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World leaders react to death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
News of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the leftist leader who had been battling cancer, reverberated Tuesday around Latin America and the world. In La Paz, Bolivia, a teary-eyed Bolivian President Evo Morales said he was devastated,...
Tags: William Hague, Evo Morales, Barack Obama, Hugo Chavez, West Bank
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Deadly nightclub fire in Brazil may have been started by flare
This post has been updated and corrected. See the notes below for details.SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A fire at a nightclub in southern Brazil may have been caused by a flare lit on stage by a live band, according to witnesses to the blaze, which killed at least 231 people early Sunday. [Updated: 10:55 a.m. PST, Jan. 27: Authorities...Tags: Witnesses, Bars and Clubs, Brazil, Prosecution, Disc Jockeys
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Chile, grata sorpresa de América Latina
Hacia dos años que no venía de vacaciones a Chile, y regresar me provocó algunas reflexiones. Especialmente porque puedo comparar cosas con la última vez que estuve aquí. Lo primero es una sensación que experimento cada vez que vengo a este país, en...Tags: Chile, Argentina
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In Brazil's cracolandias, roving hordes of lost souls
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Between the high-rises in the dark center of this megacity, a swarm of people covers an entire block. They are in constant, aimless motion, glazed eyes and dirty faces illuminated repeatedly by small flashes of fire. This is...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Behavioral Conditions, Cocaine, Drug Trafficking, Addiction
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Municipal elections in Brazil provide welcome news for President Rousseff
World NowMunicipal elections throughout Brazil on Sunday saw Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes easily reelected, while in Sao Paulo two mayoral candidates faced a second round runoff. Brazilians voted largely to keep the major parties in charge of their cities,... -
Remembering the whimsical, electrifying work of a genius
Just this once, I wish I could write with pictures instead of words. That would make it easier to explain why the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died Wednesday at 104, was one of my heroes. Not for his politics, of course — he was, to the...Tags: Brasilia (Brazil), Architecture, Building Material, United Nations, U.S. Congress
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Women and power
Forbes' recent annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women reminds us how far women have come — and how far society has yet to go. The list's existence in itself, worthy as it may be, is testament to continued inequity. There is no list of 100 Most...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Hillary Clinton, Celebrities, Justice System, Leymah Gbowee
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Summit of the Americas tackles war on drugs
The second and final day of the Summit of the Americas takes place in Cartagena, Colombia, on Sunday, where leaders from more than 30 North and South American countries are discussing several topics, such as bolstering economic ties and who should be part...
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Executive Branch, Politics, Cancer, U.S. Embassy
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Chavez suggests U.S. is behind South American leader's cancer
KIAHDo you know what all South American countries have in common, economic growth. While Europe and the United States have been struggling with an economic meltdown, most of the countries in the southern cone have averaged a 6% growth during the last decade....Tags: Hugo Chavez, Health Treatments, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Alvaro Uribe
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