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Dominican police arrest man accused of raping at least 60 women
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a man suspected of raping at least 60 women in the past two years. Police say 23-year-old Jonathan Parra confessed to raping women ages 16 to 28 after picking them up on his motorcycle while pretending to be a taxi driver in the popular tourist town of Puerto Plata. People routinely hail motorcycles as taxi ...
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Popes Message to IV National Eucharistic Congress in Costa Rica
VATICAN CITY, April 22, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is a translation of the message that Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, sent in the name of the Holy Father Francis, to the participants in the 4th National Eucharistic Congress in Costa Rica (Cartago, April 14-21, 2013) on the topic: "The Eucharist: Bread of Life for Our People." The message was read by the ...
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Mexico cartel dominates torches western state
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) -- The western Mexico state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of ...
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Book Fairs in Cuba and Venezuela
The Book Fair in La Havana, Cuba (February 14 - 22) has just ended, now Filven in Venezuela (March 08 - 17) is due to begin. In Cuba, just like in Venezuela, books can be bought at low cost, since book publications are sponsored by the state. All segments of society can afford to buy and read ...
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European Leaders Take Steps in Cracking Down on Tax Fraud
PARIS -- The European Union has announced a series of measures to crack down on tax avoidance and fraud, including the automatic exchange of bank information to catch cheats. European Union President Herman Van Rompuy hailed as "unprecedented" a series of measures against tax evasion agreed to Wednesday by the bloc's 27 leaders during a brief summit in Brussels. Among them: ...
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Cameron Indications Suggest London Killing was Terror-related
British forensic officers attend the scene of an apparent attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded near Woolwich barracks in London, May, 22, ...
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IRS Official Refuses to Testify to Congress About Scandal
The official at the center of the storm over the U.S. tax collection agency's targeting of conservative Tea Party groups, Lois Lerner, has refused to testify before a tense congressional hearing on Capitol Hill where Democratic and Republican lawmakers expressed their anger and frustration. Word came Tuesday the Internal Revenue Service official everyone wanted to hear from the most, ...
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Hezbollah Fighters Pose New Threat In Syria
WASHINGTON -- The civil war in Syria is taking a new, and possibly ominous turn, in the battle for Qusair, a small but strategic town near the frontier with Lebanon. For the first time, the mainly Sunni Muslim rebels seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been fighting Syrian troops backed by a large contingent of battle-hardened guerrillas from Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese ...
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Future Astronauts Could Print Food
Astronauts on future missions to Mars may be able to dial up a pizza via a 3D printer. NASA announced it awarded a $125,000 grant to Systems & Materials Research Corporation’s Anjan Contractor, who has already designed the printer. The head of the printer will be fed with a combination of nutrients, water, oils and flavors, which can be sprayed, layer by layer to create three ...
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Species Donated to Cuba by Serbian Zoo
Belgrade, May 22 (Prensa Latina) As part of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Cuba and Serbia, both nations announced the donation by Serbia of a couple of crocodiles and four flamingos. In a press conference, Cuban Ambassador to Belgrade, Mercedes Martinez and the director of the Serbian zoo, Vuk Bojovi, gave information on the ...
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Cuba Achieved Good Results in Sport Games for Journalists
Medellin, Colombia, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban representatives achieved very good results today, which include three golden medals, four silver and two bronze in athletics at the First Sports Games for journalists AIPS America, taking place in the Colombian city. Cubans achieved the first place in the 100 meters under 35 years, through Duber Luis Piñeiro, while Dayan Garcia got bronze. ...
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Venezuela Aspires to Become an Exporting Power
Caracas, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Minister of Trade, Alexander Fleming, said today that steps are taken to make Venezuela a leading exporter in a medium term. Fleming is involved in the implementation of technical talks with businessmen associated to the health area, with whom he would analyze the current situation in that sector. Likewise, the minister said he will address the issues ...
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Youth Festival to Be Celebrated in Sinaloa Mexico
Mexico, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The 2013 Youth Festival of Pop and Rock Music will be held since Wednesday, up to Friday, in six cities of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The event will count on the participation of 20 groups in 36 concerts in auditoriums and public places. The venues will be Culiacan -the capital of Sinaloa- Los Mochis, Mazatlan, Guasave, Guamuchil and El Fuerte. In the opening ...
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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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Mexicos stocks down 1 pct briefly touch 8-month low
MEXICO CITY | Wed May 22, 2013 3:03pm EDT MEXICO CITY May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico's IPC stock index briefly sank on Wednesday to an eight-month low beneath the key 40,000-point level for the first time since September 2012. The index dipped to the low after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned of the risks of holding interest rates too low for too long. The IPC last ...
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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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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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