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South America
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27,000 years ago, humans co-existed with giant sloths in South America, researchers say
• Dec. 22, 2024, 9:13 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)
26 people arrested in crackdown on illegal deforestation along Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina border
• Dec. 16, 2024, 3:59 PM ET (AP)
EU chief in Uruguay for final talks on a huge trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc
• Dec. 5, 2024, 5:43 PM ET (AP)
The draw for FIFA’s revamped Club World Cup is coming up. Here’s what to know
• Dec. 5, 2024, 8:28 AM ET (AP)
Paraguay, one of Taiwan's 12 remaining allies, says it won't break ties in favor of China
• Nov. 29, 2024, 1:24 AM ET (AP)
South America, fourth largest of the world’s continents. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, or simply the Americas. The continent is compact and roughly triangular in shape, being broad in the north and tapering to a point—Cape Horn, Chile—in the south. South America is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the northwest and north, the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast, east, and southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. In the northwest it is joined to North America by the Isthmus of Panama, a land bridge narrowing ...(100 of 23598 words)