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Free Market Reforms Needed to Fix Venezuelas Socialist Economic Problems
In Venezuela, the laws of supply and demand are undermining the socialist revolution started by the late President Hugo Chavez. Since Chavez's hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro won the Venezuelan presidential election in April - by a margin of less than 2 percent - high inflation and a shortage of staple goods are now leading many on both sides of this politically-divided country to question ...
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Obama Speech Attempts to Fulfill Pledges For More Transparency
WHITE HOUSE The Obama administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged the killing of four Americans in drone strikes. This came on the eve of a speech by President Barack Obama about the legal principles supporting use of drones against terrorist suspects, and about detention policies. The use of drone warfare and targeted killings, including of Americans helping al-Qaida or ...
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Ukrainian clubs target Brazil winger Osvaldo
Brazil international winger Osvaldo is reportedly a summer transfer target of Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist Kharkiv. The 26-year-old has been in impressive form for Brazilian club Sao Paulo and has twice been capped by Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari this year, reports XInhua. Sao Paulo have reportedly already received preliminary offers for Osvaldo from both clubs, considered two ...
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I want to stay at Botafogo Seedorf
Dutch veteran footballer Clarence Seedorf says he has no plans to leave Botafogo before his contract expires in July next year. The 37-year-old has been touted as a candidate to replace under-pressure AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri following the club's third place in Italy's Serie A this season, reports Xinhua. But the former Netherlands international says he is focused on helping ...
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Neymar to join Barcelona in July Reports
Brazilian striker Neymar has agreed in principle to join Barcelona, July 1. The 21-year-old striker is understood to have signed a deal last week to join the Spanish giants following the Confederations Cup in Brazil, reports Xinhua. Neymar's current club Santos could ratify the deal Wednesday. As anticipation surrounding the move intensified, Barcelona star Lionel Messi said Neymar would be a ...
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Antonio Banderas to portray trapped Chilean miner
Spanish actor Antonio Banderas will star in "The 33", a film based on the story of survival of the miners buried for more than two months in a mine in northern Chile, Variety reported. Banderas will portray Mario Sepulveda, the charismatic miner who earned the nickname "Super Mario". The announcement was made by producer Mike Medavoy at the Cannes Film Festival. The filming, to be directed by ...
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15 nations for ophthalmology meet in Cuba
The 7th International Ophthalmology Congress, to be held here June 29-31, will draw experts from 15 countries, Xinhua reported. Over 600 Cuban experts will attend the meeting to showcase the country's latest developments in ophthalmological research. This was carried out over the past few years in conjunction with "Mission Miracle," a joint Cuba-Venezuela programme launched in 2004 to provide ...
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Puerto Rico teacher prison guard held for child porn
A teacher and a prison guard were arrested in Puerto Rico in separate cases of child pornography, the US attorney in San Juan, Rosa Emilia Rodriguez, announced Tuesday. She said in a statement that educator Rigel Colon Cruzado was arrested Monday after investigators discovered that he had been having sexually-oriented conversations with a 12-year-old girl. Rodriguez said that the investigation ...
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Brazils Embraer to sell 40 jets to US airline
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said Tuesday it reached a deal to sell 40 E175 passenger jets to US airline SkyWest for nearly $1.7 billion. The planes have a seating capacity of up to 76 passengers. An additional 60 orders are subject to SkyWest being awarded contracts with major US airline partners, while the agreement also includes options for 100 other E175s, meaning the deal could ...
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Paulina Rubio to be judge on `X Factor
Paulina Rubio will join the panel of judges for the popular Fox television show "The X Factor" next season, the Mexican singer's representative announced Tuesday. Rubio will join the judging panel - which includes show creator Simon Cowell, Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child and Disney star Demi Lovato - during the musical contest show's third season. "I love 'The X Factor'! I can't wait to find ...
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Mexican firm to acquire US wireless operator
Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil says it has agreed to buy US mobile operator Start Wireless Group for an undisclosed amount. In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Mexico City-based company announced its US unit Tracfone Wireless had reached a deal to acquire the assets of Start Wireless Group, an Ohio-based mobile virtual network operator. The transaction is expected ...
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Cuba permits individuals to import mopeds
Cuban customs authorities have authorized individuals to import electric appliances and mopeds in a resolution eliminating the prohibition on such imports that had been in force since 2005. Resolution 143 published Monday in the island's Official Gazette sets forth that Cuban citizens traveling abroad may import refrigerators, air conditioners of any type or model, microwave ovens, stoves and ...
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Revision of Mental Illness Guide Stirs Debate
A long-anticipated revision of an official diagnostic guide to mental illness, known as the DSM-5, was released this week. While the new manual is being welcomed by some doctors as reflecting advancements in the understanding and diagnosis of mental disorders, critics say its definitions of psychiatric conditions are based too much on symptoms and too little on the biological causes of mental ...
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In Peru Harper finally gets a shot at his long-desired foreign policy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Peruvian President Ollanta Humala at Government Palace in Lima on May 22, 2013. (SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN ...
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Argentina calling Chinese firms
China, Argentina vow to enhance ties " (China Daily, May 11) Argentina can substantially increase the output of its agricultural products such as soybeans, corn, wheat and other food grains. Besides, it is already a major producer of beef and dairy products. Chinese companies should, therefore, think of starting large-scale joint ventures to produce non-genetically modified soybeans, ...
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Brazil announces 13 bln USD budget cut for 2013
The budget cut aims to help the government achieve the primary surplus goal, which was established at 155.9 billion reais (76 billion U.S. dollars) for the year under review, which represents 3.2 percent of Brazil's GDP, Planning and Budget Minister Miriam Belchior ...
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Peru Canada leaders agree to boost economic ties
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday agreed to strengthen bilateral economic relations following ...
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British PM London Killing Appears to be Terrorism
British Prime Minister David Cameron says the daylight killing of a man on a south London street near an army barracks appears to be a terrorist ...
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Canada sets new aid for Peru linked to mining
LIMA, Peru -; Canada's prime minister has announced a new package of development aid for Peru that environmentalists are viewing warily because it is closely tied to Canadian mining investments in the South American ...
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Venezuela toilet paper shortage ends with new toilet paper shipments
Toilet paper adorns the Auburn Oaks at Toomer's Corner Celebration on April 20, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. Venezuela could have used some of this. (Mike Zarrilli/Getty ...
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Political Participation by Indigenous Latin Americans Low
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 10:31 am Press Release: UN News Political Participation by Indigenous Peoples in Latin America Still Low - UN ReportNew York, May 22 2013 - Indigenous peoples in Latin America have undergone an unprecedented mobilization in the past 20 years, but political participation, particularly among women, is still low, the United Nations said in a new report released ...
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A Design Collective Creates Its Own Economy In El Salvador
The Carrot Concept is a multi-disciplinary design collective of artists, architects, and entrepreneurs in El Salvador. They launched their first collection during this past weekend's New York Design ...
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Puerto Rico legislator seeks to reduce dropout rates through increased fines jail time
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A legislator in Puerto Rico has submitted a bill that would increase fines and jail time for parents whose children skip classes or drop out of school. Angel Munoz Suarez says fines up to $5,000 and a 12-month jail sentence are needed to reduce dropout and absenteeism rates in the U.S. territory. He also says welfare benefits should be cut as punishment. Munoz says in a ...
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Argentina Judicial Reform A Farewell to thee Rule of Law and the Separation of Powers.
By Rodolfo Arrate (*) - The Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges famously declared: "Democracy is an abuse of statistics". Observing the evolution of the political regime in Argentina nowadays, the poet’s sentence may well have turned into a ...
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Cars made in Brazil are deadly
The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class. The shiny new Fords, Fiats, and Chevrolets tell the tale of an economy in full bloom that now boasts the fourth largest auto market in the world. What happens once those vehicles hit the streets, however, is shaping up ...
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Cuba and Venezuela pushing ahead with major undersea project
Submarine cables are the information gateways of the modern world and Cuba will soon be linked to Venezuela and Jamaica by one, which will increase the efficiency of information flows between the countries by over 3000 times.
Work on an underwater cable that will link Cuba, Venezuela and Jamaica is underway with the survey ship RV Ridley Thomas mapping the ocean floor between the countries to determine the exact path of the cable. Read more
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