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Palmeiras snatch cagey Copa Libertadores final

A long and arduous past year has brought few opportunities for celebration and optimism, but for two hours the thousands of Brazilians with allegiance to Palmeiras saw their club reach the pinnacle of South American Club Football for the second time. Undoubtedly the green of Palmeiras will be worn with extra pride across the barrios […]

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Colombia’s failed peace deal questions the use of referenda

After 52 years of raging, bloody conflict, we thought there was light at the end of this tumultuous tale of Colombian history. Yet, by just 0.4 per cent, the people of Colombia have voted against the peace deal which would have seen the reintegration of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)’s rebels back into […]