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People who migrated from Venezuela to Colombia are deported.

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Large Venezuelan Migration Sparks Xenophobic Backlash In Colombia

10:02am December 29, 2020

by John Otis

About 2 million Venezuelans have settled in Colombia in recent years amid their country's deep economic crisis. Some of the migrants are shocked by their neighbors' anti-Venezuelan attitudes.

Demonstrators wait with green headscarves — the symbol of abortion rights activists — outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, where lawmakers endorsed a bill to legalize abortion

In Historic Vote, Argentina Chamber OKs Bill Legalizing Abortion

12:27pm December 11, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"The world is unjust, but the answer is not in our uterus," lawmaker Gabriela Cerruti said of the vote in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies.

Diosdado Cabello (left), a candidate in Venezuela's upcoming National Assembly elections, bumps fists with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Venezuelans will vote for a new National As

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Maduro Allies Set To Win Back Venezuela's Congress In Vote Boycotted By Opposition

8:00am December 05, 2020

by Philip Reeves

The president's loyalists are poised to sweep the National Assembly elections Sunday, adding to the litany of woes facing his chief rival, Juan Guaidó.

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales (middle) greets supporters during a welcoming ceremony after he crossed the border from Argentina after one year in exile on Monday, in Villazón, Bolivia.

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Evo Morales Makes Triumphant Return To Bolivia

3:35pm November 09, 2020

by Philip Reeves

The former president crossed the border from Argentina and was welcomed by a large group of supporters, just a day after his former economy minister, Luis Arce, was sworn in as president.

A man waves campaign flags in favor of a new constitution ahead of a referendum on the matter in Santiago, Chile, on Aug. 26. In a referendum on Sunday, Chileans will vote whether to scrap the constitution from the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

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'Historic Opportunity': Chile Holds Vote To Replace Dictatorship-Era Constitution

8:00am October 24, 2020

by Philip Reeves

After mass protests, and amid a pandemic, Chileans go to the polls Sunday for a referendum over whether to scrap the constitution introduced under Gen. Augusto Pinochet's rule.

Bolivian presidential candidate Luis Arce (center) and running mate David Choquehuanca (second right) celebrate during a news conference Monday in La Paz, Bolivia.

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Ally Of Socialist Evo Morales On Track To Win Bolivia's Election As Rival Concedes

4:41pm October 19, 2020

by Philip Reeves

Luis Arce, a candidate handpicked by former President Evo Morales, is expected to be confirmed as the winner in the country's most important presidential election in a generation.

Contraband fuel sits on the side of a road in Puerto Santander, Colombia, on May 31, 2019. The Venezuelan government's lack of cash to import gasoline combined with U.S. sanctions targeting the oil sector have led to chronic fuel shortages in Venezuela. T

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Venezuela's Fuel Shortage Upends Longtime Colombian Border Gas Smuggling Trade

12:07pm September 10, 2020

by John Otis

Motorists near Colombia's border with Venezuela used to opt for cheaper, smuggled gas from the neighboring country. Now the tables have turned.

Flaviane da Conceição, 40, a self-employed house cleaner, poses for a photo at her home in the Cidade de Deus favela on July 29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A single mother of three, she applied for government emergency aid at the beginning of the coronav

Coronavirus-Hit Brazil Considers Major Public Funds For Poor And Unemployed

2:19pm August 31, 2020

by Catherine Osborn

Pandemic emergency aid gave an unlikely ratings boost to President Jair Bolsonaro, who has criticized welfare and protested virus prevention measures. Now he's weighing further social spending.

This photograph released by the Venezuelan government purports to show the ID cards confiscated from Airan Berry and Luke Denman in Caracas. The former U.S. service members are now in detention after Venezuelan security forces stifled an ill-fated raid ea

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After Failed Coup Plot, Maduro Touts Video Of Detained American Conspirator

6:16pm May 06, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Venezuelan forces caught former U.S. service members Luke Denman and Airan Berry after an ill-fated raid attempt. Now, Maduro is seeking to implicate President Trump with Denman's interrogation video.

Venezuelan migrants in Colombia walk toward the border amid the coronavirus lockdown. Colombian officials say 12,000 Venezuelans have taken buses back to their home country since Colombia imposed restrictions to stop the outbreak.

Thousands Of Migrants Head Back To Venezuela To Flee Colombia's COVID-19 Lockdown

1:41pm April 28, 2020

by John Otis

Colombian officials say 12,000 Venezuelans have taken buses back to their home country since Colombia imposed restrictions to stop the coronavirus outbreak. Many other Venezuelans are fleeing on foot.

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