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Caracas, May 8 Venezuelan proven oil reserves reached 130 billion barrels in April, adding a volume of 30 billion barrels, oficial sources said here Thursday. via Prensa Latina

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“We don't think the ash is toxic, but we need to take into account the long-term effects on the digestive and respiratory systems of animals”

VOLCANIC ash raining down from the Chilean volcano Chaiten may cause long-term environmental damage and harm the health of people and animals in Patagonia, scientists said. via News.com.au

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Exhibit offers viewers glimpse of other cultures Would it surprise you to know that Marshfield is connected in partnerships to many cities, states and countries around the world? An exhibit exploring some of ... via Marshfield News-Herald

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Spanish conductor Carlos Cuesta will lead the Ha Noi Philharmonic Orchestra this Friday night in Hanoi. via VietNamNet

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“So the (remaining) civilian and army personnel have been moved.”

DUST MY BROOM: Chilean border policemen remove volcanic ash from the roof of a house in Futaleufu follwoing the eruption of the Chaiten volcano. via Stuff

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“We're all sad, and it makes us sadder still to watch the television and see what this volcano has done, how it has destroyed our town and everything around it”

This Patagonian winter resort town wears a mantle of white in the South American autumn. via Hartford Courant

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“This could last a month, three months, maybe we can never return. We are so worried”

ABOVE CHAITEN VOLCANO, Chile - Looking down over the ash cloud soaring from Chaiten volcano in southern Chile, the whole area is carpeted in white and experts say the eruption that began ... via Reuters

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“The airports are open but the airlines cancelled flights because the volcanic ash gets in the airplane turbines and could cause material damage”

Volcano ash moving across South America 4000 residents evacuated Flights cancelled ASH from the erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile has spread across a growing swathe of South America, forcing flight ... via News.com.au

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After years of drinking more wine, and more expensive wine every year, Americans are reacting to the economic downturn by drinking at least as much, but cheaper wine, shop owners say. via Connecticut Post

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The long-dormant Chaiten volcano blasted ash some 20 miles into the Andean sky on Tuesday, forcing thousands to evacuate and fouling a huge stretch of the South American continent. via Florida Times-Union

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