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Jose Antonio Abreu, noted Venezuelan musician, dies aged 78

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José Abreu: Founder of world renowned El Sistema music project dies

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Huge spike in global carbon emissions linked to El Nino

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Rockfalls kill 1 British tourist in American famous national park

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Mexico blanks Curacao to reach Gold Cup quarters

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Epic struggle of film about Cairo on eve of revolution

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Dying Guatemala lake underlines climate change threat

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U.S. blacklists Venezuela's vice president as drug trafficker

The United States blacklisted Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami for drug trafficking, the first crackdown by the Trump administration against a top official in President Nicolas Maduro's government for money laundering and the drug trade.

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India hospital builds new unit to operate on '500kg' Egyptian woman

An Indian hospital is building a special facility so that an Egyptian woman, believed to be the world's heaviest at 500kg (1,102lb), can soon undergo weight reduction surgery.

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Barcelona airport heaped with rubbish after cleaners go on strike

It took just five days for bins to overflow and floors to become strewn with rubbish after cleaners at Barcelona's El Prat Airport went on strike.

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Central America to seek Mexico's support after Trump win

Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have agreed to join forces and seek support from Mexico to forge a joint strategy in response to Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidency, El Salvador's foreign minister told Reuters on Wednesday.

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El Nino drought leaves millions hungry and in need of drinking water in Vietnam

An El Niño-induced drought in Vietnam has left one million people in urgent need of food assistance and two million people lacking access to drinking water, Europe’s humanitarian aid agency said.

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Search for missing Spanish journalist continues, says Colombian president

​Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday that a search was ongoing to determine the whereabouts of Spanish journalist Salud Hernandez, who has been missing since Saturday.

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Strongest El Nino to bring down agricultural yield in Myanmar: expert

The El Nino weather phenomenon, forecast to be the strongest in five hundred years, which is striking Myanmar this year, will bring down the country's agricultural yield and impact food security, said a noted Myanmar meteorology and hydrology expert Tuesday.

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February was the warmest month in recorded history, climate experts say

From Alaska to Australia, an unprecedented heating of planet Earth is underway with rising temperatures across huge swathes of land mass and oceans

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U.S. actor Sean Penn under investigation for meeting with drug lord: Mexican authorities

Mexican authorities are investigating U.S. actor Sean Penn for having met with drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman while the latter was on the run, local media reported Sunday.

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Super El Nino risk to lives in South Pacific: aid agencies

Aid agencies across the Pacific are gearing up for months of weather-related crises as a result of a "super-charged El Nino" weather pattern.