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Former AC Milan striker Oliveira joints Atletico Mineiro

FormerBrazilandACMilanstrikerRicardoOliveirahasagreedtojoinAtleticoMineiroafterpartingwayswiththeirBrazilianSerieArivalsSantos.OliveirawillbetiedtotheBeloHorizo

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Pope urges forgiveness in divided Colombia

PopeFrancisurgedColombiansWednesdaytoreject"vengeance"forthesufferingsoftheircivilconflictandpromoteforgivenesstoovercomelingeringresentmentsasthecountryseeksla

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Philippines' Duterte says police can kill 'idiots' who resist arrest

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertetoldpoliceonMondaytheycouldkill“idiots”whoviolentlyresistarrest,twodaysafterhundredsofpeopleturnedthefuneralofaslainteenagerint

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Philippine teenager's burial turns into protest vs killings

AFilipinoteenageratthecenterofthelatestoutcryagainstthepresident'sbloodycrackdownagainstillegaldrugswasburiedSaturday,withmournersturninghisfuneralintoaprotesta

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Philippine lawyers to seek murder charges against police who killed teen

ThePhilippinesPublicAttorney’sOffice(PAO)saiditwouldseekmurderchargesonFridayagainstthreeanti-narcoticspolicemenwhosekillingofahighschoolstudentlastweekhastrigg

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Colombian farmers, government workers join teachers in organized protest

GovernmentemployeesandfarmersinColombiarecentlyjoinedteachersinanationwidestrikethatbeganonMay12.Ricefarmers,whosaythehighcostoffarmingsupplies,suchasfertilizer

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Colombia and FARC rebels extend weapon hand-in deadline

ColombiaandtheFARCrebelgrouphaveagreedtoextendaweaponhand-indeadlineforguerrillafightersby20days,PresidentJuanManuelSantossaidonMonday,afterlogisticaldelaysslow

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Colombia signs contested new peace deal

Colombia's government and FARC rebels signed a controversial revised peace accord to end their half-century conflict, set to be ratified in Congress despite bitter opposition.

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Colombia's president extends ceasefire with FARC through yearend

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday extended his ceasefire with Marxist FARC rebels through the end of the year as he seeks to revive a peace accord to end five decades of war after voters rejected the hard-fought deal in a referendum.

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

​Santos has been announced as this year’s laureate for his efforts to bring peace to the country in the decades-long civil war with FARC guerillas.

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Colombia ceasefire with FARC to end October 31: Santos

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that a ceasefire with FARC rebels will end on October 31, as both sides scramble to find a solution to the half-century conflict after voters rejected a peace deal.

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Colombia prepares for uncertain future after rejection of peace agreement

​ Colombia woke up to political confusion on Monday, a day after a referendum narrowly rejected a peace agreement between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

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Colombian president, FARC leader say ceasefire to remain in place

​Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Timoleon Jimenez, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), promised Sunday that the ceasefire between both parties would remain in place.

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Colombia, Venezuela to reopen border: Presidents

Venezuela and Colombia agreed Thursday (Aug 11) to reopen pedestrian border crossings between their countries, a year after Venezuela closed the frontier in a dispute over security and smuggling.

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Colombian president confirms intent to enter into truce with FARC from Jan. 1

​Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday he intended to accept proposals from the guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to bring into force a bilateral truce from Jan. 1.

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Indonesian haze now in Mindanao

The local station of the Philippine weather bureau finally admitted that the thick haze that enveloped General Santos City last week and is still hovering over the city may be caused by the forest fire in Indonesia.

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Colombia lifts bombing truce with FARC following deadly rebel ambush

​Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday lifted the suspension of airstrikes on leftist guerrilla strongholds, after the members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) allegedly ambushed and killed 11 government troops.