, 2019

  Cuban LGBT activists participate in an annual demonstration against homophobia and transphobia in Havana, Cuba, on May 11, 2019. — Reuters photo

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  Venezuela braces for unrest as Maduro clamps down

  Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 12:00am on May 12, 2019

  Venezuela braced Saturday for another day of nationwide protests after President Nicolas Maduro clamped down further on opposition leader Juan Guaido, locking up his deputy...

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  Mexicans march for their missing children

  Agence France-Presse . Mexico City | Updated at 12:00am on May 12, 2019

  Mexicans with missing children led marches on Friday — when Mother’s Day is celebrated here — to protest the government’s failure to find their sons...