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U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby (L) and Brazil's unelected president, Michel Temer | Photo: Reuters

US State Department Announces Support for Ousting Rousseff

WASHINGTON, DC, September 1, 2016 - U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday that Brazil's democratic institutions…

September 1, 2016
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People walk next to an official photo of Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff, at a camp in support of Rousseff, in Brasilia, Brazil, August 28, 2016. | Photo: Reuters

Majority of Senate That Impeached Rousseff Under Investigation

Brisilia, September 1, 2016 - More than half of the Senate voting to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff…

September 1, 2016
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Haiti’s Foreign Minister Pierrot Delienne

Haiti to lift restrictions on importation of Dominican products

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Sep. 1, CMC – The Haitian government has agreed to lift the restrictions on…

September 1, 2016
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Brazil's Senate continues its much-maligned impeachment trial of Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia, Brazil, August 26, 2016. | Photo: Reuters

Rousseff 'Strictly Followed the Law:' Brazil Senate on 3rd Day

Brasilia, August 27, 2016 - The third day of the impeachment trial against the suspended Brazilian President Dilma…

August 27, 2016
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Brazil's Senate President Calheiros gestures to Senator Hoffmann during the trial. | Photo: Reuters

Brazil Senate Explodes, Suspended as Rousseff Trial Hots Up

BRAZILIA, August 26, 2016 - The Brazilian Senate was forced to suspend the second day of the final…

August 26, 2016
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Lula da Silva gestures during a national conference of bank clerks in Sao Paulo. | Photo: Reuters

Brazil's 'Week of National Shame Begins' says Lula

Brazilia August 26, 2016 -Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva branded the impeachment process against suspended…

August 26, 2016
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Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff attends a meeting with people from pro-democracy movements in Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 23, 2016. | Photo: Reuters

51 of 54 Brazilian Senators Say They Will Vote to Oust Rousseff

BRAZILIA, August 24, 2016 - On the eve of the country's impeachment trial, 51 of the 54 Senators…

August 24, 2016
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During the negotiations with the government Monday, around 100,000 Afro-Colombians marched throughout Choco province. | Photo: Comite de Salvacion y Dignidad del Choco

Strike by Afro-Colombians Leads to Partial Deal with Government

After six days of a general strike and three days of negotiations, the Colombian government Monday finally agreed…

August 23, 2016
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Brazil's Foreign Ministry workers protest in 2012. | Photo: Facebook / Sinditamaraty

Brazil Foreign Ministry Workers Launch First Indefinite Strike

BRAZILIA, August 23, 2016 - Workers from Brazil’s Foreign Ministry entered the second day of the union's first…

August 23, 2016
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The 22 member states of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC) elected Cuba from the eight countries in the region that aspire to occupy a seat in the council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, in its next meeting.

Cuba elected to council of International Civil Aviation Organistion

HAVANA, Cuba, Aug. 22, CMC – Cuba has been elected to occupy a seat in the council of…

August 22, 2016
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Supporters of suspended Brazilian President Rousseff protest the government of Temer during senate impeachment vote, August 9, 2016. | Photo: @LemusteleSUR

Brazil Senate Votes for Dilma Rousseff Impeachment Trial

SAO PAULO, Brazil, August 10, 2016 - Despite protests by thousands in major cities in Brazil, the senate…

August 10, 2016
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