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Peru;Israeli tourist killed in rafting accident, one still missing

jpost.com reported a helicopter search-and-rescue team found the body of an Israeli tourist who went missing in Peru after a rafting accident on Monday, as confirmed by the Foreign Ministry. The body was found on one of the river banks by an insurance company’s helicopter search-and-rescue team, which identified the body as that of the Israeli. The Foreign Ministry said that an additional helicopter will come to retrieve the body from the scene as soon as dawn breaks. Another Israeli tourist still remains missing as of Friday. Read Article

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First Possible Case of Ebola Virus in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 10 (RIA Novosti) – The first suspected case of Ebola has been reported in Brazil where a man from Guinea, one of the affected West African countries, was hospitalized overnight with symptoms consistent with the lethal Ebola virus disease, the Brazilian Health Ministry said. The 47-year-old was taken to an isolated […]

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Mexico: Tourist killed in fall from eighth floor of hotel, apparently intoxicated

guanajuatoinforma.com reported a Queretaro tourist was killed when falling from the eighth floor of a hotel located in Marina Vallarta, apparently under the influence of alcoholic beverages. The place was attended PV-235 patrol, as well as the JAL – 362 Red Cross ambulance and a fire brigade unit. According to the report of the authorities, […]

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Tourist from U.S. killed in avalanche while snowboarding in Argentina

elmundo.com.sv reported a 29 year old American tourist died in the South of Argentina as a result of an avalanche that occurred while practicing snowboarding in a mountain area near the Santa Cruz town of El Chalten. The woman, identified today by local news website Opi Santa Cruz as canadian pharmacy Elizabeth Devon Daley, was […]

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U.S. Expat in Cuenca Ecuador falls to his death from condo

According to a report from Cuencahighlife.com, a 69 year old U.S. expat fell to his death last Thursday from a balcony at his condo in Cuenca Ecuador. The victim’s name has not been released. The expat’s wife indicated that she had seen her husband reading while sitting on the balcony of their condo at about […]

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U.S. Expat in Buenos Aires Victim of Kidnap Express, pastor of Mormon Church

losandes.com.ar reported an American citizen who serves as pastor of the Mormon Church was the victim of an “express kidnapping” in Ciudadela and suffered the theft of his truck, money and personal effects. This was reported by a source from the embassy of the United States and identified the victim as David Robertson Raul, 52, […]

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Boat Capsizes in Paraguay, Brazilian Tourists Drown

bbc.com reported Brazilian and Paraguayan rescue teams have now retrieved eight bodies from the River Paraguay, where a boat capsized during a storm on Wednesday. The Paraguayan vessel, Dream of the Pantanal, was carrying 11 Paraguayan crew and 16 Brazilian tourists. Thirteen people had managed to swim ashore. Six are still missing and presumed dead. […]

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Terrorist Bomb Detonated at Subway Station Santiago Chile

elnuevodia.com reported in the most serious attack occurred in years in Chile, a bomb detonated Monday in a shop of one of the main stations of the metro of Santiago and caused ten wounded, two of them serious. Francisco Bravo, which investigated 29 bombings that took place this year in Santiago, told reporters that the […]

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HIV, AIDS cases rise ten percent in La Paz Bolivia

paginasiete.bo reported 299 cases of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the syndrome of acquired immunodeficiency (AIDS) in La Paz were reported from January to the date: 10% more than in 2013, reported the departmental health service (Headquarters). “In this administration, so far have had 299 cases, compared to last year, when we had 230 […]

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Costa Rica: U.S. woman expat found murdered

July 23, 2014 nacion.com reported the security forces of Coto Brus confirmed this Wednesday evening the killing of an American woman, of 37 years, by a man of 20, who lived in the same House. The crime took place in Los Angeles of Limoncito, Coto Brus. At 2:40 p. m. received the alert through 911 […]

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