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LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN Argentina: A US judge ruled that Argentina is in contempt of court for refusing to obey an order to repay the debt it owes to two US hedge funds. Brazil: An armed man who...
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The Buzz, Colombia in international news outlets
A heady mix of measles, migrants, a bicycle mugging, and the resurgence of Mayan nuts kept Colombia in the international media last month. The collapse of Venezuela was provoking a ‘humanitarian and...
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Blighted bananas and bonkers bikers, international media on Colombia
THE BUZZ: Our regular roundup of what the world picked up on Colombia: Crypto currency, Ivanka, bananas, Uber and an ignored Nobel Peace Prize winner. Gravity bikers near La Ceja Rear defence Was...
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A view from France: ‘But Dad, you don’t kill people for drawing pictures’
Shrugs, barricaded schools and marches as a nation tries to come to terms with what happened. Paul Whitfield reports from his home near Paris Artwork: Paul Whitfield Near the entrance to my children’s...
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Boko Haram massacre in Nigeria
The human rights group Amnesty International released satellite photos last week that it said showed widespread destruction in a number of villages and a town in northern Nigeria, after what the group...
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Plan for the nation
Santos tables National Development Plan that seeks to tackle rural poverty, close rich-poor divide, invest millions in housing and schools and fund Bogota’s Metro system On Monday February 9, congress...
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A king’s vengeance
Jordanian King Abdullah has vowed to open the gates of hell on ISIS. Photo: Chatham House CC BY 2.0 Samar Saeed explains how the burning alive of a Jordanian fighter pilot at the hands of ISIS has...
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From bad to worse
Venezuelans protest against the Nicolás Maduro government Economist Carlos Rangel analyses the situation in Venezuela, from economic woes to political problems George Friedman, CEO of Stratfor (a...
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LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Chile: Hundreds of people try to stop the ordination of catholic bishop Juan Barros on Saturday, March 21, accusing him of covering up a sex abuse scandal. Venezuela:...
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Rebuilding Nepal
A square raised to the ground after the earthquake in Nepal. Photo: Hilmi Hacaloğlu A massive earthquake in the Himalayan country killed thousands. But as Ramesh Shrestha explains, there is hope...
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