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  1. Shakira: 'I'm no Mother Teresa'Read the original story

    6 hrs ago | Telegraph.co.uk

    ... why you are here, as there won't be any singing or any hip shaking whatsoever. ''So how do I go from Barranquilla, Colombia, to occupy the same stage as Newton and Churchill? Lord knows I'm no Mother Teresa.'' The singer, who has hinted at wanting ...

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    Related Topix: Shakira, Pop/Rock, Weather, Magdalena, Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia, World News

  2. 05:12 Venezuela prepares its defencesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Sligo Champion

    President Hugo Chavez said Venezuela had received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers to prepare for a possible armed conflict with neighbouring Colombia.

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    Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, South America, World News

  3. yampster on Shakira Addresses The Oxford Union, In PicturesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Anorak

    ... to why you are here, as there won't be any singing or any hip shaking whatsoever. So how do I go from Barranquilla, Colombia, to occupy the same stage as Newton and Churchill? Lord knows I'm no Mother Teresa." She's no Kerry Katona , neither... ...

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  4. Melbourne, Chinese city ready to become 'sisters'Read the original story

    1 hr ago | FloridaToday.com

    ... with the chamber, Florida Tech , BCC, Health First and others," he said. Melbourne is sister cities with Bogota, Colombia. The relationship started in 1969 shortly after Melbourne and Eau Gallie merged, city council minutes show. Melbourne was named ...

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  5. Cities absorb half of world's refugee burden: UNHCRRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Nation

    Up to half of the world's 10.5 million refugees now live in cities instead of rural camps, adding to the strain on booming cities and hampering aid, the UN refugee agency said Monday.

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    Related Topix: Syria, Middle East

  6. Singer Shakira addresses OxfordRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | BBC

    ... why you are here, as there won't be any singing or any hip shaking whatsoever. "So how do I go from Barranquilla, Colombia, to occupy the same stage as Newton and Churchill? Lord knows I'm no Mother Teresa." Shakira's charity Barefoot has built five ...

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    Related Topix: Shakira, Pop/Rock, Barranquilla, Colombia, World News, Magdalena, Colombia

  7. Shakira takes to Oxford Union stageRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | West Sussex Today

    ... to why you are here, as there won't be any singing or any hip shaking whatsoever. So how do I go from Barranquilla, Colombia, to occupy the same stage as Newton and Churchill? Lord knows I'm no Mother Teresa." Shakira, a Unicef goodwill ambassador ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Magdalena, Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia, World News

  8. ...Capture of Three Members of Colombian Terrorist Group Charged with Hostage-Taking of U.S. CitizenRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Free Republic

    ... DOGIRAMA, a/k/a "El Tigre," a/k/a "Dairon," three members of the 57 Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia ("FARC"), a Colombian terrorist group, who are charged with holding a U.S. citizen hostage for over 10 months. ORTIZ, ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Prison, Terrorism, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration

  9. Chavez prepares defencesRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | The Belfast Telegraph

    President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez. enlarge President Hugo Chavez said Venezuela had received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers to prepare for a possible armed conflict with neighbouring Colombia.

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  10. Chavez: Venezuela acquires thousands of miss...Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... rocket launchers as part of his government's military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia. "They are preparing a war against us," Chavez said during a televised address, repeating a charge he has been making for ...

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    Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, Caracas, Venezuela, World News, Venezuela, Aragua, Venezuela, South America

  11. Colombia: Critique and Rebuttal on Medellin DigitalRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Global Voices Online

    Fernando Castro of BitA cora de viaje enlists the obstacles of ICT program MedellA n digital [es] , which implements technology in institutes and public places of MedellA n, Colombia, to promote equality and education.

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    Related Topix: Antioquia, Colombia, World News, Medellin, Colombia

  12. Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration plannedRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Catholic

    ... the last Sunday of each month at 2:30 p.m. and draws together between 45 to 50 people from Puerto Rico, Mexico and Colombia, among other countries. 'We know there are many more people and one thing we are trying to do is outreach,' McKay said. ...

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  13. Chennai Metropolis - " The mobility debateRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Newindpress

    ENRIQUE Penalosa, a former mayor of Bogota, Colombia known globally for his successful people-centric urban development projects especially in public transportation, stirred up a hornet's nest when he was in town the other day.

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    Related Topix: Bogota, Colombia, Meta, Colombia, World News

  14. Galway announces start of drilling at its California gold project in ColombiaRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | MELODIKA.net

    Galway Resources Ltd. : is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced on its high-grade California gold project in Colombia.

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    Related Topix: Antioquia, Colombia, World News, Medellin, Colombia

  15. Refugees in cities raising risk of tensions: UNHCRRead the original story w/Photo

    8 hrs ago | Daily Times

    ... Afghanistan who have flocked to the capital. Armed conflict has also driven hundreds of thousands to Bogota in Colombia and Abidjan in Ivory Coast, where many are forced to live in 'ill-serviced slum areas' that lack the basic aid often associated ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Kabol, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan, South America, Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire, Syria, Middle East

  16. Chavez Says Country Acquired Thousands of MissilesRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Fox News

    President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government's military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia.

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    Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, South America, World News

  17. Monday Evening NewscastRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Colombia News

    ... ate to follow your dreams, an elderly couple earns their college degree. Tonight is "El dia de las velitas" here in Colombia. Special candle displays are planned throughout the country. In Armenia, Christmas lights are all over the city. Comments

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    Related Topix: South America, Cali, Colombia, Valle Del Cauca, Colombia, World News

  18. Conscience Unconference Session on Games and Human Rights EducationRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | The Click Heard Round the World

    ... and stimulating group conversations via games Prof. Jairo Eduardo Carrillo of the University of the Andes in Colombia talked about the work his department has done with college students to develop serious games on issues that are important to ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News

  19. American Blumenherst leads 20 into LPGA for 2010Read the original story

    12 hrs ago | Raw Story

    ... 75, and Mexican Tanya Dergal, who had a 74 Monday. Others who finished on 361 included Australian Sarah-Jane Smith, Colombia's Paola Moreno, New Zealand amateur Cathryn Bristow and Americans Jamie Hullett, Nanette Hill and Diana D'Alessio.

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    Related Topix: LPGA Golf, More Sports, Golf

  20. Shakira promotes universal educationRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | OhNoTheyDidnt

    Colombian pop princess Shakira spoke of the importance of education before a group of 400 Oxford University students in England on Monday.

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    Related Topix: Magdalena, Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia, World News