Farc dissident leader killed in Venezuela – local media
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Late in the evening of September 21st, 1797, as the frigate HMS Hermione was patrolling the waters of the Caribbean, her crew rose up in bloody mutiny(...)
Venezuela declares war on those infected with coronavirus
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