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Anti-government protesters rally on Friday in Bogotá, the second day of their protests against President Iván Duque, who is trying to get a grip on the unrest by announcing a "national dialogue."

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Amid Protests, Colombia's Capital Placed Under Curfew

2:33pm November 23, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Major rallies started on Thursday as demonstrators are "angry over a great big long list of issues." President Iván Duque is trying to get a grip on the unrest by announcing a "national dialogue."

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3 Killed In Bombing At Colombia Police Station

7:54am November 23, 2019

by John Otis

Unrest continues in Colombia as thousands protest the government. A bomb exploded Friday night at a police station, killing three.

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U.S. Sends First Migrant To Guatemala Under Asylum Agreement

6:00am November 22, 2019

by Maria Martin

A Honduran seeking asylum in the U.S. has been sent to Guatemala where he must first seek asylum under a deal brokered with Guatemala in July. He is the first to be removed under the agreement.

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News Brief: Impeachment Hearing, Netanyahu Indicted, Migrant Deported

5:26am November 22, 2019

Two weeks of public impeachment hearings are over. Criminal charges against Israel's prime minister are announced. And, the Trump administration is deporting U.S. asylum-seekers to Guatemala.

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Relatives Of Mexicans Killed In El Paso Shooting Are Suing Walmart

4:28pm November 21, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico is helping victims of the August mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart sue the corporation for security lapses. Mexico's foreign ministry says the suit is seeking greater security measures.

Mourners lament the deaths of young men at a funeral in El Alto, Bolivia, on Wednesday. The men were shot outside a major fuel plant in an operation by Bolivian security forces to clear a blockade that has caused fuel shortages in La Paz.

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At Least 6 Killed As Political Turmoil Continues In Bolivia

5:18pm November 20, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Ex-President Evo Morales continues to influence politics from exile in Mexico City as the interim president moves toward new elections. The death toll has risen to 30 in the post-election violence.

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A Standoff Between Bolivian Forces And Protesters Turns Deadly

11:48am November 20, 2019

by Philip Reeves

At least three people were killed and nearly two dozen others injured near the Bolivian capital of La Paz when security forces and protesters clashed at a major gas plant.

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A burned trunk stands amid the devastation left after wildfires tore through parts of Brazil's Amazon rainforest earlier this year. During the yearlong period ending in July, deforestation claimed a span of the Amazon 12 times the size of New York City.

Amazon Rainforest Sees Biggest Spike In Deforestation In Over A Decade

2:29pm November 18, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Not since 2008 has the Amazon been destroyed at a faster rate, according to Brazilian authorities. They say an area more than 12 times the size of New York City was deforested in the span of a year.

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Police Open Fire On Protesters In Bolivia

7:52am November 17, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Several people have died this weekend in clashes with security forces in Bolivia, where an interim government is in control after the ouster of President Evo Morales.

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Relatives mourn by the coffins of supporters of Evo Morales killed during clashes with the police in Sacaba, Cochabamba, Bolivia, on Nov. 16, 2019.

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8 Killed In Bolivia As Protesters Call For Return of Ousted President Evo Morales

3:13pm November 16, 2019

by Alexander Tuerk

With tensions running high following Morales' resignation last Sunday, demonstrators have taken to the streets to decry the nation's interim president, Jeanine Añez.