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AP reporter recalls brush with death during Argentinas dictatorship under Jorge Rafael Videla
FILE - In this March 24, 1976 file photo, Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla, center, is sworn-in as president at the Buenos Aires Government House accompanied by Adm. Emilio Massera, second from left, and Brig. Orlando Agosti, second from right, members of the junta that overthrew President Isabel Peron. The former Argentine dictator died of natural causes Friday, May 17, 2013, while serving life ...
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Resolution of Cuba’s debt problem to boost its financial investment rating
MOSCOW, May 18 (Itar-Tass) - The entry into force of the agreement on the settlement of Cuba’s debt will boost its financial and investment rating, Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko said upon arrival in Moscow on Saturday, May 18, after a visit to ...
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Reporter remembers fear in Videlas Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already ...
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Sea Turtle Comeback Giant Leatherback Numbers Rebound In Parts Of Caribbean
GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad - Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit beach, using their powerful front flippers to move their bulky frames onto ...
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Report Obama Trims Afghan War Budget Request
The Reuters news agency quotes an unidentified White House aide as saying the president has decreased his request for funding the war in Afghanistan by 10 percent for the 2014 fiscal year budget. The report says the president reduced his original request from $88.5 billion to $79.4 billion. The White House issued a statement Friday saying the change was made to account for the drawdown of ...
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Argentina Dirty War dictator Videla dies age 87
BUENOS AIRES -- General Jorge Videla, Argentina's dictator at the height of its "Dirty War" against leftist activists, died Friday in prison while serving time for crimes against humanity. He was ...
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Europe and the US should heed Latin America on drugs
drugs . There is a growing belief that the current punitive-based approach has failed. It has visited a savage level of violence on Latin America as narco cartels, moving cocaine and cannabis into the US, have butchered and bribed their way through the continent. The killing and corrupting of public officials - judges, police, politicians - threatened, and still threatens, to demolish the ...
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3 killed 3 injured in shooting at Puerto Rico gas station
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Three people have been killed and three others injured during a shooting at a gas station in Puerto Rico. Police say several men opened fire on the group early Saturday in the eastern town of Las Piedras. It is unclear what prompted the shooting. The U.S. territory had already seen five similar shootings reported this year in which at least three people died. Police ...
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Brazil strengthens border security ahead of Confederations Cup tournament
SAO PAULO - Brazil is using more than 20,000 troops along its borders with 10 South American nations to reinforce security ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer tournament in June. The Defence Ministry says in a statement that 25,000 army, navy and air force troops began deployment on Saturday along the nearly 17,000 kilometres (10,600 miles) of border Brazil shares with its neighbours. ...
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UM Hospital docs fly to Panama rescue NCIS agent suffering massive heart attack
MIAMI - A team from the University of Miami Hospital is sharing their story after being summoned to Panama to rescue an NCIS federal agent. The U.S. ambassador to Panama asked the hospital for help after 42-year-old agent Noel Zuniga collapsed in March during his daily run. Hospital officials said he suffered a heart attack. Doctors performed an angioplasty but Zuniga remained critically ill ...
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US Military Officials Call Sex Abuse In Ranks Serious Problem
Top U.S. military officials have vowed to root out sexual abuse, a persistent problem in all branches of the armed forces. The victims of sexual battery, harassment and stalking are mostly female members of the military, but gay men and others also have reported assaults. In some cases, the perpetrators turned out to be officers tasked with preventing abuse. Sexual misconduct in the ranks ...
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Nigerian Military Says It Captured Dozens of Boko Haram Militants
ABUJA -- Less than five days after the Nigerian armed forces began a massive attack on militants in the north, Nigeria's Department of Defense says 65 suspected Boko Haram militants have been arrested and ten have been killed. The Nigerian military says Boko Haram militants are fleeing their camps. Some are in search of fuel while others are running from the armed forces that are ...
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Chiles Tullo leads Madeira after 3rd round
SANTO ANTONIO DA SERRA, Portugal -; Mark Tullo of Chile shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Madeira Islands ...
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Venezuelas military fights crime in violent neighborhoods
PETARE, Venezuela – Since Monday, in the socialist government's latest attempt to control Venezuela's pandemic of violence, President Nicols Maduro has sent the military into slums to frisk local residents and man dozens of military checkpoints. Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of ...
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Brazil launches biggest military operation to check drug human trafficking
Brazilian army soldiers take part in a military exercise in preparation for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup, in a field near the National Stadium in Brasilia. (AP ...
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Nigeria Imposes Curfew in Military Campaign
Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, as security forces continue to pursue suspected Islamist militants in the region. The military on Saturday listed more than 10 areas in Maiduguri under curfew. The armed forces have locked down the city and closed roads. Maiduguri, the original home of the Islamist militant group Boko ...
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Indias bleeding insurgencies Lessons from Latin America Coem
Tata Motors raises Rs 1,545 cr in Singapore notes Tata Motors, India's biggest vehicle maker announced its wholly owned subsidiary, TML Holdings Pte Ltd, had issued and allotted S$350 million ...
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Mau Mau Veterans in Kenya Expect Impending Settlement
Seated left to right, Kenyans Jane Muthoni Mara, Wambogo Nyingi and Paulo Muoka Nzili celebrate the announcement of a legal decision in support of Mau Mau veteran reparation payments in Nairobi in this October 5, 2012, file ...
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Astronomers Awaiting Comet ISONs Year-End Spectacular
Excitement has been growing in recent months over the approach of Comet ISON. Like other comets, this chunk of rock and ice is following a long, elliptical orbit around the Sun, and like other comets, when it nears the Sun later this year, its trailing stream of dust and vapor will catch the sunlight and become a long, luminous, tail. Many astronomers are predicting that when this celestial ...
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Cargill to walk away with $50K
Fired National Insurance Board (NIB) Director Algernon Cargill will walk away from NIB with just over $50,000, according to his dismissal letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Nassau Guardian. The letter, which was signed by NIB Chairman Father James Moultrie, shows that the payout includes Cargill's salary up to May 16, which adds up to $7,659.12. He is also entitled to $56,161.99 ...
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U.S. Embassy warns on armed robberies
The United States Embassy in Nassau has issued a security alert to American citizens residing in and traveling to The Bahamas about an increase in armed robberies on New Providence. The alert came after American sailor Kyle Bruner was murdered during an armed robbery last Sunday. "Armed robbery remains a major threat facing U.S. citizens in The Bahamas," the statement said. ...
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Dead baby’s family recalls tragic fire
Santania Cooper attempts to raise funds for the funeral service of her daughter Santia Cooper who died in a fire on Mother's Day. AHVIA J. ...
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Four charged with American’s murder
Four men were charged yesterday with the murder of American sailor Kyle Bruner. Craig Johnson, 20, of Clarke's Alley; Anton Bastian, 19, of Abraham Street; Jamaal Dorfevil, 28, of St. James Road, and Marcellus Williams, 21, of Culmer's Alley, were also charged with two counts of armed robbery. The men were charged with robbing Jane Robinson of a handbag, $150 in cash and an iPhone, ...
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Challenges delay Airport Gateway project
Contractors on the Airport Gateway Project were forced to change plans after workers uncovered "significant" challenges in the ground, possibly setting the project back by another few weeks, Chief Engineer at the Ministry of Works David Bullock said yesterday. "We identified that there is a 20-inch ductile iron main that is under the new road construction," Bullock said. ...
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Police band unveils commemorative stamps
In honor of its 120th anniversary, the Royal Bahamas Police Force Band this week unveiled its commemorative stamps, which highlight several keys moments in the band's history. The stamps were unveiled at Police Headquarters. Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade commended the band for its achievements over the years. "When this stamp is attached to a piece of mail or purchased ...
Caribbean Spotlight
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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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