Americas
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Canada judge resigns over 'keep your knees together' comment in rape trialJudicial watchdog said federal judge Robin Camp should be removed over remarks to complainant that ‘sex and pain sometimes go together’
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I'm still standing: paddleboarder makes world-first Atlantic crossingChris Bertish arrives in Antigua after 4,050 miles in 93 days, the first person ever to paddle a stand-up board across the ocean
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US says illegal crossings from Mexico declined from January to FebruaryThe number of immigrants crossing into the United States from Mexico declined by 40%, homeland security secretary John Kelly said on Wednesday
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Guatemala riot: at least 22 girls dead as home for abused teens catches fireFire broke out when residents set mattresses ablaze after an overnight riot and attempt to escape from the overcrowded government-run center, officials say
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Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's International Women's Day message: think of the menThe wife of prime minister Justin Trudeau divided opinion on social media with a post inviting praise for men and boys who promote gender equality
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Canada sex assault acquittal signals 'open season on incapacitated women'Calls grow for provincial judge to be removed from bench after acquitting taxi driver of sexual assault on drunk passenger
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Canadian police officer charged in death of mentally ill black manDaniel Montsion charged in relation to incident last year in which Abdirahman Abdi died after arrest in Ottawa, where witnesses said he was beaten by officers
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America’s millions of Mexicans without documents live in fear of deportationDonald Trump’s crackdown has been a terrifying bolt from the blue
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Canada increases resources at US border to handle influx of asylum-seekersNumber of migrants attempting to cross has jumped in recent months, following the Trump administration’s plans to limit immigration and step up deportations
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Single father from Mexico in US for 20 years deported after Ice 'check-in'Undocumented immigrants with any type of criminal charges, such as Juan Carlos Fomperosa García, are now a priority for deportation under Trump’s order
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US considers separating women and children who cross illegally into USNew policy would allow the government to keep parents and children in custody separately, to deter mothers from migrating to the US with their children
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Did Pinochet-era deregulation cause Chile's worst-ever wildfires?After the fires killed 11 and devastated vast swaths of land in January many are asking if subsidised timber plantations are to blame
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Do the Quebec fossils prove that life begin much earlier than we thought?Scientists believe they have found fossils dating back at least 3.8bn years – and they might even help us find life on other planets
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Recycled lines? Shakira faces plagiarism claim over hit song La BicicletaColombian singers Shakira and Carlos Vives have been accused in a Spanish court of copying the award-winning song from a Cuban singer
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Families of victims of Colombia's paramilitaries get their day in US courtHernán Giraldo Serna, one of the leaders of a rightwing force that escaped trial for crimes against humanity to face drug charges in the US, oversaw 270 murders
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Falkland Islands: Argentina protests to Brazil about RAF using its airportsRecent silence about disputed territory is broken as Mauricio Macri’s government points out regional agreement forbidding UK military stopovers
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Afghan-Canadian doctor detained at US border and asked about 'tribal chief'Sardar Ahmad, Fulbright scholar from Afghanistan who has lived in the US and is now a Canadian citizen, held for five hours at US border
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Only $20m in existing funds found to pay for Mexico wall, document saysConstruction for Donald Trump’s proposed border wall hit a financial roadblock over low ‘existing funds and resources’ in the homeland security department
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Mexico police find 11 bodies subjected to torture near Gulf coast cityVeracruz governor links attacks to battle between drug gangs as local media reports sign near bodies saying: ‘You want a war, you’ll get a war’
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