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Appeals Criminal International Politics 

Chile Ex-President Frei Was Not Murdered: Appeals Court

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Assassination, coup, doctors, history, murder, poison, South America

An appeals court in Chile ruled Monday that ex-president Eduardo Frei’s death in 1982 was not murder, clearing six former agents of dictator Augusto Pinochet’s regime who were convicted of “homicide by poisoning” and jailed.

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Government Health International 

UK to Ban South American, Portugal Arrivals Over Brazil Virus Strain

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
coronavirus, imports, Portugal, South America, United Kingdom

LONDON (AFP) — Britain will ban all arrivals from South America, Panama, Cape Verde and Portugal starting Friday over fears

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International Law Politics 

More Than 3,300 Apply to Rewrite Chile’s Constitution

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Constitution, South America

More than 3,300 hopefuls have applied for selection to the commission that will rewrite Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution, the top electoral body said Monday.

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Courts Government International 

Top UN Court Agrees to Hear Guyana-Venezuela Border Fight

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 MOLLY QUELL
borders, jurisdiction, South America, United Nations, Venezuela

The United Nations’ high court held Friday it has jurisdiction to hear a South American border dispute dating back to the 1800s.

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International Science 

Detour Through S. America Brought Maize to the Mexican Table

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 NINA PULLANO
Agriculture, diet, DNA, food, genetics, history, Research, South America

New archaeological research directly ties a signature American crop to the story of how ancient human populations grew and spread over time.

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Environment International 

Saving the Amazon’s Orphan Monkeys

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
forests, Hunting, primates, South America, wildlife

Far from the rifle cracks that occasionally rip through the rainforest as local tribesmen hunt mature primates for their meat and soft pelts, a sanctuary in a corner of the Colombian Amazon is offering new life to the orphaned monkeys left behind.

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Environment International Science 

Deforestation Wiped Out 8% of Amazon in 18 Years: Study

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
forests, Research, South America

Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out 8% of the world’s biggest rainforest, according to a study released Tuesday.

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Environment Science 

Peru Gold Mining Is Increasing Wildlife Exposure to Mercury

November 28, 2020November 30, 2020 JON PARTON
Gold, mining, pollution, South America

Increased gold mining activity in Peru is leading to a dangerous ecological threat as newly dug pits have increased mercury exposure to wildlife and people, according to new research revealed Friday.

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Economy International Politics 

Indigenous Bolivian Coca Farmers Fear Return of ‘Abusive’ Morales

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Agriculture, drugs, Elections, South America

Evo Morales was Bolivia’s first indigenous president — but not all of the South American country’s native people are fans, and some are calling on president-elect Luis Arce to undo what they see as the harm done under the former leader.

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Environment Science 

Even Deep in the Amazon, Biodiversity Is on the Decline

October 26, 2020October 27, 2020 JASON SANDEFUR
Climate change, forests, South America, species

Despite a half century of conservation efforts to preserve the forests of the Amazon, biodiversity — especially of birds that forage on the floor deep in the forest — is declining.

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International Politics 

Final Count Gives Leftist Big Victory in Bolivia Election

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elections, South America

A final official vote count released Friday gave leftist Luis Arce a smashing victory in Bolivia’s presidential election, a vindication for the Movement Toward Socialism party of ousted President Evo Morales, who was barred from running.

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Government International Politics 

Chileans Set to Call Time on Pinochet-Era Constitution

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
protests, referendum, South America, Voting

A year after the start of months of social unrest, Chileans vote Sunday in a referendum to change a dictatorship-era constitution seen as the bedrock of the nation’s glaring inequalities.

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Government Politics 

Morales Aide Claims Victory in Bolivia’s Election Redo

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elections, South America

Evo Morales’ party claimed victory in Bolivia’s presidential election as official results trickled in from Sunday’s high-stakes redo of last year’s annulled ballot that saw the leftist leader resign and flee the country.

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Government International Science 

Argentina Becomes First Country to Approve Genetically Modified Wheat

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Agriculture, food, GMOs, regulation, South America

Argentina has become the first country to approve the growth and consumption of genetically modified wheat, the country’s agriculture ministry announced Thursday.

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Environment International 

European Carmakers’ Leather Use Fueling Deforestation, Group Claims

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
automotive, forests, South America

Some of Europe’s biggest car giants including BMW and Jaguar Land Rover use leather linked to deforestation in South America, threatening the most vulnerable tribes, environmental campaigners Earthsight claimed on Wednesday.

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Environment International Science 

Andean ‘Sky Islands’ and Alpine Sunflowers at Risk of Disappearing Forever

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 JASON SANDEFUR
Climate change, evolution, South America

Scientists in Colombia are using Charles Darwin’s work on evolution to understand an isolated ecosystem threatened by climate change: the Andes.

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Health International 

Peru’s Indigenous Turn to Ancestral Remedies to Fight Virus

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, culture, Medicine, Peru, South America

As Covid-19 spread quickly through Peru’s Amazon, the Indigenous Shipibo community decided to turn to the wisdom of their ancestors.

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Environment International Science 

Hurricane Nana Hits Belize, Drives Across Guatemala

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hurricanes, South America, Storms, Weather

Hurricane Nana made landfall in Belize, pelting a relatively sparsely populated stretch of the country’s coast with heavy rain and wind, before weakening to a tropical storm while pushing across Guatemala on Thursday.

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Government International Politics 

Chile Begins Campaign on Amending Pinochet-Era Constitution

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Constitution, coronavirus, history, referendum, reforms, South America

Braving the pandemic, Chileans begin campaigning Wednesday for a referendum on amending their dictatorship-era constitution — for many a symbol of entrenched social and economic inequality.

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Criminal Government International 

Warlord’s Release From US Prison Ups Tension With Colombia

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Colombia, drugs, extradition, South America

A last-minute battle is unfolding over the fate of a former paramilitary warlord who the Colombian government wants returned following a long drug sentence in U.S. prison.

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