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HRF files lawsuit against Israeli soldier in Argentina
According to Ynet, the pro-Palestine group presented photos and video clips showing the soldier posing for cameras with a blindfolded…
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Chile
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Antofagasta, Chile on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at…
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8 killed in Mexico bus accident
The collision occurred on the Perote-Xalapa highway near Los Molinos in the eastern state of Veracruz, killing three men, four…
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At least 9 people died in bridge collapsed in Brazil
Brazil’s navy said on Friday that the body was found 3.7 miles from the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge. Another…
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Plane crashes near Canela Airport, in Serra Gaúcha
Initial information indicates that the aircraft was a Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, with registration PR-NDN, but it has not yet been…
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Deadly plane crash in Argentina kills pilot, co-pilot
A plane that was coming into land at San Fernando Airport in Buenos Aires overshot the runway and crashed into a…
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Brazil’s Lula undergoes brain surgery, stable in ICU
The surgery was successful and 79-year-old Lula is “well” and being monitored in the intensive care unit, the note said.…
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Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil
All the victims were aged over 60, the rights group said. Wharf Jeremie gang leader Monel “Mikano” Felix ordered the…
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12 injured, several children missing after dam bursts
“It seems there was a mass movement that dammed the Aguas Claritas stream, and the resulting water flow swept away…
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Bus crash in Brazil's Alagoas state leaves 17 dead
Alagoas Governor Paulo Dantas decreed three days of mourning for those who perished. “I have ordered the full mobilization of…
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