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Pro-choice demonstrators at a rally in São Paulo, Brazil

'We are not in charge of our own bodies'

Brazil's Supreme Court is to vote on decriminalising abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

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Pro-choice demonstrators at a rally in São Paulo, Brazil

'We are not in charge of our own bodies'

Brazil's Supreme Court is to vote on decriminalising abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Pro-choice demonstrators at a rally in São Paulo, Brazil

'We are not in charge of our own bodies'

Brazil's Supreme Court is to vote on decriminalising abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Lazaro Kamlem, 47, cacique of Palmeira village, hugs his daughter Ludmila, 10, at their house in Xokleng Laklano indigenous land, Jose Boiteux, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, August 19, 2021.

Brazil's top court boosts indigenous land rights

The Supreme Court sets a precedent for land claims by restoring territory to the Xokleng people.

A relative of an inmate is comforted by a member of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) after authorities seized control of the Tocoron prison in Tocoron, Aragua State, Venezuela, on September 20, 2023.

Venezuela takes back gang-run jail with own zoo

The prison with a pool, nightclub and zoo, was run by inmates from a notorious gang for many years.

Venezuelan migrant in NYC

US offers almost 500,000 Venezuelans legal status

US cities have been grappling with large numbers of Venezuelans fleeing economic and political turmoil.

Italy celebrate a try against Uruguay

Italy produce stirring fightback to beat Uruguay

Italy overturn a 10-point half-time deficit to beat Uruguay and go top of Pool A at the Rugby World Cup.

Immigrants ride atop a freight train while en route to the U.S.-Mexico border on May 10, 2023 near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Mexico railway suspends routes amid migrant deaths

Migrants heading to the US often hitch rides on freight trains, with many injured or killed.

A man holds a sign calling for a ceasefire during a dialogue table between the Colombian government and FARC dissidents in Suarez, Colombia, 19 September 2023.

Colombian dissident Farc rebels agree to ceasefire

The ceasefire is set to begin in early October and - if successful - last until August 2024.

Lazaro Kamlem, 47, cacique of Palmeira village, hugs his daughter Ludmila, 10, at their house in Xokleng Laklano indigenous land, Jose Boiteux, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, August 19, 2021.

Brazil's top court boosts indigenous land rights

The Supreme Court sets a precedent for land claims by restoring territory to the Xokleng people.

A relative of an inmate is comforted by a member of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) after authorities seized control of the Tocoron prison in Tocoron, Aragua State, Venezuela, on September 20, 2023.

Venezuela takes back gang-run jail with own zoo

The prison with a pool, nightclub and zoo, was run by inmates from a notorious gang for many years.

Venezuelan migrant in NYC

US offers almost 500,000 Venezuelans legal status

US cities have been grappling with large numbers of Venezuelans fleeing economic and political turmoil.

Italy celebrate a try against Uruguay
Immigrants ride atop a freight train while en route to the U.S.-Mexico border on May 10, 2023 near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
A man holds a sign calling for a ceasefire during a dialogue table between the Colombian government and FARC dissidents in Suarez, Colombia, 19 September 2023.

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