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Indigenous Ecuadorian tribal leader Piaguaje stands with community leaders at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in handout photograph

Indigenous Ecuadorian tribal leader Piaguaje stands with community leaders at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in handout photograph

Humberto Piaguaje (C), a tribal leader of the indigenous Secoya people of Ecuadors northern Amazon rainforest, holds hands ...

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Bloodshed in Lebanese capital

Bloodshed in Lebanese capital

A night of fighting in Beirut claims at least two lives and wounds dozens

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Deadly quake shakes N. Italy

Deadly quake shakes N. Italy

The Po Valley is shaken by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake

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