Americas
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Desperation drives American dream in Guatemalan town of lost opportunityIndigenous farmers in Cajolá have seen their livelihoods devastated by free trade deals and agribusiness, and will take desperate risks to support their families
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Capybaras on the loose in Toronto after escape from local zooResidents, police and zookeepers are on the alert for the canine-sized rodent escapees, which were described by zoo volunteers as ‘quite shy’
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Man mauled by lions in Chilean zoo is recovering, say authoritiesMetropolitan Zoo in Santiago fends off criticism for shooting two lions as details emerge of its poor safety record and delusions of man who stripped naked in pen
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Colombia launches huge search as two more journalists go missingReporters were covering disappearance in lawless zone of Spanish columnist Salud Hernández-Mora, as president vows to spare no effort to find her
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'I began to accept the thought of death': Fort McMurray school students on fleeing the wildfireThree weeks ago a raging wildfire forced a mass evacuation in Fort McMurray, Alberta. A teacher and her students describe the day the fire engulfed their town, how they cope with the loss and and their determination to return and rebuild
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Food shortages take toll on Venezuelans' dietNutritionists point to long-term health risks of low-quality food as basic staples are hard to find or being sold at exorbitant prices
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Coca-Cola production halted in Venezuela due to sugar shortageCompany spokeswoman says sugar suppliers have temporarily stopped operations ‘due to a lack of raw materials’ as country grapples with recession
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Brazil minister ousted after secret tape reveals plot to topple President RousseffPlanning minister Romero Jucá was recorded saying ‘We have to change the government’ as the only means to stop a sweeping corruption investigation
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Rio de Janeiro: Extreme City by Luiz Eduardo Soares – reviewThis political history of Rio reveals a city still in the grip of its violent past
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US quietly drops El Chapo murder charges to ease drug lord's extraditionThe US had originally sought to try Joaquín Guzmán for murders of Mexicans in Mexico but new indictment is seen as removing obstacles to conviction
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MP elbowed by Justin Trudeau fends off personal attacks: 'It was very painful'Ruth Ellen Brosseau said her office has received countless phone calls ‘saying it is my fault, I should be ashamed, I should resign, I should apologise’
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Mexico approves El Chapo's extradition to US to face chargesForeign ministry says it has approved the extradition of drug lord with guarantees that the death penalty would not be sought against him
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Aggressive spiders cause panic on Canada-bound planeTwo tarantulas that likely escaped from a passenger’s bag caused upheaval on an Air Transat flight from Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, to Montreal
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Xavier Dolan to his critics: 'I feel there’s a rather baffling misunderstanding'The Canadian film-maker received a mauling from critics after his second film in competition, It’s Only the End of the World, premiered in Cannes. Dolan feels the negative reviews are unfair
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Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro accused of being 'as mad as a goat'Uruguay’s former leader José Mujica says ‘they are all crazy in ‘Venezuela’ after Maduro has called another official a CIA agent and a ‘traitor’
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Elbowgate: is it the end of the Justin Trudeau honeymoon?It has been fun for Canadians to see their leader in the flashbulb glare. Now his carefully constructed brand has been damaged by his own temper
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'Not your typical pageant': Miss Chubby contest embraces plus-size beautyContestants are paired with a nutritionist, psychologist and image consultant to teach them how to improve eating habits and be comfortable with their body
Brazil senate head recorded proposing to weaken bribes investigation