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Exiled ex-president's party defeats US-backed government in Bolivia's presidential election
Exiled former Bolivian president Evo Morales celebrated when his former economy minister claimed victory in a presidential election that throws out the conservative US-backed interim government that took power a year ago after the leftist leader resigned and fled the country.
- by Carlos Valdez
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Drugs
Mexico's former army chief arrested in US on drug trafficking charges
Under General Salvador Cienfuegos, the Mexican army was accused of frequent human rights abuses.
- by Stefanie Dazio and E. Eduardo Castillo
China relations
Chile eyes Chinese fishing fleet along South American coast
Chile´s Defence Ministry and Navy were monitoring the advance of the fleet in order to protect the "sovereignty" of the countries' exclusive economic zone.
- by Natalia A. Ramos Miranda
Gold
To release gold, British court must first decide who runs Venezuela
The Bank of England is holding $1.4 billion in gold deposits. Who gets to withdraw the riches? That depends.
- by Marc Jones
Protest
Brazil's Bolsonaro baffles evangelicals with top court pick
Bolsonaro announced his nomination of Kassio Marques during a live broadcast on Facebook and submitted his name to the country’s official gazette on Friday
- by Mauricio Savarese
Vale
Quino, creator of beloved cartoon character Mafalda, dies at 88
Six-year-old Mafalda's apparent innocence spread scathing criticism of the dictatorships that plagued Latin America from the 1960s.
- by Lucila Sigal
Coronavirus pandemic
'Everything is uncertain': Coronavirus rages in Argentina, cases top 700,000
A surging rate of infection has resulted in the South American nation becoming the fifth-worst affected in the world.
- by Lucila Sigal
China relations
Chinese fishing fleet off Peru stirs up diplomatic waters
More than 250 ships were previously catching giant squid near the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador.
- by Marco Aquino
Coronavirus pandemic
Bolsonaro's approval rating jumps amid pandemic cash incentives
The number of Brazilians that rate his government as great or good has risen, while those that view it as bad or terrible has dropped.
- by Anthony Boadle
Coronavirus pandemic
Rio Carnival is off for first time in a century
The coronavirus has made it impossible to safely hold the traditional parades that are a cultural mainstay, tourism magnet and source of livelihood.
- by Marcelo De Sousa
World politics
Maduro calls on UN members to rally against sanctions on his allies
In a speech he could only have delivered remotely as a trip to New York could have meant arrest, the Venezuelan President called on countries to "defend peace".
- by Luc Cohen