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21st Anniversary of Cubas Hemingway International Yacht Club
Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) In the middle of the preparations of the 63rd International Fishing Tournament Ernest Hemingway, the attendees include in their programs the celebrations for the yacht club that also bears the name of the American writer today. The Hemingway International Yacht Club organizes a meeting for tomorrow to remember its creation, which sponsor the tournament with the ...
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Chilean Development Still Tied to Copper Mining
SANTIAGO, May 22 2013 (IPS) - Chile’s position as the world’s top producer of copper is not under threat, but the country faces the challenge of transforming its copper mining industry into social capital for the long term, and addressing high energy costs, which have grown seven-fold over the last decade, experts told ...
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Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentinian torture cases
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina--Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. All three men are now in their ...
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Uruguay Mujica Sends Draft Media Law to Congress
Uruguayan president Jos Mujica (photo by Vince Alongi/Wikipedia) The president of Uruguay, Jos Mujica, sent a draft Law on Audiovisual Communication Services to the Congress yesterday. As it states in the bill, the law’s main purpose is ';to regulate radio services, television and other audiovisual media'; to ';build a harmonious audiovisual system with a balanced and fair ...
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Chinese Companies in Latin America
Director CSIS Americas Program The character of China's economic engagement with Latin America has changed in recent years. Prior to 2008, the expansion of trade between the PRC and the region contrasted with the almost total absence of Chinese companies operating on Latin American soil. In recent years, however, there has been a blossoming of Chinese companies operating in the region in ...
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Puerto Rico promises Culebra island more independence with hospital school recycling centre
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the U.S. territory for food, jobs and health care, but the territory's governor is cutting some of those strings. Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said this week that the island will get its first hospital and large-scale recycling centre, as well as a new movie theatre and a new middle school and ...
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Mexican volcano on verge of eruption
A cloud of ash belches out of Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, some 35 miles from Mexico City, May 20, 2013. Authorities have raised the alert level to "Yellow Phase Three," the fifth of a seven-stage warning system, restricting access to an area of about seven miles around the volcano while preparing evacuation routes and ...
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Costa Rican volcano spews ash smoke sets off alert prompting small-scale evacuation
In this image provided by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica, the Turrialba volcano emits an ash-filled gas plume in Costa Rica, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Park rangers activated a green alert, the lowest of three levels, after the Turrialba volcano rumbled loudly and emitted thick clouds of ash. (AP Photo/Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa ...
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ChinaLatam trade expanded 8 in 2012 and region’s deficit jumped to 6.6bn
Latin America's trade deficit with China jumped to 6.6 billion dollars last year from only 150 million in 2011, according to an analysis by online publication Latinvex based on new data from the IMF. Total trade between China and Latin America grew 8% last year to 255.5bn which means the region’s trade with China is growing faster than with the United States, ...
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Venezuelas ties with Africa
At the third Summit Africa - South America (ASA)held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 63 countries participated, including Venezuela, which was represented by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Elas Jaua. He read a letter written by President Hugo Chvez to the ASA members in Malaba. The Venezuelan President highlighted the ties between both ...
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International Watchdog Iran Expands Nuclear Activities
The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has made a significant step toward building a reactor that Western experts say could provide a second path to possibly producing material for a nuclear ...
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Thai Same-Sex Marriage Bill Not Without Controversy
BANGKOK, THAILAND -- As the debate on same-sex marriage continues in Western nations, including the United States, Thailand could become the first country in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Thailand is known for its liberal acceptance of sexuality, but the draft same-sex marriage law is not without controversy. This is a traditional Thai wedding, except there is no groom. There are two ...
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Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record
MOSCOW -- Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, has told President Vladimir Putin that the human rights body is concerned about Russia's law requiring non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. Jagland said Europe will watch how the Kremlin implements the law that went in effect last November, a measure requiring non-governmental organizations ...
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Boko Haram’s Funding Remains Elusive
A poster advertising for the search of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is pasted on a wall in Baga village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno, Nigeria, May 13, ...
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Pope Urges Catholics in China to Stay Loyal to Vatican
During his weekly address Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, the pope called for prayers so Chinese Catholics can live their lives "in the service of their country and fellow citizens," in a way that is consistent with their faith. China's government does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. The two sides have regularly clashed over China's ...
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Asian Water Summit Focuses on Security Disaster
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND -- Resource experts say many Asian countries face a potential water crisis unless they address mismanagement that could lead to severe shortages of clean water. Other states struggle to contain massive floods. The site of a just-concluded regional summit on the managing water supplies and disasters. There was no sign of a water shortage here in northern Thailand as ...
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FBI says Florida Man Fatally Shot During Boston Bombings Investigation
An FBI statement said the shooting occurred early Wednesday in the city of Orlando as the FBI agent and other law enforcement officers were interviewing the man. A friend of the dead man identified him as Ibragim Todashev. He said Todashev had lived in the Boston area before moving to Florida several months ago and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were martial-arts ...
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Video A musical welcome for Harper in Peru
The prime minister was welcomed to Lima, Peru Wednesday by an honour guard playing "O Canada." Stephen Harper is on a four-day trade mission in South ...
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El Salvador president meets pope amid Romero hopes
VATICAN CITY -; El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to move slain Archbishop Oscar Romero onto the first key stage on the path toward possible ...
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Argentine dictator Videlas burial protested
FILE - In this March 24, 1977 file photo, Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla is seen commemorating the first anniversary of the military coup in Asuncion, Argentina. The former Argentine dictator died of natural causes Friday, May 17, 2013, while serving life sentences at the Marcos Paz prison for crimes against humanity. Videla took power in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of ...
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Cristina Fernandez We are Building an Argentina of Rights
Buenos Aires, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Argentina is building a country today where human, social and economic rights go hand in hand, assured President Cristina Fernandez at the inauguration of the restored Library at the National College of La Plata University. The facility is named Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo and is the third and final stage of the Comprehensive Recovery Plan for the National ...
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Reappearance of H1N1 in Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The H1N1 influenza virus reappeared in Dominican Republic in the recent two months and there is no statement of epidemiological alert for that reason, reported the media. The sources show that a pregnant woman died due to the disease, which appeared in Mexico in 2009 with a negative impact for regional countries. Nevertheless, said the source, the identity ...
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Colombias president 6 soldiers killed in rebel attack
BOGOTA - Colombia's president says six soldiers have been killed in an attack by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the National Liberation Army. President Juan Manuel Santos said via Twitter without offering details that the six were killed in Norte de Santander state, a stronghold of the group known as the ELN. It was the biggest blow to Colombia's military since ...
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Cash Mob Phenomenon Supports Local Business
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy posted a solid growth in the first quarter, in part due to the biggest consumer spending surge since the end of 2010. A trend sweeping the country is helping to push more of that spending toward local businesses. What do you get when you mix a store's need for more business with enthusiastic local consumers? A cash mob. Organized through social media, ...
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Kenya Truth Commission Report Links Leaders to Abuses
NAIROBI -- A long-awaited report from Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) has linked several of Kenya’s leaders, including current President Uhuru Kenyatta, to abuses committed throughout the country’s history. The commission has called for further investigation of those responsible for these crimes in an effort to bring ...
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Latin American unity plagued by tensions
Division and suspicion seem the order of the day in Latin America at present, negating any optimism that the countries of the region may one day move toward a regional integration model based on that of the EU.
Latin America has seen itself become heavily divided over the issue of whether to readmit Honduras to the Organization of American States (OAS) after the 2009 coup, with all the Central American states accepting the new government while big regional players like Brazil and Mexico insist that more must be done before they’ll recognize it. Meanwhile, President Alan Garcia of Peru has told Latin America news providers that there is a quiet arms race occurring in the region. In all, it seems that regional integration along the same lines as the EU remains a long way off at present. Read more
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