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Latin America
Venezuela Announces Daily 4-Hour Power Cuts Amid Drought
"It's necessary, it's a sacrifice," Electricity Minister Luis Motta Dominguez told the country on Thursday. The news broke as Venezuela's largest brewer said it will be suspending beer production.
Carnival Says Its Cruises To Cuba Can Now Include Cuban-Born Passengers
The cruise company says Cuba has relaxed its ban on Cuban-born people returning to the island by boat.
At Party Congress, Fidel Castro Speaks Of His Mortality
Despite the recent U.S.-Cuba opening, Fidel's brother Raúl Castro, re-elected as party leader, referred to the U.S. as the "enemy."
Rescue Crews In Ecuador Face Ticking Clock In Quest To Find Survivors
Hour by hour, chances dwindle that rescue workers will be able to save those who may be trapped in the ruins of the catastrophic quake that struck on Saturday. Noisy generators add to the challenge.
Beach Towns Hardest Hit In Ecuador's Weekend Earthquake
David Greene talks to Julia Symmes Cobb of The Washington Post, about conditions in Ecuador's earthquake zone and relief efforts there. The government says the death toll is expected to rise.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Will 'Fight' Against Impeachment
The embattled president says the vote to impeach her is "an attempt at indirect election because those who want to rise to power would not have the votes to do so in a normal election."
Impeachment Proceedings Against Brazil's President Speed Up
Impeachment proceedings against Brazil's president are picking up speed. With economic and political crises deepening four months ahead of the Summer Olympics, this couldn't come at a worse time.
Ecuador's President Cuts Short Trip To Rome; Quake's Death Toll Rises
The president of Ecuador cut short a visit to Italy, returning home to a country heavily damaged by Saturday's 7.8-magnitude quake. David Greene talks to Carolina Loza Leon, a reporter based in Quito.
Brazilian Lawmakers Advance Impeachment Proceedings Against Dilma Rousseff
In a landmark vote Sunday, members of the country's lower house of parliament supported impeaching the Brazilian president, who is charged with tampering with state funds.