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Burst of social unrest tests emerging market risk models

LONDON (Reuters) – A wave of social unrest across developing countries this year has caught many investors off-guard and is challenging models designed to gauge political risk for investors, prompting some to pull money out. That has led to worries that a with... More »

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Bolivia’s Morales a dictator? Apple’s Siri says so (in Spanish)

LA PAZ (Reuters) – With political tension mounting in Bolivia over contested elections, Apple Inc’s Siri appeared on Wednesday to briefly take the side of anti-government protesters often terming long-standing President Evo Morales a “dictator.” Asked in Spani... More »

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Facebook ends six-country test that split News Feed in two

FILE PHOTO: Facebook logo is seen on a wall at a start-up companies gathering at Paris’ Station F in Paris, France, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Thursday put an end to a test of splitting its signature Ne... More »

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Peterhansel stays top after eventful Dakar fourth stage

Dakar Rally – 2018 Peru-Bolivia-Argentina Dakar rally – 40th Dakar Edition stage three, Pisco to San Juan de Marcona – January 8, 2018. Stephane Peterhansel of France and copilot Jean Paul Cottret of France drive their Peugeot. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (Reuters) ... More »

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Bike champion Sunderland out of Dakar Rally

Dakar Rally – 2018 Peru-Bolivia-Argentina Dakar rally – 40th Dakar Edition stage four, San Juan de Marcona to San Juan de Marcona – January 9, 2018. Britain’s Sam Sunderland receives medical care after suffering an accident while driving his KTM. REUTERS/Andre... More »

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United Nations stresses for support for Haiti cholera fight

Members of the Security Council of United Nations await for the arrival of Haitian president, Jovenel Moise, and his cabinet, in the National Palace of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) – The Unite... More »

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Scientists rescue samples of melting Bolivian glacier for posterity

FILE PHOTO: Illimani mountain is seen after a snowstorm, as pictured from El Alto, July 4, 2015. REUTERS/David Mercado/ File Photo A team of international scientists are transporting samples of ice from a melting glacier in Bolivia to Antarctica, for study and... More »

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Ecuador leftist claims victory, conservative demands recount

Ecuadorean presidential candidate Lenin Moreno (C) celebrates alongside Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa (L) and his wife Rocio Gonzalez during a national election day in a hotel, in Quito, April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo Leftist government candidate Len... More »

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New AFA president vows to get Messi ban reduced

Football Soccer – Argentina v Chile – World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – Antonio Liberti Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina – 23/3/17 – Argentina’s Lionel Messi looks on during the match. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci The Argentine FA, lacking proper leadership since 2015 a... More »

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Paulinho hat-trick keeps Brazil on road to Russia

Football Soccer – Uruguay v Brazil – World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – Centenario stadium, Montevideo, Uruguay – 23/3/17 – Brazil’s Paulinho celebrates his third goal. REUTERS/Andres Stapff Brazil recovered from conceding an early goal to beat Uruguay 4-1 in Montevi... More »

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Messi penalty lifts Argentina into qualifying berths

Football Soccer – Argentina v Chile – World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – Antonio Liberti Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina – 23/3/17 – Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts after scoring a penalty goal. REUTERS/Alberto Raggio Lionel Messi converted a penalty as Argentina la... More »

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Ancient human tree cultivation shaped Amazon landscape

File Photo: A view is seen from the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO) in Sao Sebastiao do Uatuma in the middle of the Amazon forest in Amazonas State, Brazil, January 10, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo Ancient indigenous peoples had a far more profoun... More »

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Bolivia reports first yellow fever case in a decade

Bolivia’s government on Friday said a Danish tourist had tested positive for yellow fever, its first case in a decade, after he visited a jungle area in the far west of the landlocked Andean country. More »

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Genetic study may make ancient Incas quinoa a grain of the future

FILE PHOTO – A man holds quinoa grains at a marketplace for small and medium-sized quinoa growers in Challapata, Oruro Department, south of La Paz, Bolivia on April 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Mercado/File Photo Quinoa, the sacred “mother grain” of the ancient Inc... More »

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Peterhansel increases Dakar lead after stage seven

Dakar Rally – 2017 Paraguay-Bolivia-Argentina Dakar rally – 39th Dakar Edition – Seventh stage from Oruro to Uyuni, Bolivia 09/01/17. Stephane Peterhansel and co-pilot Jean Paul Cottret, both of France, drive their Peugeot . REUTERS/Martin Mejia/Pool French dr... More »

Japan ratifies Paris Agreement after the pact enters into force

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows before praying at the altar during the funeral of late Prince Mikasa, uncle of the current Emperor Akihito, at the Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo, Japan, November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai – RTX2RU0K Japan on Tuesday ra... More »

Brazil parties linked to corruption punished in local elections

Marines patrol a polling station during municipal elections in Sao Luis, Brazil, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino Brazilian political parties implicated in the massive Petrobras corruption scandal, including that of President Michel Temer, suffered ma... More »

Brazil’s Rousseff ousted by Senate, Temer sworn in

Brazil’s new President Michel Temer attends the presidential inauguration ceremony after Brazil’s Senate removed President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia, Brazil, August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino Brazil’s Senate ousted President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesda... More »

Meter-wide dinosaur print, one of largest ever, found in Bolivia

SUCRE, Bolivia A footprint measuring over a meter wide that was made by a meat-eating predator some 80 million years ago has been discovered in Bolivia, one of the largest of its kind ever found. The print, which measures 1.2 meters (1.3 yards) across, probabl... More »

Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has since spread to many countries in the Americas. The following are some questions and answers about the virus and current outbr... More »

What a nightmare: sleep no more plentiful in primitive cultures

WASHINGTON Maybe we cannot blame late-night TV, endless Internet surfing, midnight snacks, good books, bothersome work deadlines and other distractions of modern life for encroaching on our sleep. Research unveiled on Thursday showed that people in isolated an... More »

Bolivian gourmet eatery creates quinoa communion wafers for pope

LA PAZ A Bolivian avant-garde restaurant hopes this week to serve a well-known non-paying customer and receive a holy seal of approval for its new creation: a quinoa-based communion wafer. Chefs at the restaurant, Gustu, in La Paz expect Pope Francis to receiv... More »

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Chile ministers await fate- few seen safe in mass Cabinet shuffle

SANTIAGO Chile’s Cabinet ministers were waiting to learn their fate on Thursday, with few regarded as certain to keep their jobs, after President Michelle Bachelet made a surprise announcement on Wednesday night that she had asked them all to resign. A visibly... More »

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Venezuela’s president sees no oil price recovery this year

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday night there was no recovery in oil prices forecast this year, stressing the OPEC country’s dwindling dollar income should be “correctly” administered. “This year there’s no recovery in oil p... More »