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Europe Feels Left Out Of Climate Deal
LONDON (AP) ―
It's a climate deal that has Europe feeling left out in the cold.
The continent that used to take the lead in advocating climate action is now taking the lead in climate complaining. And it's not just upset with the results, but the
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South Africa blasts Copenhagen failure
Her fellow negotiator Alf Wills said the resulting agreement was limited not only in terms of what it did to save the planet, but in the number of nations that accepted it, saying it did not extend beyond the 28 represented at the late-night
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Ice Melting Faster Everywhere
"From the Arctic sea ice to the Antarctic interior and the mountainous peaks of Peru, Alaska, and Tibet, ice is melting at an alarming rate. The accelerating loss of ice sheets, sea ice, and glaciers is one of the most powerful and striking indicators
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Plane carrying Bolivia's presidents makes emergency landing; no one injured
LA PAZ, Bolivia
- A plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Moarales had to make an emergency landing Wednesday because of a failure in its hydraulic system, but no one was harmed, a spokesman said.
Presidential spokesman Ivan Canelas said Morales was
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Mike Whitney : Obama, Progressives and the Press: an Interview with Cindy Sheehan
Mike Whitney: President Barack Obama recently visited Dover Air Force Base where he was photographed with the flag-draped coffins of soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. Why did Obama do this and what was your reaction?
Cindy Sheehan: "I
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Bolivian leader moves to legalize small coca plots
LA PAZ, Bolivia - President Evo Morales said Saturday that he plans to make it legal for Bolivia's farmers to grow small parcels of coca plants.
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Bolivia to leagalize growing of coca plants
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LA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales said Saturday that he plans to make it legal for Bolivia’s farmers to grow small parcels of coca plants.
Morales, who also heads a coca growers association, said he wants to permit individual
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Bolivian president wishes people peace, development in 2010
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Sunday that he wished the Bolivian people peace, development, freedom and democracy in 2010.
During his new year message broadcasted by local media, Morales said, "I want to invite you (the Bolivian people) to
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Tampa Bay boss Dalglish putting in hard yards ahead of NASL season
New Tampa Bay Rowdies coach Paul Dalglish has a tough task ahead of him to complete his playing roster for the upcoming North American Soccer League.
The 32-year old former Newcastle United and Houston Dynamo winger has just one month to sign 22
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Arrest order issued for Bolivian leader's political foe
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AFP - Officials in Bolivia issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for a leading political rival of leftist President Evo Morales, charging the conservative politician with tax evasion and election fraud.
Manfred Reyes Villa, a former governor
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Venezuela's Chavez condemns remarks by Spanish environment minister on climate talks
CARACAS, Venezuela
- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is trading barbs with Spain's environment minister over the Copenhagen summit on climate change.
Chavez objects to remarks by Spanish Environment Minister Elena Espinosa, who suggested Venezuela
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Official: Bolivian opposition candidate fled to US
LA PAZ, Bolivia—A Bolivian government official claims the presidential runner-up has fled to the United States to escape election-fraud charges.
Interior Minister Alfredo Rada says Manfred Reyes Villa crossed over the Peruvian border Dec. 14 and then
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Bolivian Indians See Rocky Exodus From Serfdom
Juan Vasquez didn't have much of a childhood. He never went to school, began to work as a ranch hand at age 12, married three years later and has nine children. But in all his 55 years, Vasquez says with moistening eyes, he never got paid —
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U.S. diplomacy stumbles in Latin America
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Just eight months ago, President Obama was calling Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva "my man" and suggesting that the South American country could become a leading U.S. partner in the region.
Since then, Brazil
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The Carter Syndrome
Neither a cold-blooded realist nor a bleeding-heart idealist, Barack Obama has a split personality when it comes to foreign policy. So do most U.S. presidents, of course, and the ideas that inspire this one have a long history at the core of the
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Bolivia leader calls alternative climate meeting
President of Bolivia Evo Morales addresses the 63rd annual United Nations General Assembly meeting at UN headquarters September 23, 2008 in New York City. (Spencer Platt, Getty Images)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales says he's
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Suspect-framing trial to begin for Ohio drug agent
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A federal drug agent who directed a wide-ranging crack cocaine investigation is going on trial on charges of helping to frame 17 people in undercover sales made by a rogue informant.
The case against Lee Lucas, an agent with the U.S.
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Ohio Drug Agent Alternately Called a Liar, Honest
While the prosecution describes a federal drug agent charged with framing 17 people in a cocaine sting as a liar trying to polish his conviction record, the defense says Lee Lucas is an honest and tough crime-fighting legend. A U.S. District Court jury
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Suburban Priest Attempts Suicide After Abuse Claim
CHICAGO (AP) ―
A Roman Catholic priest who was removed from his suburban Chicago post because of an abuse allegation was in intensive care Thursday after apparently trying to commit suicide by jumping from a church balcony, officials said.
The
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Informant testifies against DEA agent
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By THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press January 9, 2010
CLEVELAND -- A rogue informant testified Friday that he framed people on drug charges in undercover buys supervised by a federal agent charged with helping the
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Bolivia banks on 'Coca Colla,' fizzy coca-leaf drink
AFP - President Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous leader known for chewing coca leaves at UN meetings, is making a fresh push for the plant, this time in the form of the soft drink "Coca Colla."
Intended to rival its more famous US cousin, Coca
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A tour of the poorest areas of San Juan de Lurigancho Lima
Welcome to my travel blog. Here I will keep you updated on my activities in Peru and Bolivia for the next 2.5 months. I hope it interests you.
A month has now passed since I arrived in Peru. It was spent with family, friends, and Mal. We managed to
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Bolivia's Morales lauds social themes in 'Avatar'
LA PAZ, Bolivia—Bolivia's first indigenous president is praising "Avatar" for what he calls its message of saving the environment from exploitation.
A self-proclaimed socialist, Evo Morales says he identifies with the film's "profound show of
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Vatican unimpressed with Avatar's 'worship' of nature
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The Vatican newspaper and radio station has criticised James Cameron’s 3-D blockbuster 'Avatar' for flirting with the idea that worship of nature can replace religion – a notion the Pope warned against.
They call the film a
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BBC iPlayer goes into top gear
Sir Terry Wogan's grand finale on his breakfast show and Top Gear's Bolivia special helped the BBC iPlayer smash new records.
The on-demand service received 115 million requests for TV and radio shows in December and created a new record in a month.
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Chavez to use virtual currency for some trade
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela plans to start using a new virtual currency this week to facilitate trade with a bloc of allies in Latin America and the Caribbean that President Hugo Chavez has assembled to counter U.S. influence in the
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Vatican reviewers say ‘Avatar’ is no movie masterpiece
VATICAN CITY — “Avatar” is wooing audiences worldwide with visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please.
The Vatican newspaper and radio station are criticizing James Cameron’s 3-D
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Policing world has consequences
To express my opinion, I will simply state a fact: The U.S. has military personnel in 135 countries. Here is the list:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium,
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Pinera victory could complicate Chile's diplomacy
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SANTIAGO, Chile — Billionaire and now President-elect Sebastian Pinera invoked the calls to service of John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama as he challenged Chileans to come together to improve their country.
Supporters of Chile's new
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$US1.2 billion pledged for Haiti quake aid
MORE than $US1.2 billion ($A1.3 billion) have been pledged in aid funding to Haiti, which is struggling to recover from last week's deadly earthquake, United Nations data shows.
Major national donors included Canada, which has pledged $US53.6 million ($
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Morales deplores US 'occupation' of Haiti
LA PAZ, Bolivia—President Evo Morales said Wednesday that Bolivia would seek U.N. condemnation of what he called the U.S. military occupation of earthquake-stricken Haiti.
"The United States cannot use a natural disaster to militarily occupy Haiti," he
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Sweden to close embassies, open others
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Swedish authorities said Thursday the country will close six embassies by year's end and open 10 new ones focused on foreign aid programs.
Including these changes, the government in Stockholm will have opened 40 and
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Soldiers for Hire
Should the United States be concerned about Iran’s determined efforts to reach out to Latin America? Or, as was suggestively described in the Economist, by the Ayatollahs’ strategy of cozying up to Latin America?
The US continues to see the world as
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Bolivia's Morales sworn in to term No. 2
Evo Morales has begun a second term as Bolivia's president by declaring colonialism dead in the Andean nation.
Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo, right, shakes hands with Nobel Peace laureate Rigoberta Menchu, during the inauguration
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Millions to mark 'Earth Hour'
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Sydney - Millions of people from Sydney to Sweden are set to switch off their lights on March 27, as part of the global "Earth Hour" campaign to highlight climate
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Italy distances itself from US Haiti criticism
ROME - Italy's foreign minister on Monday distanced the government from harsh criticism of the U.S.
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No respite for Haiti amid fresh aftershocks
Two new aftershocks rattled weary Haitians on Tuesday, as top US officials defended the huge American military-led aid operation from criticisms of being too heavy-handed.
"We just can't get used to these quakes. Each aftershock is terrifying and
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AP source: Mexico-Ecuador possible at Meadowlands
NEW YORK —
Mexico and Ecuador could play a World Cup warmup match at the new $1.6 billion Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on May 7, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press
Negotiations are in the final stages
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Bolivia's ex-prez faces charges in deadly crash
LA PAZ, Bolivia—Police in Bolivia say former President Jaime Paz Zamora will face homicide charges for a car crash that killed a man.
The transportation director in the southern city of Tarija says the driver of the other car in the accident died
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FACTBOX-Drug policy reforms in Latin America
Jan 29 (Reuters) - After four decades of zero-tolerance drug policies promoted by the United States, many Latin American countries say the war on drugs has failed and are adopting more permissive drug laws, including the decriminalization of personal
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Peru flood death toll rises to 20
HEAVY flooding in southern Peru, which trapped thousands of tourists visiting the Inca city of Machu Picchu, has killed 20 and left at least five missing, Peru's Civil Defence force said today.
Thousands of others have been affected by heavy rains, the
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Sundance Announces 2010 Award Winners: ANIMAL KINGDOM, THE RED CHAPEL, RESTREPO, and WINTER’S BONE Earn Grand Jury Prizes
Sundance has announced the 2010 Award Winning films and Animal Kingdom, The Red Chapel, Restrepo, and Winter’s Bone earned Grand Jury Prizes while Contracorriente, happythankyoumoreplease, Waiting For Superman, and Wasteland won the Audience Awards.
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Analysis: Chavez's socialist project badly hobbled
CARACAS, Venezuela—A new slogan appearing on the T-shirts and banners of anti-government protesters in Venezuela sums up a growing sentiment about President Hugo Chavez after 11 years in power: "You're struck out."
The list of strikes against Chavez
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Transfer deadline day is just no big deal as Premier League big guns keep cheque books shut while Spurs striker Robbie Keane's Celtic switch is only drama
The green shoots of recovery were conspicuous by their absence yesterday as the transfer window slammed shut, with only money-bags Manchester City splashing out.
Barclays Premier League clubs spent just £32million compared to £170m last year, making
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Velazquez brace sees Libertad through
A brace by Pablo Velazquez helped Libertad progress to the Copa Libertadores group stage with a stirring comeback to defeat Venezuela's Deportivo Tachira.
Already 1-0 down from last week's first leg, Javier Torrente's side went further behind in the
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Cruzeiro crush Potosi to advance to Libertadores group phase
(GSM) - Brazilian outfit Cruzeiro scored no less than seven goals in their home match with Real Potosi of Bolivia to secure a spot in the group phase of the Copa Libertadores.
Last week's first leg in Bolivia ended in a 1-1 draw but at home, Cruzeiro
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Jury in Cleveland acquits federal drug agent
As the judge thanked jurors for their work, Lucas fought back tears and eventually pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his face. He turned to fellow supporters in the gallery and nodded through tears, receiving a pumped fist in the air in
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Bolivia tackles gender equality in government
LA PAZ, Bolivia—After reinventing Bolivia's government to reflect the country's multi-ethnic, Indian majority, President Evo Morales is championing gender parity at the highest levels of government.
Women now account for half of Bolivia's Cabinet
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Charity Begins at Home
It’s time to bring foreign aid back to domestic shores — and spend it on those who might actually be grateful.
Whenever the world gets into serious difficulties, whether owing to acts of men (i.e., “man-caused disasters”) or an act of God, it is almost
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Rock crushes house, kills teen in Bolivia
A 14-year-old boy was killed when a huge rock dislodged by the torrential rain crushed his family home here in Bolivia, an official said on Sunday.
The house was located at the foot of the Colorado hill in La Paz's Amor de Dios neighbourhood.
The
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Bolivia expects 5,000 foreigners at climate forum
Bolivia's government says it expects thousands of activists, environmentalists and scientists to travel to the Andean nation for conference on climate change.
Bolivia's foreign minister, David Choquehuanca, estimates roughly 5,000 foreigners will
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Bolivian candidate sentenced to make adobe bricks
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- A governing party candidate in Bolivia is making 1,000 adobe bricks as part of a drunk-driving sentence handed down under the community justice system backed by the country's pro-indigenous government.
Felix Patzi, an Aymara
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Bolivia creates space agency for Chinese satellite
The agency will be formed by representatives from six ministries that will be appointed by President Evo Morales, Delgadillo said.
LA PAZ: Bolivia said Wednesday it will create a space agency to manage and execute a satellite project of Chinese
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Guayaquil march protests against Ecuador's gov't
Friction between the president and mayor has worsened since the national government allocated $175 million for Guayaquil's administration rather than the $192 million requested by the city of 2.5 million people.
Correa, like Chavez and Bolivia's Evo
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Estudiantes start Copa defense with 5-1 win
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Mauro Boselli scored a hat trick as Argentine club Estudiantes La Plata started their Copa Libertadores defense with a 5-1 rout of 10-man Peruvian side Juan Aurich on Thursday.
In the day's other group matches, Uruguay's
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Stabbing sparks fresh anti-immigration calls in Italy
AFP - Police in Milan are holding four Egyptians suspected of taking part in a rampage after the fatal stabbing of a compatriot in a suburb of the northern Italian city, news reports said Sunday.
The four were among 36 Egyptians and one Ivorian
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Pan American Silver Reports Best Fourth Quarter in the Company's History
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Birth on Bolivian plane; baby gets free flights
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A Bolivian airline is giving free flights to a child born on one of its airliners.
Spokesman Jerry Holters says the girl was born two weeks early as the Transportes Aereos Militares plane headed toward La Paz at an altitude of 24,
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Local derby ends in stalemate
Matt Taylor was guilty of missing chances as Bolton Wanderers remained in the Premier League drop-zone following a goalless draw against Wigan Athletic.
The Trotters midfielder twice failed to hit the target with clear-cut opportunities as Owen Coyle's
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Lawson Software Launches Newest M3 Enterprise Management System, Lawson M3 10.1
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today introduced its newest release of
the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System, Lawson
M3 10.1. With this launch, Lawson is bringing its most significant
launch for the Lawson M3
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Ruth's Tips: Paintbrush Plant
column, you said that Abromeitiella brevifolia did well in California gardens, but not in the eastern U.S. where the summers are humid. But it also said that this plant comes from northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia. Doesn't this area get most
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MORENO UP FOR THE CHALLENGE
Wigan's on-loan Bolivia striker Marcelo Moreno is prepared to take the hard knocks of the Barclays Premier League if it means scoring the goals that will safeguard the club's survival.
The 22-year-old joined the Latics from Shakhtar Donetsk in January
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Bolivian baby girl to be baptized on military plane where born; air force head named godfather
LA PAZ, Bolivia
- A baby girl born on a military-run airliner in Bolivia will be baptized on the plane as well — with the chief of the air force presiding as godfather.
Tami Fabiola was born on Feb. 14 on a Transportes Aereos Militares plane at an
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Baby born on flight will return to air to be baptized
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) A baby girl born on a military-run airliner in Bolivia will be baptized on the plane as well — with the chief of the air force presiding as godfather.
Tami Fabiola was born on Feb. 14 on a Transportes Aereos Militares plane at an
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The mounting cost of Spain's new illegal underclass
MADRID (Reuters) - Wilson, a tiler, worked illegally for six years before getting his papers in October. Now he's lost his job he has a choice: go back to living illegally in Spain or leave the country.
With a son back in Ecuador, he says he will
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18 killed in rain in Bolivia
At least 18 people have died as a result of heavy rain in the Andean nation of Bolivia, local media reported Tuesday.
About 40,000 families have been affected by flooding as multiple rivers overflowed their banks, civil protection authorities said.
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Mexico routs Bolivia 5-0 in friendly
SAN FRANCISCO — Braulio Luna scored and set up three other goals as Mexico beat Bolivia 5-0 on Wednesday in an international friendly at Candlestick Park.
Javier Hernandez, the leading scorer in Mexico’s top domestic league with Guadalajara, had two
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Once Caldas, Lanus win in Copa Libertadores
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s Once Caldas came from behind to claim a 2-1 home victory over Sao Paulo of Brazil in the Copa Libertadores group stage on Thursday.
Argentina’s Lanus was a 4-1 winner over Bolivia’s Blooming, with Diego Lagos scoring twice,
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Quake Ranks With Biggest of Past Century
By Gautam Naik The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off coastal Chile in the early hours of the morning is one of the biggest temblors anywhere in more than a century.Data from the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that this morning's Chile quake
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Clinton Heading to Latin America After Chile Quake
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin America is certain to focus on
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Clinton to meet with Uruguay's incoming president
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, before the House State and Foreign Operations subcommittee hearing on the State Department's fiscal 2010 budget.
Troops from Uruguay are
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Aid influx begins in Chile
AID from Chile's Latin American neighbours began arriving overnight after President Michelle Bachelet called for help to handle the fallout of a massive earthquake that killed more than 700 people. Santiago's damaged airport saw the first influx of
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Mexico stops by Rose Bowl for World Cup tune up
surprise call-up this season to European champion Barcelona's first team. Giovani Dos Santos started his career at Barcelona and moved to London-based Tottenham on a $7 million transfer nearly two years ago. He's on loan to Galatasaray.
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Mexico see off New Zealand
Both Javier Hernandez and Carlos Vela scored in the space of five minutes on Wednesday to lift Mexico to a 2-0 victory over New Zealand in a 2010 FIFA World Cup™ warm-up match for both teams.
Hernandez's goal in the 53rd minute marked the second
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Clinton pushes Honduras recognition
At a meeting to be held later Friday in Guatemala, Clinton will make the case to Central American regional leaders to restore full relations with Honduras that some had suspended after a coup last June and to support its readmission to the Organization
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Review: Judging A Book By Its Cover Works [Review]
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The quartet of military misfits introduced in the original Battlefield: Bad Company are back and taking a backseat to a revamped (and far more exciting) multiplayer mode in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
On the
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Chile begins mourning quake dead
Flags will be lowered across Chile on Sunday as the country begins a three-day period of national mourning for the hundreds of victims of the massive earthquake.
But more than a week after the devastating 8.8-magnitude tremor that hit central Chile on
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New ways to disarm deadly South American hemorrhagic fever viruses
New World hemorrhagic fevers are emerging infectious diseases found in South America that can cause terrible, Ebola-like symptoms. Current treatments are expensive and only partially effective.
Now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers
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Finding New Ways To Disarm Deadly South American Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses
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Estudiantes held at Bolivar in Libertadores
Estudiantes continue to struggle in Group 3 of the Copa Libertadores, as the Argentinians were held to a goalless draw at Bolivar.
After a 4-1 defeat by Alianza Lima in February, it was vital for defending champions Estudiantes to collect three points
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Earthquake-rattled Chile to swear in new president
Santiago: Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera takes office as Chile''s new president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding the country after one of the worst earthquakes ever recorded killed hundreds of people less than two weeks ago.
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Report: European Companies Buying Their Way Out of Carbon Cuts
Photo via Guardian Most cap and trade schemes proposed by governments include provisions that allow polluting companies to buy carbon offsets--initiatives that pay for tree planting in South America or solar panel installation in India and so
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Davalos keeps customers in mind
In his youth, Agustin Davalos was fascinated by motorcycles.
Any other engineering student in his graduating class at Georgia Institute of Technology would have bet Davalos would go on to build engines, not equity.
But five years into being a
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Bolivia drops bid to host Miss Universe contest
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LA PAZ, Bolivia Bolivia is dropping its bid to host the Miss Universe pageant because it would cost more than anticipated.
President Evo Morales has lobbied foreign leaders to help him bring the glamorous contest to the impoverished
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Bolivia drops bid to host Miss Universe contest
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LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Bolivia is dropping its bid to host the Miss Universe pageant because it would cost more than anticipated.
President Evo Morales has lobbied foreign leaders to help him bring the glamorous contest to the
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Bolivia jailer ousted over favors for ex-dictator
Bolivia jailer ousted over favors for ex-dictator The Associated Press More News Bolivian officials say they have fired a prison director who let a convicted former dictator turn cells into a luxury apartment. Interior Minister Sacha Llorenti says Col.
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Bolivia summit to seek global climate change referendum
AFP - An alternative "people's conference" on climate change in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba in April will seek to advance an international global warming referendum, organizers said.
"The only thing that can save mankind from a (climate) tragedy is
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Mexico defeats North Korea
Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Javier Hernandez were on target as Mexico posted a 2-1 win over fellow FIFA World Cup finalist North Korea in Torreon.
Blanco fired the host into the lead from a free-kick after 51 minutes of the friendly encounter before Choe Kum-
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Bolivian who captured 'Che' wanted for questioning
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LA PAZ, Bolivia — The retired general who captured legendary revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara was summoned Friday by Bolivian authorities investigating an alleged plot against President Evo Morales.
Former Gen. Gary Prado allegedly
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Mexico drops Blanco, Hernandez for Iceland
NEW YORK (AP) -- Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Javier Hernandez have been dropped from Mexico's roster for Wednesday's exhibition against Iceland in Charlotte, N.C., after scoring this week against North Korea.
Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who played in
