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U.S. Cuba to resume talks on direct mail stopped in ’63
WASHINGTON -- The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official said on ...
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Silent Protesters Arrested in Turkey
Turkey has seen violent anti-government protests in several cities across the country for nearly three weeks. The government said Monday it may use the army to help stop the protests, if police power is not enough. Two major Turkish trade unions held a nationwide strike Monday against the police crackdown on Gezi Park demonstrators. The unions, which together represent hundreds of thousands ...
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Obama Skeptical About Syria No-Fly Zone Potential
In a television interview broadcast late Monday, Mr. Obama said if there was a move to restrict flights by the Syrian air force, that "may not be actually solving the problem." The president also said he will "preserve every option" available to him, and that the U.S. will be involved in a "careful, calibrated way." The White House has not completely ruled out a ...
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Two thirds of Chile faces desertification—president
SANTIAGO--Two thirds of Chile’s territory is facing desertification in which the bone-dry Atacama Desert grows by over a meter (3.3 feet) a day, President Sebastian Pinera warned Monday. The changing topography and consequences for the land ';is one of the greatest threats to sustained development, and to sustainable development, and to the quality of life of millions of people ...
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World Cup Protests Violent Clashes In Brazil
More than 100,000 people have marched through cities across Brazil to protest over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 football World Cup. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Sao Paolo, while youths clashed with police in central Rio. Police used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse small groups of masked youths who started a fire ...
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Time for a U.S. Pivot to Latin America
Increasingly, Latin American countries see China not as a rival but as a valuable trading partner. In fact, explains Kevin Gallagher, China has become a better partner in many ways than the United States. China is offering attractive deals to Latin American economies, while the United States continues to lecture and dictate. It's time for a real reset in U.S.-Latin American trade ...
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Venus Remedies rallies 10 on Mexico patent
Sivathanu Pillai hailed as the 'father of BrahMos' mentions 'missile tech' as one of the 10 key and "unique leap-frog technologies" for building a securer and greater future of ...
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El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state
El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ...
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Bolivias state oil firm to invest $151m on oil exploration
Bolivia's state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) plans to invest $151 million by December to explore oil reserves in the western department of La Paz, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera announced Monday."People should not doubt that the government will spend the money needed to find oil in the department of La Paz, and that way generate a ...
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Haiti reports first suspected H1N1 death in 2013
Haiti reported on Monday its first suspected death this year from H1N1 virus, reports reaching here said.The victim was from the small community of Nan Bannann in the southern city of Belle-Ansecity, 110 km southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince, the reports said.As local government said, the victim died at a hospital in Thiotte, 65 km east of the capital.Reports said the victim appeared to ...
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Arrest After Fan Killed Dribbling Ball To Brazil
A driver has been arrested over the death of a man who was hit from behind by a pick-up truck while dribbling a football from the US to Brazil for charity. Richard Swanson had planned to dribble the ball for more than a year through 11 countries to Sao Paolo in time for the opening World Cup 2014 game on June 12. The 42-year-old from Seattle was hit while walking south along a busy road ...
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100000 line streets of Brazil to protest taxes corruption
Protestors are reflected on the glass of a building, left, as they march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities, set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful ...
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Theft from S. Sudan Presidents Office Inside Job
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- A spate of alleged thefts from the office of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir may have been an inside job, officials investigating how tens of thousands of dollars went missing from Kiir's office said Monday. Some $70,000 U.S. that was kept in the president's office to pay staff who do not have bank accounts, along with two laptops, went missing from ...
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Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Text Calling upon United States to Initiate Self-determination Process for Puerto Rico
Meeting to consider the question of Puerto Rico, the Special Committee on Decolonization called again upon the United States today to expedite a process that would allow Puerto Ricans to fully exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and ...
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Brazil to offer 30 of oil field profits
(MENAFN) The head of the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency, Magda Chambriard, stated that the country plans on offering a maximum of 30 percent of oil field Libra's profits for its developer, reported Bloomberg.Chambriard also said that Libra, Brazil's largest oil field, will be up for auction in October of this year.The head of the agency added that the field's reserve size and ...
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Valcke Brazil better for football tournaments
FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has hit back at claims the 2014 World Cup will not benefit Brazil.There have been some protests in Brazil at the spending of public money on hosting both the 2013 Confederations Cup and next year's World Cup but Valcke believes the legacy of the two football tournaments will not be properly measurable for 20 years.Speaking after the opening four matches ...
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Brazil club Corinthians rubbish Kaka link
Rumours circling that Brazil giant Corinthians are attempting to lure Real Madrid player Kaka back to his homeland have been dismissed by the South American ...
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U.S. driver arrested in death of man struck while dribbling soccer ball from Seattle to Brazil
Eating behaviours of preschoolers, such as having meals while plunked in front of the TV, can lead to elevated cholesterol levels that could put kids at risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, ...
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Asia’s rising frontier with Latin America
June 18, 2013 In a world where Europe and the United States are struggling, both East Asia and Latin America are outperforming the pack, even if they, too, face challenges. And yet, more than 12 years since it started, the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) has not grabbed headline attention - not in the way, say, the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) have. Still, ...
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Brazil youth march against lavish state spending
(57 mins ago) Youths clashed with police in central Rio as more than 200,000 people marched in major Brazilian cities to protest against billions of dollars spent on the Confederation Cup and higher public transport costs. The nationwide demonstrations, the most extensive since the unrest began 10 days ago, were relatively peaceful, AFP reports. However acts of vandalism were reported in Rio ...
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Brazil protests erupt on huge scale
protest in decades on Monday as more than 100,000 people took to the streets nationwide to express their frustration at heavyhanded policing, poor public services and high costs for the World Cup of football.The major demonstrations in Rio de Janeiro,So Paulo,Brasilia, Belem, Belo Horizonte, Salvador and elsewhere marked a rapid escalation after bus price increases led to smaller protests last ...
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To silence rationing rumours Venezuela announces 760.000 tons of imported food is on the way
Venezuela is awaiting the arrival of 760.000 tons of food from different associated countries and which are destined to build a national reserve of food, according to Food Minister Felix Osorio. The announcement follows strong suggestions that rationing of certain food and toiletry items was in the ...
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More than 100000 protesters take to the streets in Brazil
Thousands of people participate in a protest against rising public transport costs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 17 June 2013. Earlier police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of protesters near the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The demonstrators were protesting rising public transport costs and the billions of dollars spent on the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic ...
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G8 Leaders World Economic Prospects Still Weak
After the first day of their annual summit in Northern Ireland Monday, the G8 said significant policy actions taken by the eurozone, U.S. and Japan have reduced the risk of an economic downturn. The leaders said promoting growth and jobs remains their priority. They called the fight against long-term and youth unemployment critical. Earlier Monday, the United States and European Union said ...
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US names dangerous Cuba prisoners
Pentagon , Army Lieutanant Colonel Todd Breasseale.The names of all Guantanamo prisoners have been public for years, but the administration of ...
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Brazil fighting the good fight?
Brazil’s recent victory in a trade dispute with the US, which was resolved through the WTO is a victory, not just for the biggest economy in South America, but also for developing nations around the world, showing that the mechanisms of the WTO can be used to further their interests – although it will take years of fighting and unrelenting effort…
Brazil’s ongoing dispute with the United States over the subsidizing of cotton for producers in the US, looks like it may soon be resolved, as Brazil recently indicated it would hold off on slapping a range of 102 US goods with sanctions, if the US agreed to certain measures put forth by the South American country. Read more
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