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Friday May 17 | Fortune

No-show judge bolsters Chevron's attack on $19 billion judgment

The former Ecuadorian judge who signed his name to a $19 billion environmental judgment against Chevron in February 2011 failed to show up to testify about whether he really wrote it on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Chevron Corporation, Energy, Oil & Gas, South America, World News, Peru, Prison, Kaplan, Education

Friday May 17 | My Rye

Rye's VolunTravel Offering Trips to Cuba & Galapagos

Want to see the world AND make a difference? Why not join VolunTravel and our own extraordinary RMS 6th grade teacher Craig Dreves on an international service trip in 2014? Upcoming family trips include: HAVANA, CUBA - February 15-22, 2014 and learn about the history and struggles of the Cuban people and conduct smaller volunteer projects while in ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, Cuba

Thu May 16, 2013

The Peninsula

Ecuador smashes India-to-US mig...

QUITO: A ring that smuggled immigrants from India and Sri Lanka into the United States through Ecuador has been broken up with the arrest of six people, Ecuadoran authorities said yesterday.

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Related Topix: South America, World News,

Writer's Wanderings

Galapagos Journal - Floreana Island

The sun shone brightly but we were greeted by another wonderful breeze as we began our walk on one of the trails of Floreana Island.

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Related Topix: World News,

The Austin Chronicle

El Valiente

Oh, San Antonio. You were rebuilding your rep for South Texas rock dominance - with corazon - until Pinata Protest crashed the fiesta.

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Related Topix: San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, World News, Music, Entertainment

The Globe and Mail

Venezuela's toilet-paper shortage 'last straw' for consumers

Supermarket staff work next to partially empty shelves of toilet paper in Caracas on May 16, 2013.

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

NBC Dallas

FBI Investigates $625,000 Gold Heist at MIA

The FBI is investigating after $625,000 in gold bars were somehow stolen minutes after it was unloaded from a plane at Miami International Airport.

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Related Topix: World News

Wed May 15, 2013

ABC News

American Retirees Find Paradise in...

Cuenca, Ecuador, may be a place many people have never heard of. But it's become a city teaming with retirees from all over the United States, drawn there by quality health care, a booming social scene and a low cost of living that makes their nest eggs suddenly seem golden.

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Related Topix: World News, Travel

Melrose Beacon

Spanish trip to Ecuador was a 'great experience'

Melrose High School students and chaperones are pictured on their Spanish trip to Equador.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., World News

National Geographic

6 of Nature's Loneliest Animals Looking for Love

The London Zoo recently put out a call to collectors that doubled as the animal version of a personals ad.

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Related Topix: World News,

Tue May 14, 2013

Los Angeles Times

Photos : Potential 2013 UNESCO Heritage Sites

When the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets for its 37th session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in June it will review nominations for its well-regarded World Heritage List, which includes notable destinations such as Yellowstone National Park and the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.

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Related Topix: World News, Cambodia, US National Parks, Yellowstone National Park, Travel

Patch.com

5 Things: Historical Society's Annual Meeting, Story Time at the Benton

2. Journey to the wilds of Ecuador with Mark Hopkins at 1:15 p.m. at the Beech Street Center .

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Related Topix: Belmont, MA, Travel, Ecuador Travel, Photography, Arts, World News,

Mon May 13, 2013

Keepers of the Flame

CyB Robusto Deluxe

Everyone knew that when Jose Blanco joined the Joya de Nicaragua team that something interesting would happen.

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Related Topix: World News, Nicaragua,

Travel World News

Ecuador to Host 'Discover Ecuador' Roadshow in Key U.S. Markets

The Ministry of Tourism for Ecuador has announced that Ecuador will be hosting a five-day roadshow during May 2013.

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Related Topix: Ecuador Travel, us Travel, North America Travel, Chicago Travel, World News,

MarketWatch

Retire Here, Not There: Retire Here, Not There: Ecuador

As a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Mike Grimm traveled to 57 countries in his 29 years of service.

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Related Topix: South America, Travel, Ecuador Travel, World News, us Travel,

Sun May 12, 2013

Common Dreams

How a Bad Environment Affects Children's Health

Millions of children die every year as a result of environment-related diseases.

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Related Topix: Environment, Science, South America, US News, Liberal Political News

The Age

Gooooallllll! Ecuadorian scores from halfway line

Quito soccer player Alex Colon kicks an extraordinary goal from the halfway line, the crowd goes wild and the Ecuadorian commentator yells 'goal' for all the word is worth.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Patch.com

Father Ronan: Back Over the Equator

It has been 30 three years since I first traveled from Boston to south of the equator.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Peru,

Sat May 11, 2013

The London Free Press

Wealthy baby boomers funding big family trips

One great thing about Florence is that even if some family members have already visited the city, there are always more things to see, and many of the city's masterpieces are just as thrilling on the second or third visit.

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Related Topix: Italy, World News, Travel, Florence, Italy Travel, Europe Travel, Italy Travel, Blue Bell, PA

Fri May 10, 2013

KISU-TV Pocatello

Life In Cold Blood

In the Galapagos Islands, thermal imagery reveals how marine iguanas accumulate power for sea diving by basking in the sun.

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