Venezuelans ‘loot to eat’ amid economic tailspin

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In this Jan. 23, 2018 photo, a youth moves quickly to collect grains of corn on the street that fell from a truck that was looted outside the port in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. At the country’s biggest port, people swarmed a corn-carrying truck and began filling up sacks with the grain while the driver was held at gunpoint. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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Africa, Asia vulnerable to spread of Zika virus: WHO

A health worker carries out fumigation as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at the cemetery of Carabayllo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru February 1, 2016. Reuters/Mariana Bazo

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Tsunami Slams Chile After Deadly Magnitude-8.3 Earthquake

Police patrol a debris strewn street in Valparaiso, Chile, after a tsunami, caused by an earthquake hit the area, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. (Pablo Ovalle Isasmendi/AGENCIA UNO via AP)

Southern California, Hawaii Under Tsunami Advisories

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Chile flood toll rises amid growing fears for missing

A man removes mud from his house after torrential rains and floods in Diego de Almagro, Chile, 28 March 2015.

A man removes mud from his house after torrential rains and floods in Diego de Almagro, Chile, 28 March 2015.

Rescue workers in Chile say the death toll from last week’s floods has risen to 25 and could increase further

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Violence flares in Venezuela on anniversary of 2014 fatalities

An opposition students is carry away after being injured during against President Nicolas Maduro's government in San Cristobal

An opposition students is carry away after being injured during against President Nicolas Maduro’s government in San Cristobal, February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez

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Brazil’s most populous region facing worst drought in 80 years

View of the Jaguari dam, part of the Cantareira System

Sao Paulo state has received only one third of the rainfall expected in the wet season.

Brazil’s Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira has said the country’s three most populous states are experiencing their worst drought since 1930

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