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Colombia: no ceasefire during peace talks

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos rejected a proposal by the FARC for a ceasefire during talks set to begin in Oslo next mont to end to the country's long civil war.

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Venezuela: refinery disaster politicized

Venezuela’s opposition accused the state oil company of negligence after the deadly refinery explosion at Amuay, while the government says foreign subversion undermined safety.

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Bolivia: Aymara communities occupy Oruro mine

Aymara campesinos  are occupying installations of the Inti Raymi Mining Company outside the Altiplano city of Oruro, in protest of the pollution of local water sources. 

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Peru: Newmont Mining to abandon Conga project?

As protests continue in defiance of a state of emergency, the CEO of Newmont Mining acknowledged that conditions do not exist to move ahead with the giant Conga  project.