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How to create a better food system in 2013 (+video)
Our worldwide food system needs an overhaul. Here are 13 steps to change food policies and improve lives.
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Rio+20: 5 key takeaways
Here are some of the promising developments and bigger disappointments of the Rio+20 global sustainability conference, which ends today.
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Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel
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In Pictures: Bolivia protests
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Bolivia's Evo Morales says 'adiós' to USAID
Morales has made other important policy announcements on May Day in the past, like nationalizing Bolivia's oil and gas industry. This is not the first time tensions have run high with the US.
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Will Paraguay's presidential election be a 'return to the past'?
Leading candidate Cartes is a member of the conservative Colorado Party, which ruled Paraguay for 61 years, until 2008. Last year the left-leaning president Lugo was impeached.
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South American leaders likely to back Venezuela's Maduro in emergency meeting
Despite complaints from some Venezuelans that Sunday's election had irregularities, analysts say leaders in the region will likely support Mr. Maduro’s election in order to maintain stability.
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Latin America Monitor Looking for day when Mexico's underworld is violence-free? Try looking back.
Since the 1980s Mexico's criminal organizations have become increasingly globalized and sophisticated, but almost a century ago they were largely family organizations shipping bootleg liquor to the US.
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Latin America Monitor Knowing neighbors through art: Rio houses new Latin American art museum
Rio de Janeiro’s Latin American contemporary art museum aims to spark dialogue among artists across the diverse region.
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One Mexican town finds more security by throwing out the police
About two years ago, citizens in Cherán, Mexico decided to battle illegal logging and drug violence by kicking out the police and running the town according to indigenous tradition.
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Vitriolic campaign to replace Chavéz gets under way, with country's grief still raw (+video)
Presidential candidates Nicolas Maduro and Henrique Capriles have leapt into the election campaign at full speed, with strident personal attacks against each other.
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Chavez funeral: lavish nod to a populist touch and global reach (+video)
More than 55 world leaders attended the Chávez funeral, while thousands of ordinary Venezuelans queued to view his body, which is lying in state.
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Chávez vs Lula: Two distinct approaches to poverty reduction in Latin America
Both Chávez in Venezuela and Lula in Brazil dramatically reshaped their societies, reducing inequality to their lowest levels in decades. But they went about it in very different ways.
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Global News Blog A changed Venezuela after Chávez?
A survey of opinions about what Hugo Chávez's passing means for Venezuela, and the region.
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Hugo Chavez brought 'home' to military academy where career began
Hugo Chavez: Cannon boomed a salute each hour as Venezuelans numbering in the hundreds of thousands filed past.
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What is Hugo Chávez's legacy in Venezuela? (+video)
President Hugo Chávez so dominated the identity of oil-rich Venezuela during his 14-year tenure that the political current of his supporters bears his name: chavismo.
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Latin America Monitor Venezuelans pour into Plaza Bolivar to honor Chávez's socialist revolution (+video)
As news of the death of President Hugo Chávez spread, Venezuelans rushed to downtown Caracas, many wearing red in honor of their socialist commandante.
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Latin America Monitor To lead Venezuela, Maduro will need to channel his inner Chavez
Vice President Nicolas Maduro, a staunch leftist known for his quiet demeanor, must adopt some of the brash style of President Hugo Chavez, who died today, if he's going to win the next election.
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Argentina begins prosecution of military-era human rights abuses
A group of government officials charged with orchestrating the abduction and murder of more than 100 dissidents across the region in the 1970s and '80s are now on trial for the first time.
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The Simple Dollar How to save money when everything you enjoy is expensive
It is really tempting to fall into a cycle of endlessly indulging expensive desires, Hamm writes. But there are a few ways to avoid constantly spending money on high-priced luxuries.
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Most Venezuelans think Hugo Chavez will recover, poll finds
Hugo Chavez has been battling cancer for two years, but most Venezuelans him to recover and return to active rule, a poll showed on Tuesday.
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Latin America Monitor Favela consumer class on the rise in Brazil
Brazil's favelas, or slums, are home to a growing consumer class whose purchasing power has risen due to a jump in salaries, a decrease in unemployment, and greater access to education.
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Brazil's affirmative action law offers a huge hand upPublic universities in Brazil will reserve half their seats to provide racial, income, and ethnic diversity – a law that goes the furthest in the Americas in attempting race-based equality. It will most greatly affect the large Afro-Brazilian population.
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African heritage in Latin AmericaAfro-descendants in Latin America have had a different experience from those in the US, experts say. Despite this, social, economic, and cultural discrimination has been historically very strong.
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Why Argentina is reaching out to Iran
Argentina announced it would work with Iran to resolve a deadly 1994 anti-Semitic attack in Buenos Aires. Trade considerations underlie the deal.
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Latin America Monitor Trickling down: Latin America's glacier problem
A new study shows glaciers in the tropical Andes have shrunk 30-50 percent in the past four decades, affecting water sources in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and Argentina.
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How to create a better food system in 2013 (+video)
Our worldwide food system needs an overhaul. Here are 13 steps to change food policies and improve lives.
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Venezuela: Court approves Chávez inauguration postponement
Well-known for lengthy speeches, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has been publicly silent for nearly a month. His inauguration, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed. Critics are calling for new elections.
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Is Iran's presence in Latin America a threat? The White House says yes.
When the White House signed a law countering Iran in Latin America recently, it was the most public strategy to date against Iran’s influence in the region.
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