Cuba Starts Withdrawing Doctors from Ecuador
The first of nearly 400 Cuban doctors assigned to Ecuador were pulled back this week at the request of Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno.
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Latin America
Colombia’s Largely Peaceful Protests with Some Violence in Bogota
Massive protests took place in cities in Colombia on Thursday in mostly peaceful rallies against liberal economic policies and armed conflict.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Forms New Political Party
His Alliance for Brazil aims to work against “communism, globalism and any ideology that is against the natural order,” Bolsonaro said.
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Large Rallies in Colombia Protesting Government Policies
Colombians took to the streets on Thursday to demonstrate against liberal economic policies and the killing of scores of community leaders.
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Humanitarian Scott Warren Not Guilty of Felonies for Aiding Migrants
Warren, who is a member of the humanitarian aid group No More Deaths, faced up to 10 years in prison for aiding migrants.
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Bolivian Military Carries Out Second Massacre Against Morales Supporters
In Bolivia, police and military forces killed at least five pro-Morales protesters and injured dozens more Tuesday,.
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Evo Morales: Hero or Villain?
To be president in a country like Bolivia might be like a precarious act performed by a tightrope-dancer between “the Devil and the deep blue sea”.
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Colombia to Close its Borders during Nationwide Protests
Colombia will close its borders, from Wednesday to Friday, before and during protest marches later this week.
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Colombia Announces Tough Measures to Curb Protest Violence
The protests have been called for Thursday by trade unions, students, indigenous people and other groups.
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Cochabamba: Violence Escalates as Mass Protests Denounce Massacre in Bolivia (Video)
UN special envoy Jean Arnault on Sunday called for talks between interim president Jeanine Áñez and leaders of Evo Morales’s political party MAS.
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