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Guatemala Volcano Eruption Subsides After 20 Hours
The eruption of a volcano near the Guatemalan capital subsided Thursday after 20 hours of activity that rained ash on nearby communities and prompted an orange alert, a spokesman said.
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Comedian Jimmy Morales Leads Guatemala vote With 73%: Early Results
Comedian Jimmy Morales jumped to a massive lead in Guatemala's presidential race as counting got under way Sunday, after a campaign upended by a corruption scandal that felled the outgoing president.
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Death Toll From Guatemala Landslide Rises to 191: Official
Rescue workers pulled 20 more bodies from a landslide outside the Guatemalan capital, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 191, officials said on Wednesday.
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Hundreds Feared Dead in Guatemala Landslide, Hopeful Keep Digging
Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors of a massive landslide in Guatemala that killed at least 73 people, even as families scrabbled through rubble to find the bodies of loved-ones, with hundreds of others still missing.
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Guatemala Mudslide Leaves 56 Dead, Hundreds Still Missing
At least 56 people were killed in massive mudslides that buried scores of homes on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital city, officials said Saturday, amid fears the toll could climb sharply.
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At Least 30 Dead, Hundreds Missing in Guatemala Landslide
At least 30 people were dead and several hundred missing on Friday a day after a landslide smashed through a village on the outskirts of the Guatemalan capital, officials said.
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At Least 7 Dead, 200 Missing After Mudslide in Guatemala
At least seven people died and about 200 are missing after a massive mudslide in Guatemala buried homes in a town on the edge of the capital, authorities said on Friday.
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Guatemala Swears in New President as Former Leader Detained
Guatemala's Congress swore in a new president Thursday as disgraced former leader Otto Perez was ordered detained to prevent him becoming a fugitive from justice in the Central American nation's long-running corruption saga.
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Guatemalans Push for Resignation of President Otto Perez
Thousands took to the streets in Guatemala City on Saturday, demanding that President Otto Perez step down due to a corruption scandal that has shaken his government to its core.
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Britain Could End Julian Assange Row 'Tomorrow': Ecuador President
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa said Tuesday that Britain had the power to resolve the Julian Assange standoff "tomorrow," after the WikiLeaks founder voiced hope he would soon leave Ecuador's embassy in London.
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Guatemala Says US Agreed to Suspend Child Deportations
Guatemalan Foreign Minister Fernando Carrera said on Tuesday the United States had agreed to temporarily suspend deportation of Central American children caught while attempting to cross the border illegally.
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Guatemalan brothers reunite 31 years after war
Brothers Alberto and Gregorio Tut Cac last saw each other in 1982, when they fled to the mountains of northwestern Guatemala to save their lives as soldiers destroyed their village amid a bloody civil war.
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Argentine singer Facundo Cabral shot dead in Guatemala
One of Latin America's most admired folk singers, Facundo Cabral, was killed on Saturday when three carloads of gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region. Authorities said the performer's concert promoter was apparently the target.Interior Minister Carlos Menocal said the Argentine s...
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Guatemala Volcano Eruption Subsides After 20 Hours
The eruption of a volcano near the Guatemalan capital subsided Thursday after 20 hours of activity that rained ash on nearby communities and prompted an orange alert, a spokesman said.
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Comedian Jimmy Morales Leads Guatemala vote With 73%: Early Results
Comedian Jimmy Morales jumped to a massive lead in Guatemala's presidential race as counting got under way Sunday, after a campaign upended by a corruption scandal that felled the outgoing president.
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Death Toll From Guatemala Landslide Rises to 191: Official
Rescue workers pulled 20 more bodies from a landslide outside the Guatemalan capital, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 191, officials said on Wednesday.
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Hundreds Feared Dead in Guatemala Landslide, Hopeful Keep Digging
Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors of a massive landslide in Guatemala that killed at least 73 people, even as families scrabbled through rubble to find the bodies of loved-ones, with hundreds of others still missing.
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Guatemala Mudslide Leaves 56 Dead, Hundreds Still Missing
At least 56 people were killed in massive mudslides that buried scores of homes on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital city, officials said Saturday, amid fears the toll could climb sharply.
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At Least 30 Dead, Hundreds Missing in Guatemala Landslide
At least 30 people were dead and several hundred missing on Friday a day after a landslide smashed through a village on the outskirts of the Guatemalan capital, officials said.
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At Least 7 Dead, 200 Missing After Mudslide in Guatemala
At least seven people died and about 200 are missing after a massive mudslide in Guatemala buried homes in a town on the edge of the capital, authorities said on Friday.
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Guatemala Swears in New President as Former Leader Detained
Guatemala's Congress swore in a new president Thursday as disgraced former leader Otto Perez was ordered detained to prevent him becoming a fugitive from justice in the Central American nation's long-running corruption saga.
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Guatemalans Push for Resignation of President Otto Perez
Thousands took to the streets in Guatemala City on Saturday, demanding that President Otto Perez step down due to a corruption scandal that has shaken his government to its core.
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Britain Could End Julian Assange Row 'Tomorrow': Ecuador President
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa said Tuesday that Britain had the power to resolve the Julian Assange standoff "tomorrow," after the WikiLeaks founder voiced hope he would soon leave Ecuador's embassy in London.
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Guatemala Says US Agreed to Suspend Child Deportations
Guatemalan Foreign Minister Fernando Carrera said on Tuesday the United States had agreed to temporarily suspend deportation of Central American children caught while attempting to cross the border illegally.
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Guatemalan brothers reunite 31 years after war
Brothers Alberto and Gregorio Tut Cac last saw each other in 1982, when they fled to the mountains of northwestern Guatemala to save their lives as soldiers destroyed their village amid a bloody civil war.
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Argentine singer Facundo Cabral shot dead in Guatemala
One of Latin America's most admired folk singers, Facundo Cabral, was killed on Saturday when three carloads of gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region. Authorities said the performer's concert promoter was apparently the target.Interior Minister Carlos Menocal said the Argentine s...
