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Brazil’s Senate strips Dilma Rousseff of presidency

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff was stripped of the country’s presidency on Wednesday in a Senate impeachment vote ending 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America’s biggest economy.

01 Sep 2016 4:43 AM

Dilma Rousseff: From insurgent to impeachment

Brazilian suspended President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a Workers’ Party rally in Brasilia on August 24. (Photo: AP)

26 Aug 2016 12:32 AM

Brazil’s surfer prince urges return to monarchy

He surfs, dances in carnivals and can sound more revolutionary than royal, but Prince Dom Joao de Orleans e Braganca is serious about restoring the monarchy to save Brazil.

07 Jun 2016 9:45 AM

Rolling Stones brings rock 'n' roll to Cuban capital

Cuba had never seen the Rolling Stones before, and after Mick Jagger rocked and seduced hundreds of thousands in Havana on Friday, the Communist island is likely never to be quite the same again.

27 Mar 2016 1:20 AM

Rolling Stones to rock Cuba in historic gig

Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger (from left), Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Ron Wood pose as they arrive at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana.

26 Mar 2016 12:12 AM

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Olympics give Rio slum kids a hope for survival

For kids in one of Rio’s toughest slums, the childhood dream of Olympic glory comes with extra motivation: a better chance to stay alive.

06 Feb 2016 1:53 AM

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