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domingo, 1 de mayo de 2011

Chavez says allies met with Colombian rebels

Chavez says allies met with Colombian rebels

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez revealed for the first time on Sunday that some of his political allies have collaborated with Colombia's guerrillas in the past but he said he warned them to stop because it could give Washington an ...

Ernesto Sábato, Argentina's Conscience, Is Dead at 99

Ernesto Sábato, Argentina's Conscience, Is Dead at 99: "“On Heroes and Tombs,” the story of a young man trying to find his way in life in Buenos Aires, is considered his most important work of fiction. But many people know Mr. Sábato best for his work in helping Argentina heal when democracy was restored in ...


Celebrated Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas dies at 94

Celebrated Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas dies at 94: "By Adam Bernstein / The Washington Post Gonzalo Rojas, a Chilean-born writer whose lyrical explorations of eroticism and mortality made him one of the most celebrated Spanish-language poets of his generation, died Monday at a care facility in Santiago ...


Argentina: Indigenous Protests in Downtown Buenos Aires · Global ...

Argentina: Indigenous Protests in Downtown Buenos Aires · Global ...: "During protests in Buenos Aires the Qom put up a sign of a house burning, referring to police repression in Formosa during November 2010. ...


Venezuela aluminum smelter in trouble -state daily

Venezuela aluminum smelter in trouble -state daily: "CARACAS, April 29 (Reuters) - Venezuela's government-run aluminum smelter Alcasa is in a "state of emergency" operationally and financially, an official newspaper said on Friday. The South American country is an important global aluminum producer, ...


Venezuela's Chavez condemns death of Gadhafi's son | The ...

Venezuela's Chavez condemns death of Gadhafi's son | The ...: "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is condemning the killing of one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons and three of his grandchildren in a NATO airstrike in Libya. Chavez asked how some European leaders such as those of Spain, France and Italy can ...


Calesitas of Buenos Aires | Home Hotel Buenos Aires

Calesitas of Buenos Aires | Home Hotel Buenos Aires: "Buenos Aires is known as a city of carousels. This game came from Europe in the hands of French and Italian immigrants in the late nineteenth century: the ...


For workers in Havana, May Day highlights uncertainty

For workers in Havana, May Day highlights uncertainty: "But with the recent announcement of possibly sweeping, dramatic changes to Cuba's economic system, and the difficulties international media face in speaking to Cubans, it is difficult to know with certainty what the mood on those streets is. ...


Win a double pass to see The Bar at Buena Vista

Win a double pass to see The Bar at Buena Vista

Four of Cuba's greatest musicians are banding together to bring the passion, romance and energy of Buena Vista's golden age to Australian audiences. The Bar at Buena Vista presents The Grandfathers of Cuban Music and stars Reynaldo Creagh, Maracaibo, ...

International Workers' Day: Cuba is Humanity

International Workers' Day: Cuba is Humanity: "This May Day turns Cuba into a patriotic display of fidelity for the agreements that came from the recently held 6th Party Congress, and is a remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Socialist Character of the Revolution.


Cuba touts economic reforms at May Day parade

Cuba touts economic reforms at May Day parade

President Raul Castro, in straw hat and white shirt, was shown on state-run television presiding over a May Day celebration in Cuba's second largest city, Santiago de Cuba at the eastern end of the Caribbean island. The parades come on the heels of a ...

2nd man charged in killing at Puerto Rico resort

2nd man charged in killing at Puerto Rico resort: "AP Authorities in Puerto Rico have charged a second man in a fatal stabbing at a resort parking lot. San Juan Police said in a statement Saturday that Jaime Nadal Gonzalez faces charges of murder and attempted murder and they are seeking to arrest him. ...


14 families saved from Cuba fire

14 families saved from Cuba fire: "Her quick action and the help of two firefighters and a police officer from Cuba helped get everyone out of the burning building without injury. “I was in bed (right around 1 am) and saw flames come up, so I ran out right away,” she said. ...


Cubans Ratify Unity in May Day March

Cubans Ratify Unity in May Day March: "By Redaction AHORA / redaccion@ahora.cu / Sunday, 01 May 2011 06:29 Cubans march on May 1 in the main squares of the country to ratify before the world the unity of the people around their social project. The day is also a tribute to half a century of ...


Farewell procession for Ernesto Sábato

Farewell procession for Ernesto Sábato: "A long caravan of cars is headed to the JArdín de Paz cemetery located in the Greater Buenos Aires western district of Pilar, where the remains of Ernesto Sábato, who died early yesterday at age 99 because of pneumonia, will be burried. ...


VENEZUELA: General Motors expands its Digital Signage Network

VENEZUELA: General Motors expands its Digital Signage Network: "
PRLog (Press Release) – May 01, 2011 – For many years General Motors de Venezuela, has been a leader in sales in the automotive industry, with an intense activity aimed at offering the most advanced and best quality products to meet the trust of ...


PRLog.Org (press release)
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Venezuela: Colombian journo deportation sparks outrage

Venezuela: Colombian journo deportation sparks outrage: "By Federico Fuentes A number of left groups in Venezuela and solidarity groups internationally have expressed concern over the April 23 decision by Venezuelan authorities to arrest well-known Colombian journalist and supporter of the Venezuelan ...


Price, condition are keys to a sale

Price, condition are keys to a sale

The couple acquired the home recently after moving from Cuba three years ago. They wanted a one-level home because it would be most similar to the homes in their native Cuba. / Marie De Jesus/staff photographer We compare Rochester to other cities, ...

To the edge of hope, and then into night

To the edge of hope, and then into night

Struggle in a new land Many of Palaguachi's relatives did not know that she was coming to America until she was halfway through an arduous border crossing that took her on a boat from Ecuador to Central America, and on foot across the border from ...

Two champs lose their titles

Two champs lose their titles: "Age caught up with Luis Lazarte when the 40-year-old lost on a split decision to Ulises Solis on Buenos Aires on Saturday night. Solis regained the IBF light-flyweight title by winning 116-111 and 115-112 on two cards. The other judge made Lazarte the ...


Budgeting for balance

Budgeting for balance: "
Economics scholars thought that the Latin American and Caribbean region could cut its poverty rate in half by 2015 with a 3.8 per cent annual growth rate. The Commonwealth Caribbean countries would have to double the 1.5 per cent to 2.0 per cent per ...


Jamaica Gleaner
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jueves, 28 de abril de 2011

'India's poor a matter of concern'

'India's poor a matter of concern': "
So in that sense the first link is with poverty. One of the recent estimates is that since June of last year, probably about 44 million additional people have gone into poverty. This is in addition to the increase in poverty that was estimated, ...


The Hindu
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Prisoners take 22 hostages at Venezuela prison | The Associated ...

Prisoners take 22 hostages at Venezuela prison | The Associated ...: "Inmates took 22 employees hostage at a Venezuelan prison to demand human rights guarantees and improved living conditions, authorities said Thursday. The uprising inside El Rodeo prison began Wednesday, when inmates complained of a ...


Rebels with a cause: education

Rebels with a cause: education: "
Maybe statements like this one: "The failure to support an accessible, fully funded public education system will condemn many Californians to perpetual poverty and second-class status." Or this one: "As Californians we expect … fair and equitable ...


Los Angeles Times
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'India's poor a matter of concern'

'India's poor a matter of concern': "
Even in a country like [South] Korea, which is the highest in terms of achievements on education, when you ask them about the biggest constraints they have, they put education at number one. It is not like middle-income countries or high-income ...


The Hindu
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America's Third War: Is the US Arming Mexican Cartels?

America's Third War: Is the US Arming Mexican Cartels?: "
If you ever watch video or look at pictures of the drug war in Mexico, you'll notice some pretty heavy weapons. This is a war being waged with rockets and plastic explosives, not pea shooters and Saturday Night Specials. Consider these incidents: You ...


Fox News
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Peace Activists to Meet in Cuba for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases

Peace Activists to Meet in Cuba for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases: "In an exclusive interview with ACN, Elio Gamez, vice-president of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), one of the sponsors of the event, said that the purpose of the meeting is to condemn, once again, the Great Powers' ...


8 men key to 255 cases

8 men key to 255 cases: "By Christopher Hope, The Daily Telegraph April 26, 2011 A member of the US military mans the guard post before sunrise at the American dentention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photograph by: Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images Evidence from eight ...


Chilean Central Bank Sees Inflation Slowing Down -Minutes

Chilean Central Bank Sees Inflation Slowing Down -Minutes: "SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Inflation in Chile, including core inflation which factors out volatile fuel and food prices, will likely slow down, according to the minutes of the central bank's April monetary policy meeting released Thursday. ...


Chile March Industrial Output Surges 30.9% On The Year

Chile March Industrial Output Surges 30.9% On The Year: "SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Chile's industrial output surged a record 30.9% in March from the same month a year earlier, the government statistics agency said Thursday. The increase bested analysts' expectations of a 20% to 25% gain. ...


Buenos Aires: 2011 World Book Capital | Publishing Perspectives

Buenos Aires: 2011 World Book Capital | Publishing Perspectives: "BUENOS AIRES: We're currently in the midst of the Buenos Aires International Book Fair — better known to Spanish-speakers as the Feria del Libro. The event, which lasts for three weeks and draws in more than one million visitors, ...


Venezuela deports Colombian journalist for alleged FARC ties ...

Venezuela deports Colombian journalist for alleged FARC ties ...: "Journalist Joaquín Pérez Becerra arrived in Bogotá April 25 after being extradited by Venezuela for being “the head of the international front of the FARC in Europe,” referring to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ...


Colombian officials faith to send back terror suspect from Venezuela

Colombian officials faith to send back terror suspect from Venezuela: "Venezuelan powers that be possibly will dispense greater than an alleged leader of a leftist guerrilla sort Monday, Colombias president whispered.Joaquin Perez Becerra was held by a Venezuelan airport taking into consideration incoming ...


Venezuela's Minimum Wage to Increase 26.5% in 2011 | World News ...

Venezuela's Minimum Wage to Increase 26.5% in 2011 | World News ...: "Mérida, April 26th 2011 – As is Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's custom in the lead up to May Day (May 1st), yesterday he announced a national decree that increases the minimum wage by 26.5%. He also announced that food ticket ...


Peru, Mexico agree to deepen bilateral relations

Peru, Mexico agree to deepen bilateral relations: "The presidents signed a joint declaration after holding bilateral talks at the Government Palace in Peru's capital, Lima. The document includes issues relating to democracy, integration, trade, investment, poverty and other matters of mutual interest. ...


Easter presents for animals at Buenos Aires Zoo | Image galleries ...

Easter presents for animals at Buenos Aires Zoo | Image galleries ...: "This Easter, animals at Argentina's Buenos Aires Zoo received giant Easter eggs and toy rabbits filled with all sorts of treats.


Cuba: Bloggers Reflect on Reforms at Communist Party Congress

Cuba: Bloggers Reflect on Reforms at Communist Party Congress: "The sixth congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), which was held in Havana from April 16 - 19, may have marked a major turning point for the Cuban economic system, and for Cuban society at large. As detailed by the BBC, party members approved ...


Moody's notes risk of US dollar shortage in Venezuela

Moody's notes risk of US dollar shortage in Venezuela: "In a report on Venezuela, dated April 27, risk rating agency Moody's said that the country's external credit has deteriorated, and questioned the possibility of adjustments ahead of elections. Patrick Esteruelas, a sovereign risk analyst for Latin ...


Peru Ex-PM: Humala's 2006 Campaign Funded By Venezuela

Peru Ex-PM: Humala's 2006 Campaign Funded By Venezuela

LIMA -(Dow Jones)- Former presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is alleging that left-leaning nationalist Ollanta Humala received funding from sources in Venezuela in his 2006 run for president. Kuczynski, who was prime minister from August 2005 ...

Chile: Customers Protest Water Privatization

Chile: Customers Protest Water Privatization: "Santiago, Chile - Citizen organizations in Chile announced a program of measures to avoid the total privatization of water by the enterprises in charge of water production and distribution in the nation. Edgardo Conteza, from the Movement for ...


No Men Allowed: Bus Company in Argentina Only Hires Women

No Men Allowed: Bus Company in Argentina Only Hires Women: "Vicente Lopez, located near Buenos Aires, is switching up traditional gender roles. The town of 240000 is telling only women to apply for positions as bus drivers. And men? Well, don't bother. Apparently, the town's new bus line feels that men are more ...


Brazil's Growing Middle Class Fuels Economy

Brazil's Growing Middle Class Fuels Economy: "
The country's many advantages are not lost on Brazil's business community, though there is caution when discussing Brazil's success and future. Poverty remains a huge problem, with roughly 15 percent of the population estimated as living in absolute ...


CNBC.com
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Cuban inventor turns trash into farm tools

Cuban inventor turns trash into farm tools: "By Jeff Franks GUIRA DE MELENA, Cuba, April 28 (Reuters) - A solitary man trudges through a palm-lined corn field in the Cuban countryside, pulling behind him a rickety contraption that President Raul Castro would love. The man, Yolando Perez Baez, ...


Paraglider Buzzes Buenos Aires to Show Red Bull Gives Wings

Paraglider Buzzes Buenos Aires to Show Red Bull Gives Wings: "In a bizarre stunt for Red Bull energy drink, a man in a paraglider buzzed around busy Buenos Aires streets during rush hour yesterday. Hernan Pitocco, 31, circled the city's main avenue, 9 de Julio, and other hot spots such as the Colon Theater before ...


Venezuela industry not keen on Mercosur membership, sees risks

Venezuela industry not keen on Mercosur membership, sees risks

CARACAS, Venezuela, April 28 (UPI) -- Venezuela's beleaguered business and private industry sector is up in arms over efforts by President Hugo Chavez to fast track the country's economic integration with Mercosur as soon as he wins ratification of a ...

miércoles, 27 de abril de 2011

Wage hike expected to boost Venezuela's inflation | The Associated ...

Wage hike expected to boost Venezuela's inflation | The Associated ...: "President Hugo Chavez's decision to increase the minimum wage 25 percent is expected to elevate Venezuela's already high inflation, economists and opposition lawmakers said Wednesday.


Celebrating Afro-Venezuelan History, Lawmaker's US Tour

Celebrating Afro-Venezuelan History, Lawmaker's US Tour: "Venezuela celebrates Africa Month in May. The national day of Afro-Venezuelaniety, was created by the National Assembly in 2005, and is honored on May 10. In recognition of these important celebrations, the embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of ...


Gaddafi may seek asylum in Venezuela

Gaddafi may seek asylum in Venezuela: "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed on Wednesday that a Libyan delegation was visiting Caracas to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict and accused NATO of trying to kill his "friend" Muammar Gaddafi. "Who gave them the right to do this, ...


Detainees' Lawyers Can't Click on Leaked Documents

Detainees' Lawyers Can't Click on Leaked Documents: "By SCOTT SHANE WASHINGTON — Anyone surfing the Internet this week is free to read leaked documents about the prisoners held by the American military at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to print them out or e-mail them to friends. Attorney General Eric H. Holder ...


Senior official at US Embassy in Caracas to lead US mission in Cuba

Senior official at US Embassy in Caracas to lead US mission in Cuba: "By JUAN O. TAMAYO MIAMI -- John Caulfield, the veteran diplomat running the US Embassy in Venezuela amid Washington's testy relations with President Hugo Chavez, has been picked to head the American diplomatic mission in Cuba, according to US officials ...


Cuba and Italy Celebrate 50 Years of Support and Solidarity

Cuba and Italy Celebrate 50 Years of Support and Solidarity: "by Cubans and Italians in this capital. During the commemorative ceremony, Elio Gamez, vice-president of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), said that the work of the Association has been constant and outstanding all these years ...


Chile warns of whooping cough outbreak

Chile warns of whooping cough outbreak: "SANTIAGO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chile has registered a significant increase of new whooping cough cases in Metropolitan Region, its Health Ministry said Tuesday. According to the ministry, 359 cases are recorded in the region, and 60 percent of the ...


One in four U.S. children raised by single parent

One in four U.S. children raised by single parent: "Single parents in the US were more likely to be employed — 35.8 percent compared to a 21.3 percent average — but they also had higher rates of poverty, the report found. “The in-work poverty is higher in the US than other OECD countries, because at ...


10 caught at Auckland Airport carrying drugs in their shoes ... More soon

10 caught at Auckland Airport carrying drugs in their shoes ... More soon: "
Armstrong, 54, was arrested by police in a Buenos Aires airport about two weeks ago after 5 kilograms of cocaine was discovered in the false bottom of her suitcase. Entitled ''The story of a New Zealander detained in Buenos Aires'', the two-page story ...


Stuff.co.nz
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Is social protection the next big idea to combat poverty?

Is social protection the next big idea to combat poverty?: "
... such as those in Brazil and Mexico, but in many other places a variety of pilot programmes are experimenting with different permutations of beneficiaries and conditionality. Researchers at the Brooks World Poverty Institute at Manchester University ...


The Guardian
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Top Puerto Rico drug dealer, brother convicted

Top Puerto Rico drug dealer, brother convicted: "AP SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Prosecutors in Puerto Rico say a man once considered the top drug dealer on the US territory has been convicted of drug charges. US Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez Velez says a jury convicted Angel Ayala Vazquez of conspiracy ...


1 in 4 children in US raised by a single parent

1 in 4 children in US raised by a single parent: "Single parents in the US were more likely to be employed—35.8 percent compared to a 21.3 percent average—but they also had higher rates of poverty, the report found. end of the labor market, earnings are very low," said Willem Adema, a senior ...

Fighting Drug War Creates Drug War

Fighting Drug War Creates Drug War: "
US military interests in the Mexican drug war aren't nearly so obvious, if they exist at all, but in Europe as well as America, the political obstacles to ending drug prohibition are far more immediate and shallow. Most people just instinctively don't ...


Miller-McCune.com
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