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Peruvian ballet dancer who hid Shining Path rebel is freed
Maritza Garrido Lecca, 52, was sentenced in 1992 after the leader of the Shining Path rebel group, Abimael Guzmán, was found in her apartment. The Maoist guerrilla group was largely dismantled after the capture of Guzmán.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41238542
Brazilian Meatpacking Tycoon Detained In Corruption Probe
Brazil’s chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of one of the country’s richest men after he and a colleague recorded themselves discussing crimes related to a sprawling corruption probe.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/2017/09/12/550352897/brazilian-meatpacking-tycoon-detained-in-corruption-probe
Brazil investigates reports of massacre among Amazonian tribe by gold miners
Eight to 10 members of a remote indigenous group were allegedly killed by men working for illegal prospectors in Javari Valley Brazilian authorities are investigating reports of a massacre of up to 10 people from an isolated tribe in the Amazon by illegal gold miners.
French President Macron heads to Caribbean island flattened by Irma
King Willem-Alexander arrives in #StMaarten to show solidarity with the people, see the damage and support all rescue personnel. pic.twitter.com/iEiQiujmJi
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/12/americas/caribbean-irma-europe-macron/index.html
Mexico pulls Texas aid offer as it grapples with earthquake
CNN’s Lonzo Cook and Leyla Santiago contributed to this report.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/12/americas/mexico-pulls-texas-aid/index.html
Hurricane Irma: Damage mapped
The most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade has left a trail of destruction in the Caribbean, affecting an estimated 1.2m people. Irma, now downgraded to a tropical storm, reached the highest, category five status, and packed winds of up to 295km/h (185mph).
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41175312
Charting Irma’s path of destruction
Millions of people have been displaced due to the biggest Atlantic hurricane in recent history. BBC correspondents from Barbuda to Tampa, Florida have been reporting on Hurricane Irma.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-41234861/charting-hurricane-irma-s-path-of-destruction
President of Guatemala Wins Vote to Preserve His Immunity
MEXICO CITY — Guatemalan legislators on Monday overwhelmingly voted to keep President Jimmy Morales’s immunity from prosecution, a measure that protects him from a campaign finance investigation that has roiled the country’s politics.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/world/americas/guatemala-morales-immunity-corruption.html
Unicef appeals for international help for Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma
International community shouldn’t rely on Britain, France and the Netherlands alone to respond to disaster, organisation warns 23.30 EDT Last modified on Monday 11 September 2017 23.
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