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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses for a family photo with leaders of countries attending the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) summit in Belem, in Northern Brazil. The eight countries have agreed to launch an alliance to fight deforestation in the Amazon, vowing to stop the world's biggest rainforest from reaching "a point of no return." IMAGES
South Americans leaders participating to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization pose for a family picture on the opening day of the summit. IMAGES
"We believe that it is very important and deserving that the world recognises that South America has contributed and continues to contribute to world football," says CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez in an event at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario as Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile launch a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, 100 years on from the first tournament which was played in Uruguay. SOUNDBITE
To meet market demands in both India and South America and to strengthen its international dimension, Citroën has unveiled the New C3 Hatchback at a live-streamed event held today in Paris, France. Whilst staying faithful to the spirit of the brand, Citroën has carefully adapted, researched and developed its design and production process by working closely with local teams in India and South America, incorporating knowledge of both regions, to create a unique, bespoke vehicle, perfectly suited for each landscape and environment.Exuding strength and character and measuring less than 4m in length, the New C3 is a versatile hatchback enabling Citroën to expand in India, a new market for Citroën, and to consolidate its presence in South America.
Doral, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) hosted on Tuesday its annual South America Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC) at its Doral headquarters, with defense leaders from six South American nations attending in person and five participating virtually. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA). SHOT LIST: US SOUTHERN COMMAND'S COMMANDER, NAVY ADMIRAL CRAIG FALLE, SPEAKS AT ANNUAL SOUTH AMERICA DEFENSE CONFERENCE (SOUTHDEC) AT THE US SOUTHERN COMMAND HEADQUARTERS IN DORAL, FLORIDA, US.SOUND BITES: US SOUTHERN COMMAND'S COMMANDER, NAVY ADMIRAL CRAIG FALLE.
Lima, May 17 (EFE).- (Camera: Mikhail Huacán) 170 years ago, Peru officially launched the first train in Hispanic South America, inaugurating the line between Lima and Callao, in a great step towards modernity that today has practically been forgotten by history.The Lima-Callao train began to operate on May 17, 1851, just 30 years after the independence of Peru, after having been built by private English capital with the sponsorship of the Government of Ramón Castilla, although it was inaugurated by the regime of José Rufino Echenique.FOOTAGE OF STATIONS AND THE OLD RAILWAYS IN PERU.