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Uruguay's president José Mujica plans adoptions to teach children farming
16 Dec 2013: Childless leader, who donates most of his money to social projects, plans to adopt dozens of 'poor kids' after term expires -
Bachelet pledges radical constitutional reforms after winning Chilean election
16 Dec 2013: President-elect promises help with university fees, tax reforms to cut inequality and ending junta-era polling system stifling change -
Open governance in El Salvador - video
16 Dec 2013:We hear from Gerson Martínez, the minister of construction in El Salvador, about the decision to join the Open Government Partnership this year and what 'open' actually looks like
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Eyewitness: Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 Dec 2013:Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
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Chile election victor Michelle Bachelet pledges major reforms
16 Dec 2013: New president to raise corporate tax and overhaul education after landslide win over conservative Evelyn Matthei -
Chile's once and future president, Michelle Bachelet, wins runoff election
15 Dec 2013: Bachelet wins election after promising profound changes in society in response to years of street protests -
Michelle Bachelet poised for return to Chilean presidency
15 Dec 2013: Bachelet expected to win runoff vote against conservative Evelyn Matthei and succeed Sebastián Piñera as president -
Usain Bolt races against a bus in Argentina - video
15 Dec 2013:Six-time Olympian medalist Usian Bolt doesn't break a sweat when racing against a bus in Argentina on Saturday
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Venezuela grounds Air France plane over suspected terror threat
15 Dec 2013: Minister says French authorities passed on intelligence that terrorist group was planning to put bomb on flight -
Two construction workers die at 2014 World Cup venue in Manaus
14 Dec 2013: Two construction workers based at Brazil's Arena Amazônia in Manaus died in separate incidents on Saturday -
Worker dies in fall at Manaus World Cup stadium
14 Dec 2013:A construction worker died in Brazil early on Saturday morning after falling off the roof of the Arena Amazônia in Manaus
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Colombian reporter Jineth Bedoya Lima gives voice to abused women
14 Dec 2013: Journalist tortured and raped by paramilitary fighters is now working to raise awareness of sexual violence in warfare, writes Ed Vulliamy -
Canada: staff in MPs' offices forced to sign gag orders to get pay rises
14 Dec 2013: Civil service global roundup: Ireland's performance review failing and EU 'should overhaul its aid' to Gaza -
Is Uruguay’s president José Mujica the world's most humble leader?
13 Dec 2013: Uruguay’s President lives in a farmhouse, flies economy and donates most of his salary to social projects. How does your country's leader compare? -
Uruguay's president José Mujica: no palace, no motorcade, no frills
13 Dec 2013:In the week that Uruguay legalises cannabis, the 78-year-old explains why he rejects the 'world's poorest president' label
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