Topic: Latin America
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International Women's day: 3 challenges women face around the world
Issues such as violence, inequality at work, and traditional expectations confront women on every continent around the world. Here is a sampling of challenges women faced this year:
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Hugo Chavez: 10 outrageous things he said about the US
Hugo Chavez, whose death was announced Tuesday, will be remembered worldwide as much for what he said as for what he did during his 14-year rule of Venezuela. From the vitriolic to bizarre, here is a list of 10 outrageous comments he made about the “Yankee empire” and its leaders.
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Hugo Chavez: Global reactions to the Venezuelan leader's death
While he was alive, Hugo Chávez – the longest ruling democratically elected leader in Latin America – inspired people who loved him as often as he inflamed those who didn’t. That polarization seemed to follow him in death.
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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Invest in gold with a clean conscience?
How conscientious investors can engage with this hot commodity.
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Tropical glaciers slowly vanish
Rivers fed by melting glaciers across Latin America may soon dry up, forcing changes on the people who depend upon them.
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Tropical glaciers slowly vanish
Rivers fed by melting glaciers across Latin America may soon dry up, forcing changes on the people who depend upon them.
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Where climate change meets national security
EU report adds urgency to old warnings, NATO to take up discussion next.
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Chávez support slips in Venezuela
Food shortages and rising prices are eroding the leftist leader's approval ratings.
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Colombia: Latin America tries to defuse escalating crisis
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe said Tuesday that his government would ask the International Criminal Court to try Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez for financing and supporting Colombia's main rebel group.
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In Mexico, a clean-air bucket brigade
A grass-roots group to monitor air quality has sprouted in one of Latin America's largest industrial corridors.
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A lively look at Christianity's past, present, and future
Historian and theologian Martin Marty considers Christianity throughout time and across borders.
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A lively look at Christianity’s past, present, and future
Historian and theologian Martin Marty considers Christianity throughout time and across boundaries.
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Oil for nukes – mostly a bad idea
Bartering nuclear technology for oil is a path to the spread of nuclear weapons.
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The end of multiculturalism
The US must be a melting pot – not a salad bowl.
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Chávez set to take Castro's mantle
Venezuela's fiery president gears up to become Latin America's next leftist icon.
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Castro exit unlikely to thaw U.S.-Cuba relations
The State Department said Tuesday that Castro's departure won't lead to a change in policy or the lifting of the embargo.
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China's economic growth can soften U.S. slump
Emerging economies are now big enough to help but not save Western giants.
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Mexican woman fights for voting rights
Eufrosina Cruz runs for mayor, says Constitution trumps indigenous laws.
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Exxon fights Chávez' Venezuela for compensation in courts
Legal challenge could raise price for nationalization moves by Ecuador, Russia, and Bolivia.
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What's in a (domain) name? Some serious cash.
At least 100 domain names sold for more than $100,000 last year.
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What's in a (domain) name? Some serious cash.
At least 100 domain names sold for more than $100,000 last year.
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San Diego aims to fix a pollution problem by helping a Tijuana slum
A US team wants to clean up a river estuary by improving living conditions across the Mexican border.
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Chávez sees U.S.-Colombian war plans
But critics say Venezuela's president is trying to distract from economic problems at home.
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In nearly enclosed sea, untreated sewage
As developing countries like Albania tap into a booming tourist industry, waste becomes a more acute problem.
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Is Latin America heading for an arms race?
Recent increases in defense spending by Brazil and Venezuela are attracting observers' attention.
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Class divide hardens for Argentina's growing poor
A quarter of the nation now lives in poverty in a country that once prided itself on an egalitarian ethos.
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Chávez, China cooperate on oil, but for different reasons
The Venezuelan president touts Beijing's $4 billion investment as another punch in his bid to undermine US clout. China is more pragmatic.
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Every day should be 'pie day,' they insist
Two women have opened the Pie Bakery & Cafe in a Boston suburb in order to spread the news of this simple comfort food.
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