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Fujimori wins Peru presidency in narrow runoff, extending Latin America's rightward shift
Fp Staff •Right-wing ideology received a major boost in Peru after conservative leader Keiko Fujimori secured a narrow victory over left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez in the country's presidential runoff election
Critical rescue window closing in Venezuela as twin earthquake death toll nears 1,500
•Emergency teams with rescue dogs were searching Sunday for any remaining survivors of powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela, where the death toll has surpassed 1,450 and nearly 200 building have completely collapsed.
Venezuela twin earthquakes: Death toll nears 1,500 mark as the calamity affects millions
•The death toll in Venezuela's twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 Saturday, and millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs, as the first US aid flights landed in Caracas
Venezuela twin earthquakes: Death toll crosses 200 mark as rescue ops enter second day
Fp Staff •The rescue teams operating in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes are racing against time to find survivors after dozens of buildings were reduced to rubble, with thousands of people now feared dead.
Globe at a glance: From Iran's strike on a vessel to Venezuela rescue ops
Fp Staff •Your window to world news: Iran struck a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, Venezuela rescue operations enter second day as thousands fear dead, all this and much more in today's edition of Globa at a glance
Brazil's top senator, close to Lula, resigns over alleged involvement in banking scam
•The Brazilian government's top Senate representative on Wednesday resigned his post over a probe into his alleged involvement in a banking scam just months ahead of high-stakes presidential elections.
Trump-backed millionaire candidate wins razor-tight Colombian presidential poll, swinging country to right
•A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard to the right on a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups.
Cuba unveils 200 historic free-market reforms amid economic pressure from the US
Fp Staff •Amid the growing economic crisis, Cuba on Thursday unveiled nearly 200 historic free-market reforms, aiming to secure the communist nation from a severe crisis aggravated by a US oil blockade.
Venezuela govt holds US-backed talks with opposition as the country mulls a democratic transition
•Members of Venezuela's interim government met with the country's opposition party Thursday to discuss a 'roadmap for a dialogue on a democratic transition,' the US State Department said.
Trump says US killed Tren de Aragua boss Niño Guerrero: What is this feared Venezuelan gang?
Fp Explainers •US President Donald Trump announced the killing of Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero in a joint US-Venezuela operation. Here's how a prison-based group evolved into one of Latin America's most feared transnational criminal organisations