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Paraguayan police seizes 3,312 kilos of cocaine stashed in rice bags, bound from South America to Europe. The shipment is valued at 1.4 billion US dollars. IMAGES
Images from the Uruguayan Interior Ministry showing drug enforcement officers searching a suitcase in the Carrasco International Airport after 6.5 kg of cocaine was seized from the luggage of a passenger travelling to Madrid. IMAGES
Speaking at the launch of a keenly awaited report, former head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi warns that the EU faces "existential" challenges as it tries to deliver on its founding values while also tackling issues relating to climate and growth. SOUNDBITE
The European Union does not recognise the "democratic legitimacy" of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after his re-election last month, according to the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell. SOUNDBITE
UN spokesperson Liz Throssell denounces the passage of a bill in Peru that bars prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, saying it ran contrary to international law. "The law contravenes the country's obligations under international law and is a troubling development, amid a broader backlash against human rights and the rule of law in Peru," she says. SOUNDBITE