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Jessica Umaña, Miss Costa Rica 2009; Michelle Rouillard, Miss Colombia 2009, and Nicosia Lawson, Miss Cayman Islands 2009, (L-R) pose at Atlantis on Paradise Island in preparation for the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23. [Foto: REUTERS/Miss Universe Organization] |
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Honduras Resistance Strengthens
Tegucigalpa - The
popular resistance against the June 28 coup d''Etat is strengthening and increasing,
Juan Barahona, one of the main leaders of
the movement, stated.
OAS Mission in Honduras to Fail
Tegucigalpa - The next OAS mission in Honduras will lack possibilities of solving diplomatic negotiations to settle the crisis created here after the coup d''Etat, Tiempo newspaper reported Saturday.
Ortega Says Honduras May Try To Provoke Nicaragua
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega claimed Honduras' coup-installed government might try to provoke a border military incident "to distract attention" from international efforts to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Guatemalan Officer Suspect of Keeping Drug
Guatemala - An
unidentified high police command member is
suspect Friday of having kept a part of the
cocaine shipment seized in this capital
August 6. |
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Cordoba Demands Colombia Conflict Solution
Caracas -
Colombia senator Piedad Cordoba affirmed she
will demand the Union of South American
Nations (UNASUR) to issue a Resolution to
urge Colombian government seek for a
definitive solution to the present conflict
in its country.
Venezuela: Poverty Reduced 22.6 Percent
Caracas - Poverty in Venezuela was reduced by
22.6 percent during the decade of the
government of President Hugo Chavez,
reported the president of the National
Institute of Statistics (NIS), Elias Eljuri.
Chile Investigates Contamination
Santiago de Chile - The Chilean
minister of Health, Alvaro Erazo, ordered
determining those responsible for
contaminating with lead and arsenic of
populations in the region of Arica,
attributed to a Swedish mining company.
ALBA To Found Fishing, Aquiculture Company
Caracas - Venezuela and Ecuador will create a Grand-National Fishing and Aquiculture Co. as part of the projects of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. |
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MEXICO: Tequila
Leaves Environmental
Hangover
Tequila, part of the
national identity of
Mexico, is
invariably present
at family
celebrations and
national holidays.
But many are unaware
of the bitter taste
the tequila industry
leaves in the water
and soil. |
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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