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New era for nature in Colombia
Researchers are embarking on a major collaboration to characterise Colombia's plant and animal life
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Colombia’s new conflict as war with Farc ends
Last year’s deal with the guerrilla group left a power vacuum, putting authorities and residents on edge amid new violence:…
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Bolivia coca growers seek suspension of new coca law
Yungas coca growers have protested from the outset against expanding the crop area to include the Chapare region and demanded…
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11 LatAm nations repudiate deaths of 6 demonstrators in Venezuela
Signing the declaration were the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
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Paraguay president backs off re-election bid
The President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, says he will no longer seek re-election after his bid to change the constitution…
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Controversial Canada mining company sues Colombia for $700M
The lawsuit could be one of many as ongoing civilian resistance and increasingly strict environmental regulations
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Warming Earth could release huge amounts of CO2
According to a report by the Food and Agricultural Organization rising temperatures could release carbon trapped in the soil and…
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How can Peru prepare to withstand more devastating floods and landslides?
After record rains caused $3bn worth of damage, Peru must build infrastructure to prepare for any more extreme climate events…
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Michel Temer government in big trouble
A judge on Brazil’s Supreme Court authorized new corruption investigations this week involving dozens of the country’s most powerful politicians
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Lula for president 2018
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that he is “prepared” and “ready” to run for…
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