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Guyana debates whether to eliminate law that prohibits cross-dressing
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana's chief judge is holding hearings on whether to eliminate a colonial-era law that prohibits cross-dressing in the conservative South American country. The case was filed by a local gay rights group following a 2009 conviction and minor fines imposed on seven of its members. The spokesman for the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination said Tuesday ...
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UN AIDS Deaths Down Treatment Up in Africa
A new United Nations report says AIDS-related deaths in Africa are falling while the number of Africans getting treatment for the AIDS virus is on the ...
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US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline
HAVANA (AP) — A U.S. diplomat has become a sort of tweeter-in-chief for the U.S. mission in Cuba, reaching out to some of Washington's most vocal critics on the island.The U.S. Interests Section has long cultivated ties to dissident bloggers and tweeters. But the mission's deputy chief Conrad Tribble has been reaching out to the communist Twitteratti as well.That has prompted ...
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Maduro Advocates a New Kind of Television for Peace in Venezuela
Caracas, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called for a new kind of television that promotes human values, coexistence and peace, during meetings with the directors of the private channels Venevision and Televen. At the conclusion of these meetings, Maduro told reporters that he was very clear about the major challenges that must be overcome in the consolidation of a ...
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Xi to visit Latin America and the Caribbean
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico from May 31 to June 6, the foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.Hong Lei, foreign ministry spokesperson, told a press briefing on Tuesday that they will be the first state visits to Latin America and the Caribbean by Xi.Hong said Xi's visit to Trinidad and Tobago will be the first visit to an ...
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Guatemala strikes down ex-dictator’s conviction
Guatemala's Constitutional Court on Monday struck down the 80-year sentence given to former dictator Efrain Rios Montt as well as his conviction for genocide and war crimes.The ruling, by three votes to two, annulled all proceedings that took place after the trial was temporarily halted on April 19 due to a technicality.This overturned the May 10 conviction but left most of the trial and ...
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B.C. relatives fear for man kidnapped in Mexico along with his business partner
The frantic family of a missing B.C. man feared kidnapped in Mexico is praying for his safe return.Diego Hernandez, 22, disappeared in Puerto Vallarta on May 8 along with his American business partner, Craig Silva, 31.Three days before the pair disappeared, Hernandez, a mixed martial arts instructor, had mounted a successful, high-profile MMA event."It was a very exciting time for ...
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Guatemala court overturns genocide conviction against former dictator
sentenced to 80 years in prison earlier this month for complicity in the deaths of 1,771 people of the Ixil Maya ethnic group during his period in power in 1982-83.The earlier conviction by the three presiding judges was hailed as a breakthrough because it was the first time a former head of government was held responsible for killings in Guatemala.But in the latest in a series of legal twists, ...
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Leaked recording stirs political furor in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) - A recording released by Venezuela's opposition purportedly revealing graft and conspiracy in the ruling Socialist Party has stirred a new political storm in the OPEC nation's already traumatic transition after the death of Hugo ...
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Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the centrist Hatenuah party, during their joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 19, ...
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Fitch Assigns IDR of BB- to Banco de los Trabajadores in Guatemala
Accounting Rules May Encourage Short-Term Leases The latest lease-accounting proposals from international and U.S. standard-setters, designed to aid transparency and consistency, may encourage companies to shift to short-term leases or structure agreements as service contracts, Fitch Ratings says. This could mean that fewer leases than originally anticipated will be brought onto the balance ...
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BP Wins Eight Deepwater Exploration Blocks in Brazil Round 11
BP and partners Total, Petrobras and Petrogal were yesterday named winning bidders for eight deepwater blocks offshore Brazil in the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency’s (ANP’s) 11th bid round. BP will be operator in two of the ...
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Canadian man missing in Mexico previously charged with drug offences
5/21/2013 A Canadian man missing in Mexico had a troubled past. Diego Hernandez recently faced drug charges on Vancouver Island. Three years ago, the 22-year-old was arrested in Saanich and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking. His trial was slated to start last October, but court officials in Victoria cannot yet be reached to confirm details of the outcome. Police say ...
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Diplomats Iran Acts to Expand Sensitive Nuclear Capacity
VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be used to develop atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday. But they said it also is likely to indicate that growth in Iran's most sensitive nuclear stockpile has been held back because some of it has ...
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Russia Says Senior Islamist Insurgent Killed
MOSCOW -- The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February. Dzhamaleil Mutaliyev, a senior figure in a group fighting to establish an Islamist state, was killed along with another militant in a shootout in ...
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Seven Feared Trapped in Cambodian Gold Mine Collapse
PHNOM PENH -- A gold mine shaft has collapsed in the Preah Vihear province of Cambodia, trapping at least seven miners, officials said Monday. Police said late Monday they are trying to rescue the trapped miners, near Romtum village, Rovieng district, but the shaft is very deep and old, making rescue efforts difficult. "We don’t have the identities or the exact number of people, ...
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Afghanistan Sees Sharp Rise in Women Imprisoned for Moral Crimes
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost 12 years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. "That increase reflects a shameful lack and ...
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Nigeria Seeks Help from Niger in Battle with Militants
NIAMEY -- Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat. Concerns grew particularly after Islamist militants associated with al-Qaida seized the north of Mali last year and were dislodged only after ...
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Emergency Response Grows in Chad
Emergency water supplies are being rushed to southeastern Chad where about 50-thousand people have fled fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region. Several Arab tribes have been battling for control of mining operations there. to De Capua report on Darfur displaced The refugees and migrants have been gathering around the village of Tissi since January. Felix Leger is the country director ...
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Apple Faces Questions on US Tax Avoidance
Giant technology company Apple is facing questions from a U.S. congressional panel about how it avoided billions of dollars in U.S. taxes on its profits by creating offshore entities that claim not to be a tax resident in any ...
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Clashes Continue in Eastern DRC Ahead of UN Chief Visit
Soldiers have clashed with rebels for a second day in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, before a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Tuesday's fighting between the army and rebel group M23 was again centered around Mutaho, just 12 kilometers north of the city of ...
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Algerian PM President Recovering in France
ALGIERS -- Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but had been ordered to take complete rest by his doctors. Since he was rushed to hospital in Paris on April 27 with what was officially described as a minor stroke, Bouteflika has been neither heard nor seen in public, raising ...
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Death Toll Revised Lower in Oklahoma Tornado
Earlier, 51 people were reported killed. Officials attributed the higher number to counting bodies twice in the chaos following the storm that struck late Monday. They said additional bodies could yet be recovered. At least 240 people were injured. The tornado with winds of 320 kilometers an hour demolished an elementary school and reduced homes to piles of splintered wood in the suburb of ...
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Philip Morris to buy out Carlos Slims stake in Mexican JV
from their Mexican joint venture for about $700 million (462 million pounds).Grupo Carso will sell its 20 percent stake in Philip Morris Mexico in a deal that the U.S. company said would add marginally to its earnings per share in the fourth quarter.Philip Morris said the agreement was subject to final price adjustments based on the Mexican unit's performance over a period of time."We ...
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Two killed in shooting spree
A police officer gathers evidence following a shooting spree that started on Kemp Road and ended in Nassau Village on the Whit Monday holiday yesterday. TORRELL ...
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Car manufacturing looking up for Buenos Aires
The financial crisis has been hard on Buenos Aires, but recent announcements by Ford and VW seem to herald a change in the city’s fortunes.
The financial crisis has hit cities and countries hard around the world, Buenos Aires and Argentina included. Unemployment is up by record amounts, the government, like governments across the globe, is struggling to contain a budget deficit, and international trade, on which the country so heavily relies, is down by double-digit amounts. Read more
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