Topic: Latin America — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-13 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Rescue efforts in Colombia following Monday’s devastating earthquake have entered what officials called the “final phase” as the death toll rose to 265, with more than 3,500 others wounded.
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[2026-08-13 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PEREIRA, Colombia — Colombia's earthquake rescue efforts entered what officials called the "final phase" on Wednesday, as rescuers searched for signs of life beneath collapsed buildings before the critical first 72 hours came to an end.
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[2026-08-13 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Guido Vadala, de Coquimbo Unido de Chile, festeja tras marcar ante Platense de Argentina en Buenos Aires, durante un partido de la Copa Libertadores, disputado el miércoles 12 de agosto de 2026 (AP Foto/Gustavo Garello)
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[2026-08-13 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ecuadorian police said Wednesday officers seized a shipment of packages containing 369 kilograms (793.664 pounds) of cocaine near the Colombian border. Footage released by police showed the packages bearing the image of Norwegian soccer star Erling Haaland but officers made no mention of the reason for the labeling.
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[2026-08-13 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As many as thousands of people are still missing, with the first 48 to 72 hours being crucial for retrieving survivors
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[2026-08-13 09:46 UTC+10:00] [Maria Jose Torres] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As many as thousands of people are still missing, with the first 48 to 72 hours being crucial for retrieving survivors
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[2026-08-13 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth smiles during a forum of The Americas Counter Cartel Coalition in Panama City, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-08-13 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Pete Hegseth, saluda al presidente de Panamá, José Raúl Mulino, durante un foro de la Coalición Americana contra los Cárteles en Ciudad de Panamá, el miércoles 12 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-08-13 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an aid delegation would be immediately dispatched to Colombia in a statement from the Government Press Office on Wednesday evening.
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[2026-08-13 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing pledges help after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but its ambassador’s request for a coordinator remains unanswered
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[2026-08-13 08:15 UTC+10:00] [Abelardo de la Espriella] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing pledges help after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but its ambassador’s request for a coordinator remains unanswered
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[2026-08-13 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) could investigate US military actions in Latin America, including strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean decried by rights groups as extrajudicial killings.
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[2026-08-13 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Marc Anthony interpreta el himno nacional antes de un partido de fútbol de la MLS entre el Inter Miami CF y el Austin FC en Miami, el 4 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Lynne Sladky, archivo)
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[2026-08-13 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A section of the Amazon rainforest stands next to soy fields in Belterra, Para state, Brazil, on Nov. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
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[2026-08-13 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Marc Anthony performs the national anthem before an MLS soccer match between Inter Miami CF and Austin FC in Miami, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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[2026-08-13 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: QUITO (AP) — La policía de Ecuador informó el miércoles que cerca de la frontera con Colombia decomisó dentro de un camión un cargamento de paquetes con 469 kilogramos de cocaína que estaban etiquetados, en su mayoría, con la imagen y el nombre del futbolista noruego Erling Haaland. Asimismo, detuvo a la conductora del vehículo.
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[2026-08-13 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A temporary clinic was set up at a Cali school to treat earthquake victims. (AP: Santiago Saldarriaga)
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[2026-08-13 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-13 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Brazil has ordered social media app Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature across the country, accusing the platform of failing to protect children and teenagers after a 13-year-old girl died by suicide following a livestream in which authorities say she was encouraged to harm herself.
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[2026-08-13 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La presidenta de Perú, Keiko Fujimori, se dirige al palacio presidencial tras su toma de posesión en Lima, Perú, el martes 28 de julio de 2026. (Foto AP/Martín Mejía)
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[2026-08-13 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente chileno, José Antonio Kast, saluda a una fila de agentes de policía tras anunciar una nueva agenda de seguridad y medidas más estrictas en materia de inmigración en la Plaza de Armas de Santiago de Chile, el jueves 6 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Esteban Félix)
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[2026-08-13 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PEREIRA, Colombia — The search for survivors in the rubble of Colombia’s most powerful earthquake in years grew more desperate on Wednesday, two days after the temblor brought down buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars.
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[2026-08-13 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Colombia has declared three days of national mourning after a powerful earthquake killed more than 200 people as rescue crews race against time to find people trapped beneath the rubble.
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[2026-08-13 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Equipos de rescate transportan a la sobreviviente Daniela Largo tras sacarla de los escombros, un día después que un sismo sacudiera Pereira, Colombia, el martes 11 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Fernando Vergara)
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[2026-08-13 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El portero de Argentina, Gerónimo Rulli, llega para el partido de cuartos de final de la Copa del Mundo de fútbol entre Argentina y Suiza en Kansas City, Misuri, el 11 de julio de 2026. (Foto AP/Ed Zurga, Archivo)
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[2026-08-13 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El capitán de Argentina, Lionel Messi, llora tras la derrota ante España en la final del Mundial en East Rutherford, N.J., domingo 19 julio, 2026. (AP Foto/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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[2026-08-13 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Colombia’s newly elected far-right government has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, beginning its presidency with a raft of decisions that align Bogota with the foreign policy priorities of Israel and the United States.
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[2026-08-12 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Music] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After her defiant femininity outraged many in Brazil, she lived through a military dictatorship and was boycotted for years. But after more than 30 albums, she explains how she kept going
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[2026-08-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Whales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexist
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[2026-08-12 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rescue workers carry Daniela Largo, wrapped in a blue sheet, to an ambulance after freeing her from beneath the rubble
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[2026-08-12 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Regional countries have condemned Colombia’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Syria’s Golan Heights, saying the move does not alter its status as occupied Arab territory.
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[2026-08-12 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro's Alunorte plant in Brazil, one of the world's largest alumina refineries, reduced output by 50% following disruptions to natural gas availability.
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[2026-08-12 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Colombia’s earthquake rescue teams pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the ruins of a collapsed building in Pereira on Tuesday, August 11, after she had been trapped for 36 hours. Daniela Largo Sánchez was brought out under a blue sheet to protect her privacy before being taken to an ambulance.
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[2026-08-12 18:53 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-12 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: CCTV footage shows people fleeing the building as debris fell, injuring one person who survived. The hospital said around 90 patients were transferred after parts of its facilities, including emergency areas, became unusable. The damage came as rescue teams searched across western Colombia for survivors after the earthquake killed at least 181 people and injured more than 1,300, according to authorities on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-12 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Abelardo de la Espriella declared a state of emergency and said rescuing people trapped under the rubble is the priority.
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[2026-08-12 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A pilgrim attends an outdoor Mass outside the Church of San Cayetano during the annual pilgrimage honoring Saint Cajetan, the patron saint of work, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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[2026-08-12 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spain's Health Minister helps resuscitate bather, Spain rakes in millions thanks to eclipse tourism, 164 Spaniards unaccounted for after Colombia earthquake and more news on Wednesday August 12th.
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[2026-08-12 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Voluntarios y rescatistas utilizan cubos para retirar los escombros de un edificio derrumbado un día después de un sismo que remeció Cali, Colombia, el 11 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Santiago Saldarriaga)
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[2026-08-12 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide US$1 million in humanitarian aid to Colombia to help the country recover from a recent deadly earthquake, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The quake also strained parts of the healthcare system, turning the rescue effort into one of Colombia’s largest disaster responses in years
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[2026-08-12 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Colombian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The quake also strained parts of the healthcare system, turning the rescue effort into one of Colombia’s largest disaster responses in years
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[2026-08-12 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings. President Abelardo de la Espriella declared an emergency to expedite funding for recovery.
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[2026-08-12 12:49 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI – Near-record inventories, technological advances and the rise of key exporters such as Brazil and Russia have made the global food system more resilient to this year’s “super” El Nino climate phenomenon than similar past events.
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[2026-08-12 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement condemning Colombia's support of Israeli claims over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, joining several other countries in its criticism.
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[2026-08-12 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El venezolano Yeferson Soteldo, del Fluminense de Brasil, se lamenta durante un partido de la Copa Libertadores ante Independiente Rivadavía de Argentina, el martes 11 de agosto de 2026 (AP Foto/Bruna Prado)
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[2026-08-12 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PEREIRA, Colombia — Rescuers, soldiers and volunteers searched through collapsed apartment blocks and office buildings Tuesday across western Colombia, racing to find survivors after the country's strongest earthquake in a century killed at least 241 people and left many more homeless.
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[2026-08-12 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey has joined the growing list of mostly Muslim-majority states that have condemned Colombia's decision to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights.
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[2026-08-12 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US healthcare company has come under fire after a manager at its Colombian operation was filmed warning employees that they could face consequences for leaving work during the deadly earthquake.
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[2026-08-12 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US healthcare company has come under fire after a manager at its Colombian operation was filmed warning employees that they could face consequences for leaving work during the deadly earthquake.
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