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The crisis of Venezuela’s “Bolivarian” revolution and the political independence of the working class
One month after its razor-close presidential election, Venezuela remains in a state of political crisis. The aftermath of the victory by Nicolas Maduro, the hand-picked successor of the late Hugo Chavez, who had led the country through 14 years of his self-proclaimed "Bolivarian Revolution," has seen the right-wing opposition, with the backing of the Obama administration in Washington, ...
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U.S. womens soccer stars to Brazil
When it comes to foreign aid, sending soccer players to Brazil might seem a bit like shipping coals to Newcastle.But when those players are women, the story is different. As part of the State Department’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative, retired U.S. women’s soccer players Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain (yes, the one who tore off her shirt) are traveling to ...
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Canadian Prime Minister Travels to Peru and Colombia
Ottawa, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper travels to Peru and Colombia today as part of its strategy to strengthen relations with Latin America and the Caribbean in the complex global economic scenario. According to an official statement, Harper will review on Wednesday with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, the current state of their business and discuss prospects ...
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Ecuador Presents its Tourist Destinations in Peru
Quito, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador presents its diverse destinations that cover coastal, mountainous and snow regions, and islands in the XV International Tourism Fair (SIT), in Peru. This event will bring together, from May 23 to 25, the main tour operators and service companies in Peru and the world, such as hotels, airlines, and car rentals, among others. According to the Ministry of ...
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Mexico prohibits multiple soccer teams ownership
MEXICO CITY — The owners of the 18 Mexican first-division soccer clubs voted Monday to bar one person or one company from owning more than one team. The vote was an apparent move to stop tycoon Carlos Slim from expanding his growing influence in Mexican soccer. Mexico's largest broadcasters, Televisa and TV Azteca, have in the past owned multiple first-division teams but the issue ...
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Guatemala’s Highest Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of Former Dictator
The decision by Guatemala's Constitutional Court was a dramatic legal victory for General Ros Montt, 86, and a blow to human rights advocates who had called his conviction a sign that Guatemala's courts would no longer allow impunity for the country's ...
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Cheers greet Mexican soldiers relieving western town cut off from supplies by drug cartel
Mexican army soldiers enter the town of La Ruana, Michoacan, Mexico, Monday, May 20, 2013. Residents of western Mexico towns who endured months besieged by a drug cartel are cheering the arrival of hundreds of Mexican army troops. Hundreds of people in the state of Michoacan have taken up arms to defend their villages against drug gangs, a vigilante movement born of frustration at extortion, ...
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Antonio Banderas as Super Mario Chilean miners approve.
Mario Sepulveda, aka 'Super Mario,' a Chilean miner that was trapped underground for more than two months, will be played by Antonio Banderas in the film 'The 33.' The film dramatizes the cave-in at a mine in Chile's Atacama desert and the globally televised rescue of the miners that mesmerized millions ...
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South Sudan Army Recaptures Boma Officials
BOR, SOUTH SUDAN -- The South Sudanese Army (SPLA) has recaptured the town of Boma in Jonglei state after a brief battle with rebels led by David Yau Yau, SPLA officials said Monday. "The SPLA yesterday restored law and order to Boma and chased away the militia from Boma town," army spokesman Philip Aguer said. Four SPLA soldiers died in the fighting and 12 were wounded, Aguer ...
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Mexico adopts five-year plan for social economic development
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Monday presented a five-year plan, aimed at combating violence and improving administration."Mexico has the historic opportunity to launch a national transformation," Pena Nieto said at an event to announce the plan, adding that for the first time, the government has devised a development plan that includes the periodic evaluation of its ...
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Colombia says security measures ready for upcoming Pacific Alliance summit
Colombian authorities have said security measures are in place for a two-day summit of Pacific Alliance later this week in Cali, capital of the western province of Cauca.Colombia has deployed more than 3,000 police officers to ensure the safety of the heads of state and other top officials at the event, and 180 motorbikes, 60 patrol cars, a helicopter and an unmanned aircraft are used for the ...
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Brazil China to cooperate on digitalization of historical archives
Antunes said that Brazil can learn a lot from China when it comes to digital preservation of archives, as China has much more experience on this ...
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Valley Fever Raises Concerns in California Arizona
LOS ANGELES -- A longstanding health problem in California's Central Valley has worsened in recent years, leading health officials to order the relocation of 3,000 prisoners from two state prisons. But the disease affects much of the population in some rural communities and, while it often goes unnoticed, it sometimes can be devastating for patients. Dale Pulde is selling his California ...
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Pregnant Salvadoran woman Beatriz seeks life-saving abortion in El Salvador
The pregnant woman has lupus and doctors say her baby has anencephaly, a total or partial absence of the brain and the skull. Source: Quest Newspapers A pregnant, chronically ill Salvadoran woman testified before the Supreme Court to urge the justices to allow her to proceed with an an abortion that could save her life. Abortions are strictly forbidden in El Salvador, where the sentence for ...
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Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
After being terminated from her job as Medley Assistant Town Clerk two weeks ago, things got better very quickly for Mary Taylor last week when a special meeting was called and she was reinstated to her old ...
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Chinese president to visit three Latin American nations meet Obama in US
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico from May 31 to June 6, and meet with US President Barack Obama in the United States on June 7-8, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced Tuesday.According to Qin, Xi's visits are at the invitation of President of Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Carmona, President of Costa Rica Laura ...
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Colombia confirms killing of FARC security chief
Colombian authorities announced on Monday that they had killed Ernesto Hurtado Penaloza, the head of security for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group.Penaloza, also known as "el Negro Eliecer," was in charge of the security detail for the FARC's top commander Rodrigo Londono Echeverri, known by his nom de guerre "Timochenko,"said Colombian ...
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B.C. relatives of missing man fear Mexican police kidnapped him and a 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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Venezuela opposition Cuba calls the shots
CARACAS -- Venezuela's opposition on Monday released an audio recording that it said contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence ...
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Senate Panel Accuses Apple of Using Complex Tax Loopholes
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Zim to Boost Asia-South America Rates in Mid-June
will raise rates for all shipments on its trade from Asia to the east coast of South America, starting June 15.The increase will be $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot container, the carrier said.Containerized exports from Far East Asia to South and Central ...
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Mexican Tycoon Carlos Slims TracFone Accuses Activist Group Of Orchestrating A Corporate-Backed Smear Campaign
Two Countries One Voice and its campaign against Slim in the United States of being a corporate smear campaign as opposed to a grassroots movement against the Mexican billionaire's "monopolistic practices", as the group claimed. In a complaint filed Monday with ...
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Man Linked by U.S. to Hezbollah Is Arrested in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Brazilian police have arrested a businessman listed by the United States as a member of Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant group, under suspicion of operating a fraudulent scheme in the clothing industry -- a far cry from the arms, drugs, explosives and counterfeit bills that American officials have suspected him of trafficking in during the ...
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Autopsy Ex-Argentina dictator Videla died from injuries suffered in fall in shower at age 87
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Preliminary autopsy results say former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla died from fractures and a hemorrhage suffered in a fall in the shower while he was serving a life sentence for human rights violations. The 87-year-old was found dead Friday in his prison cell, five days after he fell. The preliminary report released Monday says the hemorrhage that he ...
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Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico
US civil rights activist Malcolm X (1925-1965) speaks during a rally in Washington, circa 1963. Malcolm X was later assassinated. Malcolm Shabazz, his grandson, was killed Thursday, May 9, in ...
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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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