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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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Brazil: 11 books to read before you go
The 11 travel books that The Lonely Planet suggests you read before arriving in Brazil.
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Five tough truths about US-China relations
The more American and Chinese officials proclaim their innocent intentions toward each other, the deeper the level of mistrust they generate. Official candor on five key truths about US-China relations will likely contribute to a more mature bilateral relationship and could help halt a potential slide to conflict.
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Carlos Fuentes: 5 best novels
Throughout his decades-long literary career, Carlos Fuentes produced more than 20 books. Here are five of his best.
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Falklands War 30th Anniversary: 5 British and Argentine papers react
April 2, 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, which lasted less than three months but claimed the lives of more than 900 soldiers. Here are five reactions from Argentine and British newspapers on the anniversary of the Falkland Islands War:
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6.8 Chile earthquake strikes off the coast
6.8 Chile earthquake: The USGS revised the original report of a 6.8 earthquake down to 6.5. The earthquake struck off Chile Monday morning. No tsunami warning was issued.
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The South welcomes 'crazy ants.' Hail the latest invader
'Crazy ants' from South America are hitching rides across the South, setting up massive colonies, and relieving other occupying ant armies, including fire ants, of their duties.
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Crazy ants vs. Fire ants: Who's winning? (+video)
Crazy ants are taking over areas once occupied by fire ants in the South. The sting of Crazy ants isn't as painful and migrate slowly. But Crazy ants multiply faster.
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Brazil's gun control debate: Opponents try to shoot holes in disarmament law
The number of homicides in South America’s largest nation fell in 2004 for the first time in 12 years thanks in part to a disarmament law. But a new push by some legislators could loosen gun restrictions.
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Google Earth Engine unveils how Earth has altered
For the first time, the public can track back the environmental changes occurring on our planet's surface over time via Google Earth Engine.
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Saul Bass directed a movie about ants taking over the world. Could that really happen?
Directed by Saul Bass, who is celebrated Wednesday with a Google Doodle, the 1974 sci-fi flick 'Phase IV,' depicts ants developing a superior intelligence.
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Meet the floating plant that has Lake Victoria's economy in a chokehold
Massive mats of invasive water hyacinth are creeping their way across the lake, severely disrupting local fishermen and sending scientists scrambling for a way to stop the runaway weed.
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Was Africa the motherland of dinosaur predecessors?
The ancestors of dinosaurs might have established themselves in present-day Tanzania and Zambia, suggest newly discovered fossils.
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Culture Cafe Monkees announce tour will cross the US this summer (+video)
Monkees announce tour: The Monkees reunion tour will kick off July 15 and could expand into an international tour, according to band member Micky Dolenz. Tickets for the Monkees summer tour will go on sale May 3.
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Earth permanently deformed by really big earthquakes
Earth permanently deformed? The Earth's crust is relatively elastic, but earthquakes of more than magnitude 7 will leave the planet permanently deformed, says new research.
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Can a blimp curb drug trafficking in Latin America? The US hopes so.
After sweeping US budget cuts, the Pentagon is testing new tools to stop drug trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean: a blimp tethered to the back of a boat and a hand-launched drone.
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Ford's $1.6 billion earnings beat expectations
Ford says growth in US and China is making up for declines in Europe and South America. Ford quarterly revenue rises 10 percent and net income goes up 15 percent.
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Earth's cooling came to sudden halt in 1900, study shows
An international study used tree rings and pollen to build the first record of global climate change, continent by continent, over 2,000 years.
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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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Ship on fire in Antarctica: Crew of 97 rescued
Ship on fire in Antarctica: A Chinese factory fishing ship caught fire Wednesday just off the coast of Antarctica and 97 crew members were rescued. The ship did not sink.
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Italians move northward to trade 'la dolce vita' for 'das süsse Leben'
Italian emigration jumped 30 percent from 2011 to 2012, with Germany and Switzerland the most popular destination for Italians looking for work.
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Antarctic ice tells conflicting story about climate change's role in big melt
Two different areas of Antarctica tell two very different stories about how climate change might be affecting ice melt. The data appear to confirm that climate change impacts can be very local.
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For some farmers, a return to animal power
A nonprofit based in Michigan teaches animal-powered farming at home and abroad. Draft power, or animal traction, is a method smaller farmers still use because draft animals cost less than tractors and require no fuel.
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Face-sized tarantula lives in trees in Sri Lanka
Face-sized tarantula: With a leg span of up to 8 inches across, the Poecilotheria rajaei, is one of the larger species of tarantula.
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Pope Francis: representative of God - and Latin America?
Pope Francis is the first Latin American pope, a prospect that fills many in the region with hopes for better representation of their concerns at the Vatican.
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An American pope? What could help, or hinder, two cardinals' chances.
The US cardinals' experience dealing with the sex abuse crisis is seen alternately as a strength and a weakness. But other factors make any American a dark horse candidate to be the next pope.
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Giant African snail killed to protect Australian crops
Giant African snail: Discovered in Brisbane, authorities immediately dispatched the Giant African snail. The giant, non-native pest has a voracious appetite for more than 500 types of crops.
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Latin America Monitor Cops unite in Central America: New deal allows cross-border pursuits
The agreement will allow law enforcement agencies from one country to pursue suspects over the border into a neighboring country, and encourage states to share criminal records.
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Malvinas curriculum helps Argentina revive Falklands claim
Residents of the Falklands vote today and tomorrow in a referendum that's expected to reaffirm the population's desire to remain an Overseas British Territory.
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Can Nicaragua protect the waters it won?
A ruling at the UN's highest court redrew maritime boundaries around the Colombian island of San Andrés and Nicaragua. Security analysts say it could lead to unintended consequences like increased trafficking.
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