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Valparaiso fires may have been set intentionally, says Chilean president
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], Dec. 27 (ANI): Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday said there are indications that the forest fire in Valparaiso city, which has destroyed at least 245 houses nearby, may have been set intentionally.
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Ecuador denies giving asylum to self-styled godman Nithyananda
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): The Embassy of Ecuador here on Friday strongly denied that it has given asylum to self-styled godman Nithyanand or helping him in purchasing any land or island in South America, "near or far from Ecuador."
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Australia, Qatar added to Copa America 2020
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], Dec 4 (ANI): Australia and Qatar will be taking part in the next year's Copa America tournament, CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body confirmed on Tuesday (local time).
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I should be allowed to return to country, complete my final term: Former B
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Nov 18 (ANI): Former Bolivian President Evo Morales who fled Bolivia following his resignation has said that he should be allowed to return to the country and complete his final term.
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Messi told me to 'shut my mouth', says Brazil coach Tite
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], Nov 16 (ANI): Brazil head coach Tite has said that Argentine striker Lionel Messi told him to 'shut his mouth' during the clash between the South American football giants.
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Bolivia to hold fresh polls after authorities find 'irregularities' in las
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 11 (ANI): Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday (local time) called for a fresh election after an international audit found "serious irregularities" in the results of the general elections that took place last month in the South American nation.
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Protesters drag Bolivian Mayor through streets, forcefully cut her hair
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
La Paz [Bolivia], Nov 8 (ANI): Patricia Arce, mayor of Vinto, a city of 60000 in central Bolivia, has been attacked on Thursday by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair, as weeks of violent political unrest cont
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Amazon fires: UN rights chief calls on Amazonian countries to implement lo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 9 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on the South American countries of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil to ensure the implementation of longstanding environmental policies to prevent future tragedies of the scale of recen
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H&M stops import of Brazilian leather following Amazon fires
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 6 (ANI): Following the devastating fires in the Amazon rainforest, H&M, the second-biggest fashion retailer has stopped importing leather from the South American country, Brazil.
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Brazil accuses UN human rights chief of meddling in state affairs
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Wednesday (local time) criticised the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet for her remarks on alleged police violence and erosion of democracy in the South American country.
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Macron hits back at Bolsonaro for 'disrespectful comments' about his wife
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], Aug 27 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday described his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro as "extremely disrespectful" after the South American leader appeared to mock his wife, Brigitte Macron, in a Facebook post.
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G7 countries pledge $20m to tackle Amazon wildfires
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Biarritz [France], Aug 27 (ANI): World leaders at the G7 summit in France on Monday pledged to spend a total amount of USD 22 million to fight the raging wildfires in the Amazon in South America that are threatening the world's biggest rainforest.
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