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Five Deaths One Million Infected by Flu in Bolivia
La Paz, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Five dead and more than a million patients is the balance of an influenza epidemic in Bolivia, the result of a wave of winter from earlier this month, reported the Ministry of Health. According to the health minister, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, the deaths are due to infection by the H2N3 flu virus, following a reported outbreak in the capital and in the peripheral ...
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Forlan Eyes 100th Uruguay Cap in Key Game Against Nigeria
SALVADOR, Brazil ...
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Brazils biggest protest in 20 years continues
Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of Sao Paulo to protest poor public services, police violence and government ...
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FBI Most-wanted Suspect Nabbed in Mexico
A former University of Southern California professor on the FBI's most-wanted list for alleged sex crimes involving children was caught in Mexico, the FBI said. Bill Lewis, FBI assistant director in charge, said 64-year-old Walter Lee Williams was arrested Tuesday by Mexican authorities, The Los Angeles Times reported. The FBI said authorities have identified at least 10 of the ...
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Mexico arrests man on FBI’s top list
Mexican officials said late Tuesday that they had arrested former US university professor Walter Lee Williams, an alleged child sexual predator on the FBI's list of top 10 Most Wanted ...
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Dominican officials look to dump poultry glut as Haiti ban holds
Santo Domingo. - Dominican Republic is running around "like a chicken with its head cut off" in the heels of Haiti's ban on local poultry products that took effect for more than one week, as various sectors suggest ways to deal with the expected glut. Agriculture minister Luis Ramon Rodriguez, who met today with north region chicken and egg farmers, said the government could buy ...
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Canada deploying 34 peacekeepers to serve with Brazilians in Haiti
Canada is sending 34 troops to Haiti to serve as a peacekeepers with a Brazilian battalion, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Wednesday. MacKay announced the deployment in Ottawa alongside Calgary MP Diane Ablonczy and Gen. Tom Lawson, Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff. They will deploy from June 21 until December 2013, MacKay said. "Members of the Canadian Armed ...
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Dubai Chile discuss customs cooperation
The existing spheres of customs cooperation and the economic and trade relations between Dubai and Chile were discussed today by Ahmed Butti Ahmed, the Executive Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and Director General of Dubai Customs, and Carlos Salas, the Trade Commissioner of Chile at the Embassy of Chile in the UAE. Ahmed Butti Ahmed, in his remarks at the meeting, ...
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One of U.S. FBIs most wanted nabbed at Mexico beach resort
If you’re young and hoping to work your way up into a high-paid position, here are 10 jobs you’ll probably want to avoid. People in these jobs work at the bottom strata of the labour market, according to the latest survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage ...
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Pittsburgh Council rejects expansion of Mexican War Streets historic district
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday unanimously rejected legislation expanding the North Side's Mexican War Streets historical district and restricting what residents could do to the exterior of their homes and ...
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Brazil protests a love for soccer but not the pricetag
New soccer stadiums dotting Brazil have become iconic of the frustration on the streets: The government is investing billions in sports but not schools or ...
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British Supreme Court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran
By Clare Hutchison LONDON (Reuters) - Western government sanctions against Iran suffered a big setback on Wednesday when Britain's top court ruled that the government was wrong to have imposed sanctions on the biggest Iranian private bank ...
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Rights Group Prosecute Alleged Arms Dealer
A human rights group is calling on Sierra Leonean authorities to investigate a suspected arms dealer. U.N. investigators have alleged Ibrahim Bah supplied arms to rebels during Sierra Leone’s civil war. to De Capua report on Ibrahim Bah The civil war lasted 11 years, ending in 2002. During that time, RUF and AFRC rebels committed many atrocities, including murder, amputations, ...
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President Obama Delivers Berlin Speech
Flanked by Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, U.S. President Barack Obama waves at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin June 19, ...
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Paris Exhibit Captures Mandelas Journey
PARIS -- The fragile health of former South African president Nelson Mandela has been making headlines in recent days. But a new exhibition in Paris takes a step back - looking at Mandela's evolution from political prisoner to one of the world's most beloved and respected politicians. Produced by the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, the show kicks off a year of cultural events in ...
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Inmates Fight Fires Gain Skills for Life After Prison
LOS ANGELES -- The western state of California is known for wildfires that can quickly burn out of control, and this year the fire season has been extremely busy. Because of the fire risk, the state has some of the most experienced firefighters in the industry. It also enlists the help of prisoners to stop the fires. Every morning, a select group of inmates in orange jumpsuits heads to work ...
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Stock Markets Watch Bernanke
Top officials of the U.S. central bank are discussing how much and how soon to reduce their efforts to speed up economic growth. The chairman of the Federal Reserve will report their decisions Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Ben Bernanke has previously said the bank will cut stimulus efforts if the unemployment situation improves further or inflation rises strongly. Stock markets have ...
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WikiLeaks Founder Completes Full Year in Ecuador Embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves from a window with Ecuador's Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patino (R) at Ecuador's embassy in central London June 16, ...
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Obama Silent on US Arms to Syrian Rebels
U.S. President Barack Obama says Syria's government has lost its legitimacy by killing tens of thousands of its citizens in a bloody civil war, but he refused to describe the type of military support Washington will provide rebel forces. Speaking at a news conference Wednesday in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Obama said reports the United States is heading into a new ...
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Southeast Asian Nations Partners to Discuss Regional Security
BANGKOK -- Foreign Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their dialogue partners are gathering in Brunei for a three-day meeting beginning June 29. The ASEAN meetings are expected to discuss a range of security and economic issues. Top diplomats representing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 16 Western and Asian countries, and the European Union will meet in ...
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Paris tackles rudeness to tourists with new manual
PARIS, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:29pm EDT PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists. Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign ...
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Protests continue in Sao Paulo troops sent to five Brazilian cities
Reuters © A demonstrator jumps over trash set afire during protests against poor public services, police violence and government corruption, in Sao Paulo June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Victor ...
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Pacific Potash CapitalAsia ink Brazil potash deal
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:29pm EDT SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - CapitalAsia Investment on Wednesday signed an agreement to buy potash from Canadian junior miner Pacific Potash Corp's project in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, if it becomes commercially viable. Pacific Potash said in a statement it wants to build a mine in the region "as soon as possible," as Brazil's giant ...
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Paraguay Military Men Involved in Arms Munitions Trafficking
Asuncion, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Documents and information made public today involved the War Materials Directorate of the Armed Forces and military chiefs in a denounced arms and munitions trafficking event. The press spread copies of authorizations and purchase orders of war munitions and grenades issued by the aforementioned directorate to a private company that register an amount superior to ...
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Environmental Education in Santiago de Cuba Bay
Santiago de Cuba, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Several environmental education actions are implemented today in this eastern city, striving to reduce its pollution levels and restore vitality to the marine ...
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Caribbean set to ban the discharge of all non-food waste anywhere in its waters
Every single year, around 50,000 cruise ships alone, carrying a total of 14.5 million passengers, call at various ports in the Caribbean. With them comes sewerage, solid waste, leftover food, oily bilge water, and ‘grey water’ (the waste water from showering, bathing, washing up etc). Years ago, all of this waste would have been dumped into the crystal oceans of the world by cruise lines and other shipping companies, but the Wider Caribbean region has taken steps to prevent the further destruction of their environments.
Right now, at any given time, there are hundreds of cruise ships, tankers, bulk carriers, fishing vessels and pleasure craft frequenting the waters of the Wider Caribbean, a huge area of ocean of around 3.3 million square kilometers. The Wider Caribbean is home to 28 nations, either island nations or countries with a coastline on the Caribbean. Read more
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