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FARC wants political reform and state restructuring in peace deal
Colombia ’s largest rebel group FARC, currently engaged in peace talks with the government, on Wednesday published ten points regarding their political participation. The proposals include a restructuring of the state and a decentralization of government ...
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NYSE partner ATG file for approval to create Brazil exchange
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:06pm EDT * Company expects new bourse to start operating next year * DirectEdge unveiled similar projects a year ago * Shares of sole Brazil exchange BM&FBovespa sink 3.5 pct SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext and Americas Trading Group are seeking Brazilian regulatory approval to open a new stock exchange, and the venture's officers said on Wednesday they ...
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Comparison of mass protests in Brazil and Turkey
Large-scale protests have engulfed Turkey and Brazil, which are thousands of miles apart, but share some traits such as being new democracies with a growing middle class. Here's a look at the protests in both countries, highlighting the similarities and differences in how they started and ...
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Japan looking for Italian tonic after poor display against Brazil
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...
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Report Okla. teen vanishes while hiking in South America
CBS affiliate KWTV, authorities in South America believe the teen may have been kidnapped. U.S. officials with the American Embassy in Ecuador told the station that they are monitoring the situation closely. In a phone interview, Chris Reiger told the station that an extensive search is underway. He said the family was hiking on a mountain near their resort hotel when August walked ahead of the ...
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Argentine president to visit Brazil
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will meet on Friday her Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner for talks on enhanced bilateral cooperation, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday.The Brazil-Argentina Business Council created during Rousseff's visit to Argentina on Jan. 31 will meet for the first time in Brasilia on Friday, a statement released Wednesday by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, ...
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Brazil Sends Federal Police to Suppress Protests
In Brazil's most populous city, Sao Paulo, 50,000 people massed at the main cathedral. While mostly peaceful, the demonstration followed protests that drew 250,00 people across the country Tuesday, with small bands of radicals splitting off to fight with police and break into stores. The Justice Ministry says the National Force special police will be sent to five of the six cities ...
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Report Global Warming Could Reverse Development
NEW DELHI -- Present warming trends could roll back decades of development and exacerbate poverty in some of the world’s poorest regions in South Asia, South East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new World Bank study, which calls for urgent action to reverse global warming because the window for action is narrowing rapidly. From declining food production to water shortages, ...
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China North Korea Willing to Resume 6-Party Nuclear Talks
China says a North Korean official has expressed a willingness to return to long-stalled six-party talks on dismantling his nation's nuclear weapons program. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said top North Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan made the comment Wednesday in a meeting with Chinese vice foreign minister Zhang Yesui in Beijing. In an article posted on its website, the ...
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Brazils National Force to be deployed amid protests
Troops from Brazil's specialist police force have been deployed to five states, the ministry of justice announced, as another night of protests took place across the ...
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First Summit of Journalism Begins in Guayaquil Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The First International Summit for Responsible Journalism (CUPRE) begins today in this Ecuadorian city with an opening master lecture of President Rafael Correa and the presence of important communicators from various countries. The event is also attended by hundreds of Ecuadorian journalists and communicators who gathered at Guayaquil Historical Park, ...
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Bolivia and China Sign Millionaire Agreement
La Paz, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Bolivia and China will sign today a bilateral cooperation agreement aimed at financing projects for development with a cost of near $10 million USD, said the foreign ministry. According to the communique, the Bolivian minister of Foreign Relations, David Choquehuanca, and Chinese Ambassador in Bolivia, Li Dong, will be in charge of the signing ...
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Early endgame for Uruguay Nigeria
Uruguay must take something from this game if they are to have any chance of progressing. To achieve that, Oscar Tabarez's will need to reproduce the kind of form they showed late on against the world champions, when they rallied after being very much second-best for fully 70 minutes. With that idea in mind, ...
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Brazil Transport Hikes Halted After Protests
Fernando Haddad, mayor of Sao Paolo. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) The Brazilian capitals of Alegre, Pelotas, and Recife amongst others have agreed to scrap the controversial increase in public transport fares following massive ...
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Argentina’s Mid-Term Elections The Race is On
the primaries for the legislative elections, to be held on 11th August, political parties were required to register alliances before the electoral authority. The next deadline is on Saturday 22nd June, when parties and alliances will have to register the candidates that will participate in the ...
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World Cup Legacy for Brazil Goes Beyond Soccer Says Blatter
RECIFE, Brazil ...
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Lima Peru Shaken by Small Earthquake
earthquake . The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at a mild magnitude of 4.6. The epicenter of the quake was around 22 miles (35km) off the coast of Lima, and occurred at a depth of around 38 miles (61km). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued no tsunami warnings as a result of the light quake. There are no reports of damage ...
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In Germany Obama Defends US Surveillance Programs
U.S. President Barack Obama listens as German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media during a press conference at the chancellery in Berlin, June 19, ...
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South Africa to Host Worlds Biggest Telescope
JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa is preparing to host the biggest radio telescope in the world. Along with Australia, the country has been chosen to host ...
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Colombia’s April imports up 16.5 on year
According to DANE, total foreign purchases increased from $4.4 billion to $5.7 billion compared to April 2012. The trade surplus was $36.8 million. According to the statistics, manufactured goods accounted for 78.3% of the imports in April, mining products 10.2%, and agricultural products, food and beverages 11.3% . The increase in manufactured goods was mainly responsible for the growth. The ...
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Kidnappers tried to sell Spanish tourists to FARC
The kidnappers of two Spanish tourists have tried to sell their victims to left-wing FARC guerrillas before deciding to negotiate a ransom with the families of the hostages, according to reports ...
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Freezing Argentina Temperatures below zero as polar wave continues
Today’s has been so far the coldest day of 2013. A polar wave hitting Argentina’s central and south areas for three days has dropped temperatures to below 0 zero in several areas of the provinces of Buenos Aires and La Pampa as well as in the Southern Patagonia region. Scarf, sweaters, woolen hats, gloves; everything you can wear these days will help you battle the freezing ...
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Sao Paulo Protests Rage In Brazils Largest City
SAO PAULO -- Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament – people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get low-quality public services and a system of government infected with corruption. That was the repeated message Tuesday night in Sao Paulo, where upward of 50,000 ...
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International Fund for Animal Welfare Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt
Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt YARMOUTH PORT - August 7 - More than 1000 juvenile Magellanic penguins have washed-up either dead or dying along the Brazilian coast and as far north as Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, 3000 km north of Sao Paulo. IFAW (International Fund for Animal ...
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Morsi Critics Demand Early Egypt Elections
An Egyptian signs a petition for Tamarod, Arabic for "rebel", a campaign calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and for early presidential elections in the Shubra neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt, June 2, ...
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Shipping Wars: Uruguay and Argentina face off over rival port expansion plans
Argentina and Uruguay both want to be the shipping hubs of South America, or southern South America at least, and both are planning to considerably expand their port infrastructure in Buenos Aires and Montevideo respectively, which is leading to considerable diplomatic strain.
Argentina is a regional power in South America, the country is considered one of the more developed nations on the continent on-par with Uruguay (on paper at least, with a similar per capita income and Human Development Index rating) although the country occupies a majority of the continent with Brazil and presides over a massive coastline. Read more
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