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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Environmentalists
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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In Pictures: Chile's Puyehue volcano erupts
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 06/08
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In Pictures: Way beyond vacation: the 'Eat, Pray, Love' effect
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/01
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Latin America Monitor
Ecuador: easy base for terrorists and criminals?
The Ecuadorean Constitution calls for 'universal citizenship,' granting free mobility – with or without a passport. But lax regulations are raising fears of easy access for terrorists or organized crime.
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Latin America Monitor
Bolivia says no to cocaine, but yes to coca
As Latin America debates decriminalizing drugs, nowhere is the coca-cocaine tension more prevalent than in Bolivia, writes guest blogger Jackie Briski.
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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Environmentalists
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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Change Agent
Seeking justice for victims across borders
The nonprofit group CJA tracks down those who commit crimes in one country and flee to another – and hauls them into court.
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Walt Disney's Donald Duck: "Lost in the Andes" (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library)
The genius of Carl Barks is collected for a fresh generation of fans, in a new series by Fantagraphics Books.
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New species emerge as rebels fade from Colombia's rainforest
Now that Colombia has boosted security in Las Orquídeas National Park, ecological researchers are able to investigate a region that could be more diverse than the Amazon.
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Latin America Monitor
Is Ecuador becoming the 'UN of crime'?
The arrest of a suspected Russian mafioso in Ecuador highlights the increasing presence in the country of international organized crime, says guest blogger Elyssa Pachico.
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Peru's new highway to the future
The Interoceanic Highway, which will connect Peru's Pacific coast to the shores of the Atlantic in Brazil, could revolutionize the region much as the transcontinental railroad did in the US in 1869.
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Peru set to surpass Colombia as world's top coca producer
A UN report released Thursday shows Peru is just shy of overtaking Colombia in coca cultivation, demonstrating the 'balloon effect' that drug war watchers always warn about: when pressure is applied in one area, production 'balloons' in another.
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Latin America Monitor
Key worry for Chile as volcano ash drifts: soccer
The Copa America, which brings together Latin America's top soccer teams once every four years, is set to start July 1. The volcano ash has already prompted hundreds of flights to be canceled.
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In Pictures: Chile's Puyehue volcano erupts
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 06/08
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In Pictures: Way beyond vacation: the 'Eat, Pray, Love' effect
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/01
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Global warming: World's highest island glacier vanishing
The glacier on Puncak Jaya in Papua, Indonesia, the Earth's highest island, is quickly melting away, giving geologists little time to extract ice core samples.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/29
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/14
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/12
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In Pictures: Odd furry beasts
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 06/29
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Scientists on hunt for climate-change clues explore rare tropical glacier
A team of scientists is climbing Indonesia's tropical glacier, Puncak Jaya, to dig out ice cores and study them for past patterns of climate change. They will also study samples from China, Peru, and Kenya.
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How oil spills like BP's can reshape politics, from the Amazon to America
Like oil pollution in Ecuador and California years ago, the BP Gulf catastrophe could – and should – lead to profound political change across America.
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In Pictures: Space Shuttle Atlantis: STS-132
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Search narrows for Air France Flight 447 black boxes
Based on a new analysis of sonar "pings," French investigators are focusing attention on a smaller area of the Atlantic to continue the hunt for the black boxes that could reveal why the Air France Flight 447 crashed last June.
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In Pictures: Mountain climbers
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