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Month: August 2023

Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says

By DAVID BILLER and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress was standing on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil’s Amazon and addressing the crowd. Minister of Indigenous People Sonia Guajajara declared the day “the milestone of Indigenous participation,” then cited the national

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Un año después de que Venezuela y Colombia restablecieran su relación bilateral, ¿cuál es el panorama comercial?

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Un año después del restablecimiento de la relación bilateral entre Venezuela y Colombia ––una medida impulsada por el presidente Gustavo Petro tras su llegada a la Casa de Nariño––, ambos países nombraron embajadores en Bogotá y Caracas, el intercambio comercial repuntó levemente y se reactivó el paso por las fronteras. Sin

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South Korea evacuates thousands of Scouts from coastal campsite as tropical storm nears

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Carrying huge backpacks and water bottles, tens of thousands of Scouts began arriving at university dormitories, government and corporate training centers, and hotels around Seoul and other inland cities on Tuesday as the South Korean government evacuated the World Scout Jamboree ahead of a tropical

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Tormentas en Estados Unidos dejan a más de un millón de personas sin electricidad en el este del país

macamilarincon (CNN) –– El mal tiempo que azota el este de Estados Unidos causó vientos dañinos que dejaron sin electricidad a cientos de miles de personas y afectaron de manera generalizada los viajes en toda el área. Los pronósticos advirtieron que se podían producir ráfagas de vientos huracanados de hasta 128 km/h en las tormentas

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UN investigator says Eritreans experienced torture and sexual violence during national service

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. independent investigator on human rights says Eritrean refugees and asylum-seekers report that during compulsory national service they experienced torture, inhumane or degrading treatment, sexual and gender-based violence, forced labor and abusive conditions. Mohamed Babiker says Eritrea has a policy of indefinite national service

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