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In this Sept. 26 photo, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos, front left, gives a peace pin to the top commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, Rodrigo Londono, in Cartagena, Colombia.

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Colombia takes another stab at peace

by Joshua Goodman Associated Press, and Alba Tobella Associated PressNovember 24, 2016

A man reads a newspaper with the headline that reads in Spanish: "Colombia said No" in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Voters rejected a peace deal with leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, by a razor-thin margin in a national referendum Sunday, dismissing years of negotiations and delivering a setback to President Juan Manuel Santos. Final results showed that 50.2 percent opposed the accord, while 49.8 percent favored it. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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After emerging from hideouts, rebels now in limbo

by Joshua Goodman Associated Press, and Andrea Rodriguez Associated PressOctober 3, 2016

Opponents to the peace deal signed between the Colombian government and rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, celebrate as they listen to the results of the referendum to decide whether or not to support a peace accord to in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday.

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Colombia’s leader to push ahead on peace plan

by Joshua Goodman Associated Press, and Andrea Rodriguez Associated PressOctober 2, 2016

A woman shouts slogans in support of the peace agreement prior the signing of the peace agreement between Colombia’s government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Colombia's government and the FARC will sign a peace agreement to end over 50 years of conflict. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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Colombia, FARC sign historic peace deal ending long conflict

by Joshua Goodman Associated Press, and Andrea Rodriguez Associated PressSeptember 26, 2016

Humberto de la Calle, fourth from left, the chief of Colombia's government negotiation team with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, Monday. A permanent cease-fire took effect in Colombia on Monday as a result of a peace accord for ending five decades of war between the government and the rebels group.

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Permanent cease-fire takes effect in Colombia under accord

by Joshua Goodman Associated PressAugust 29, 2016

Brazil’s national security force officers aim their weapons during a police operation in search for criminals in Vila do Joao, part of the Mare complex of slums, during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday.

Bomb squads, stray bullets unnerving

by Joshua Goodman Associated Press, and Peter Prengaman Associated PressAugust 12, 2016

This Feb. 12 photo shows two-week-old Sophia, born with microcephaly, during a physical therapy session that can make a significant contribution to her long-term development, at the Pedro I hospital in Campina Grande, Brazil. This city-run hospital is a case in point of government neglect. The mayor’s request for 1.5 million to the Health Ministry to buy an MRI scanner has so far gone unmet. As part of across-the-board budget cuts in February, the Health Ministry was down about 650 million, or almost 3 percent of planned spending.

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In Zika fight, Brazil battles neglect, cash crunch

by Joshua Goodman Associated Press, and Mauricio Savarese Associated PressMarch 18, 2016