# South America
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This year
2024
prison escape
Ecuador declares 'internal armed conflict' after gunmen storm TV studio live on air
Updated
9 Jan
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Last year
2023
South America
Leaders of Venezuela and Guyana meet on Caribbean island for talks over disputed border region
14 Dec 2023
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10
Buenos Aires
Argentina's Javier Milei warns of 'shock' austerity as he takes office
11 Dec 2023
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Essequibo
Tensions rise between Venezuela and Guyana over disputed oil-rich region
7 Dec 2023
12.7k
36
argentina election
Argentines go to the polls in tense presidential election amid economic crisis
19 Nov 2023
6.0k
0
Emotional win
Luis Diaz scores twice in Colombia win over Brazil with father in attendance after kidnapping
17 Nov 2023
8.6k
shocks
Luis Diaz's emotional double in front of his tearful father gives Colombia rare win over Brazil
17 Nov 2023
3.9k
5
New Zealand
Enough cocaine to 'service New Zealand for 30 years' found floating in Pacific Ocean
8 Feb 2023
31.8k
15
Brazil
Brazilian supreme court approves investigation into Bolsonaro over Congress riot
14 Jan 2023
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All time
South America
One person killed after 'rogue wave' hits Antarctic cruise ship during storm
1 Dec 2022
43.2k
5
Changing of the guard
Lula da Silva defeats Jair Bolsonaro in Brazilian presidential election
30 Oct 2022
26.0k
21
Global View
'Some of our guys come from Brazil's favelas, which is just extraordinary stuff'
28 Aug 2022
23.1k
2
world cup qualifiers
Scenes as Peru stun goal-shy Colombia, Venezuelan Rondon's treble sinks Bolivia
29 Jan 2022
4.5k
2
international travel
No plans to ban South American passengers as there are no direct flights into Ireland
15 Jan 2021
14.9k
30
South America
Neymar hat-trick sees PSG star surpass Ronaldo's goalscoring record for Brazil
14 Oct 2020
11.3k
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Jeanine Anez
Bolivian President Jeanine Anez has tested positive for coronavirus
10 Jul 2020
12.7k
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Resignation
Future interim Bolivian president promises new elections amidst pro-Morales protests
Updated
11 Nov 2019
14.0k
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Lights out
PHOTOS: Thousands turn out to watch rare total solar eclipse in South America
3 Jul 2019
10.2k
10
mercosur deal
Healy Rae tells ministers to get out of their 'ivory towers' and talk to Irish farming families about EU trade deal
2 Jul 2019
18.0k
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eu trade deal
Varadkar: Ireland will vote against South America trade deal if risks outweigh benefits
1 Jul 2019
20.8k
77
power cut
Almost 50 million people in South America woke up to darkness yesterday, so what happened?
17 Jun 2019
21.7k
18
South America
Miranda heads 93rd-minute winner as Brazil defeat Argentina in sapping Saudi Arabia heat
16 Oct 2018
5.9k
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Economic crisis
Venezuela heading towards 1,000,000% inflation, according to IMF
24 Jul 2018
24.2k
85
tensions
Anti-government 'mercenaries' hunted after stealing weapons in attack on Venezuelan army base
7 Aug 2017
6.3k
20
Uruguay
For the first time, a country will sell recreational marijuana in its pharmacies
6 Apr 2017
14.9k
55
South America
"If you touch one of us, we all react" - Women react to brutal rape and slaying of teenager
20 Oct 2016
20.7k
48
Conflict
After 52 years of war and 260,000 dead, Colombians reject peace deal with Farc rebels
3 Oct 2016
24.0k
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Peru
Michaella McCollum returns home to Ireland months after release from Peru jail
14 Aug 2016
35.2k
99
Parade of Nations
In photos: The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
6 Aug 2016
24.7k
19
Going Caracas
How does an oil-rich country with an economy bigger than New Zealand have food shortages?
21 May 2016
36.7k
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gender imbalance
White men make up 25% of Brazil's population - they now account for 100% of its cabinet
13 May 2016
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