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South America Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for South America.

Results 1 - 20 of 12,221 in South America

  1. Seven Global Warming MisconceptionsRead the original story w/Photo

    15 min ago | ABC News

    A variety of misconceptions about human-induced global warming still make the rounds of media and cocktail conversation.

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    Related Topix: Argentina, World News, Spain, Saragossa, Spain, Aragon, Spain, Travel

  2. Town's head of police heads southRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Warrington Guardian

    WARRINGTON'S top cop is leaving his hometown to head up community policing 8,000 miles away in the Falkland Islands.

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    Related Topix: World News, England, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester County, England, Cheshire County, England, United Kingdom, Warrington, England, Falkland Islands, Orford, England, United Kingdom, Winsford, England, Merseyside County, England, Widnes, England

  3. Another day, another country - Montevideo, UruguayRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    ... Colonia tomorrow and a ferry from there to Buenos Aires... Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America, sandwiched in between Argentina and Brazil. Like its larger neighbours, the country has a rich history in futbol and was ...

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    Related Topix: Montevideo, Uruguay, Uruguay, World News

  4. Wreckage from doomed Air France jet foundRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Canada.com

    Relatives and friends of Air France flight AF447 passengers congregate in the lobby of the Windsor Hotel where support is being offered to them, in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, World News, Brazil, Boat Disaster, US Military, US Air Force

  5. In court, U.S. drugs agent tells of kidnapping, escape in ColombiaRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | McClatchy DC

    Luis Angel Ortiz was being driven to a party in Medellin when the car came to a halt and a man in the back seat put a gun to his head.

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

  6. AMERICA/BOLIVIA - President of Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Julio Terrazas re-elected: "Hope ...Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Fides News

    Cardinal Julio Terrazas, Archbishop of Santa Cruz was elected for the seventh time as President of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference .

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    Related Topix: Bolivia, World News, Chuquisaca, Bolivia, Sucre, Bolivia

  7. Espa ol?Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Chronicle

    This is my usual greeting when I see some employees in many of Duke's dining facilities.

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    Related Topix: Colombia, Durham County, NC, Chapel Hill, NC

  8. China, Peru vow to further promote cooperationRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

    China's top political adviser Jia Qinglin met in Lima Monday with Peruvian President Alan Garcia, with both sides expressing their wish to elevate bilateral ties to a higher stage.

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Alan Garcia

  9. Ecuador, Colombia formally establish trade tiesRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | People's Daily

    Ecuador and Colombia formally established on Monday ties at trade representation level, official sources said.

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    Related Topix: World News, Ecuador, Colombia, Meta, Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, Quito, Ecuador, Pichincha, Ecuador

  10. Top Chinese political advisor starts visit to EcuadorRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Xinhuanet

    China's top political advisor, Jia Qinglin, on Monday arrived in Quito, kicking off his official good-will visit to Ecuador.

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    Related Topix: Ecuador, World News, China, Asia, Quito, Ecuador, Pichincha, Ecuador

  11. President of Brazil Criticized at Home and in U.S. for Hosting Iran's AhmadinejadRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Cybercast News Service

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva embrace in Brasilia on Monday, Nov.

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    Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Brazil, Goias, Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil

  12. RGV Capsules: Bravos FC wraps up trip to Tampa, Fla.Read the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Brownsville Herald

    RGV Bravos FC front-office executives wrapped up their participation Sunday at the United Soccer League's Annual General Meeting held in Tampa, Fla.

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  13. Venezuela: What Dictatorship? What Dictator?Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

    Well, that is not true. VHeadline Venezuela News reports: A new book by VHeadline colleague Elio Cequea exposes the lies being spread around by the "righteous" and sanctimonious right wing media, especially those two: the supposed dictatorship and the dictator.

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    Related Topix: Venezuela, World News, Hugo Chavez

  14. Guyana's ruling party distances itself from "Jagdeo Third Term" campaignRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Caribbean Net News

    GEORGETOWN. Guyana -- The ruling People's Progressive Party / Civic in Guyana has issued a statement distancing itself from a vigorous campaign ongoing here, by a group calling itself the Guyanese Coalition for Jagdeo Third Term .

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    Related Topix: Guyana, World News, Bharrat Jagdeo

  15. Canadian company to commence oil drilling offshore Guyana in 2010Read the original story w/Photo

    8 hrs ago | Caribbean Net News

    CGX Energy Inc has announced its plans to begin drilling for oil in its Corentyne Guyana concession by the second half of 2010, the company's chairman and Chief Executive Kerry Sully said on Saturday, following a meeting with President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo.

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    Related Topix: Guyana, World News, Bharrat Jagdeo

  16. Green.view: Green redemptionRead the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | The Economist

    DEPENDING on how you view it, climate change is either the biggest problem mankind faces or its greatest financial opportunity.

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Bharrat Jagdeo, World News, Guyana

  17. CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Six Degrees Announces: Undersea Poem, January 26Read the original story

    14 hrs ago | All About Jazz

    For Chris Root and Juju Stulbach, making music is like capturing sunshine in a bottle.

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    Related Topix: Surfing, Outdoor Recreation

  18. AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Testimony of a Colombian missionary, living amidst violence and praying for peaceRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | Fides News

    "Liberen los secuestrados" is the slogan of eighty young Colombians who denounce the scourge of kidnapping in their country and are creating an awareness campaign, which led them on Wednesday, November 18, to meet with Pope Benedict XVI at the end the General Audience.

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    Related Topix: World News, Colombia, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI

  19. Peruvian police says gang killed people for their fat, allegedly for use in cosmeticsRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.

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    Related Topix: World News, Peru

  20. Protests greet Ahmadinejad in BrazilRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Peninsula

    BRASILIA: Protests greeted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Brazil at the start of a South American tour intended to bolster the Iranian president's legitimacy and ease his country's international isolation.

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    Related Topix: World News, Brazil, Goias, Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Hugo Chavez