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Amazon Nations Seek Common Voice on Climate Change, Urge Action From Industrialized World

By Fabiano Maisonnave and David Biller | Associated Press

Eight Amazon nations called on industrialized countries to do more to help preserve the world’s largest rainforest as they met at a major summit in Brazil to chart a common course on how to combat climate change.

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Thousands of Protesters March in Haiti Against Gang Violence

Reuters

Tensions escalated in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Monday, as thousands of protesters took to the streets to speak out against the country's devastating gang violence, which resulted last week in the death of a police officer.

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Panama Criticizes Colombia for Not Helping Stem Record Flow of Migrants Through Darien Gap

Associated Press

Panama’s top immigration official lashed out at Colombia on Sunday, saying it is not helping to slow the record flow of migrants through the dangerous jungle of the Darien Gap.

Colombia and Rebel Group Begin Cease-Fire After Decades of Combat

By Genevieve Glatsky | The New York Times

A cease-fire between the Colombian government and the country’s largest remaining rebel group took effect on Thursday, the longest halt to hostilities the group has agreed to and a milestone in efforts to end the country’s 60-year internal conflict, which has killed roughly 450,000 people.

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