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Some monks
standing under tree at Shaolin Temple. Built
1,500 years ago, the temple located in the
Songshan Mountain area in Dengfeng city,
central China's Henan Province, has still
maintained its unique culture. But the life of
monks here has changed a lot. Besides
practising Wushu and sitting in meditation,
they can also play games on the Internet and
drive cars, etc. (Xinhua Photo)
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Easier Credit for Small Businesses
A new project will permit small and medium businesses to access credit to
sell their products to the export market.
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Gasoline Prices Keep Going Up
The latest is the Aresep's (Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos) appoval of an increase in gasoline
prices. The increase will se ¢7.3 per litre of super, ¢6.9 for each litre of
regular and ¢5.6 for diesel.
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Saprissa Eliminates Fire from Champions Cup
Deportivo Saprissa eliminated the Chicago Fire from the CONCACAF Champions
Cup on Wednesday despite losing 2-1 to the MLS team.
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Report Says Latin America Losing Hope in Democracy
A majority of Latin Americans say they would support the replacement of a
democratic government with an "authoritarian" one if it could produce
economic benefits, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday
in Lima, Peru.
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Guatemala's major drug trafficker arrested in Mexico
Mexican police on
Wednesday arrested Otto Herrera, a major Guatemalan drug trafficker
smuggling drugs from Central America to the United States via Mexico.
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Argentine judge issues int'l arrest warrant for former
president
An international warrant for the
arrest of former Argentine President Carlos Menem and a request for his
extradition were sent to the Interpol and the Argentine Foreign Ministry, a
judicial source said on Wednesday.
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Chile denies granting political asylum to former
Argentine president
The Chilean government denied
Wednesday that it would grant political asylum to former Argentine president
Carlos Menem, who is living in Chile.
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