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Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami talks to the media during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 17, 2017.
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Venezuelan Politician on US Immigration’s 10 Most Wanted List
Industry minister and former vice president Tareck El Aissami accused of drug trafficking
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By VOA News
Wed, 07/31/2019 - 21:39
Relatives attend the funeral of one of the inmates who died during a prison riot, at the Sao Sebastiao cemetery in Altamira
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4 More Inmates Die in Brazil Following Deadly Prison Clash
The Para state public security office said the four were discovered dead when the prison vehicle arrived in the town of Maraba
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By Associated Press
Wed, 07/31/2019 - 12:12
Protesters march pastUS Embassy in Port au Prince, Haiti, July 29, 2019.
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Haiti Anti-Corruption Protesters Demand US Stop Supporting President Moise
But American Embassy official expressed support for democratically-elected president who has not been judged for any crimes
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By Sandra Lemaire
Wed, 07/31/2019 - 07:27
Protesters hold a banner featuring resigned Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, center, amid other politicians that reads "The 12 disciples of evil. Them too." as they demand the resignation of Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 29, 2019.
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Puerto Rico Official: Pierluisi to Be Nominated as State Secretary
Puerto Rico legislator says the US territory's embattled governor is nominating former congressional representative Pedro Pierluisi as secretary of state
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By Associated Press
Tue, 07/30/2019 - 21:36
Royal Canadian Mounted Police search for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, two teenage fugitives wanted in the murders of three people, near Gillam, Manitoba, Canada, July 29, 2019.
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Canada Police Shift Manhunt for Teen Slaying Suspects
Canadian police say they have pulled out of a remote northern town after an intensive search turned up no sign of two fugitive teenagers suspected of killing three people
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By Associated Press
Tue, 07/30/2019 - 20:22
A mother and her baby play on a seesaw installed between the steel fence that divides Mexico from the United States in Ciudad de Juarez, Mexico, July 28, 2019.
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Pink Seesaws Bridge US-Mexico Border Divide
Two California professors installed three pink seesaws through the steel border fence on the outskirts of El Paso in Texas and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico
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By VOA News
Tue, 07/30/2019 - 18:38
FILE - El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes stands in the National Assembly before speaking to commemorate the anniversary of his third year in office in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 1, 2012.
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Fugitive Salvadoran Former President Given Nicaragua Citizenship
Move would block current Salvadoran President Bukele from bringing Funes and his family to justice on allegations of illicit enrichment and embezzlement, as Nicaragua's constitution prohibits extradition of nationals
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By Associated Press
Tue, 07/30/2019 - 16:57

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