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Five energy challenges for Venezuela
With the passing of Hugo Chávez, the issue of what Venezuela chooses to do with its oil moves to center stage for the energy industry – and for environmentalists. Here are five energy challenges that Venezuela will have to face.
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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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Meet the nine richest self-made women
Forbes has released its annual billionaires list, and nestled among the usual suspects were women who have made or helped make their own fortunes, in industries ranging from television to real estate to clothing. These are the nine richest self-made women on Forbes 2013 Billionaires List.
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Fake identities: Manti Te'o scandal and 6 other Internet hoaxes
Believe it or not, the Manti Te'o scandal is not the first online identity hoax, nor the longest-standing. Here's a look at some of the biggest scams to surface on the Internet, from the lives and deaths of fictitious characters to the downfall of their makers.
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10 best books of October, according to Amazon's editors
Sara Nelson, editorial director of books and Kindle for Amazon.com, talks about the 10 books chosen by Amazon editors as the best of October, 2012.
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Ecuador's populist leader still strong
President Rafael Correa is expected to win big in today's vote. He talks like a leftist, but many say he doesn't act like one.
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US reaches out to Latin America – with help from Spain
Ahead of the Summit of the Americas, Spain has been quietly bolstering a common transatlantic agenda.
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US joins club of deflation nations
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Swiss architect wins prized Pritzker award
Peter Zumthor's designs for an art museum emerging from a bombed-out church and thermal baths both caught the jury's eye.
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Spain commits more troops to Afghanistan in overture to Obama
While the increase in soldiers is modest, the government is showing support for Obama's shift of strategy in Afghanistan – and, more broadly, for the administration itself.
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On eve of NATO summit, Obama's style poses inherent challenge for Europe
As president heads to France, Europeans ask how best to respond to an ally that is suddenly sending all the signals it has hoped for.
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Europe and the US attempt to mend fences, but deep rifts remain
Ahead of the G-20 summit, Spain decides to withdraw troops from Kosovo and investigate Bush officials for torture.
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Hundreds of African migrants die in shipwreck off Libya's coast
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Figures in Silk
Two sisters discover passion during the War of the Roses.
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Opinion: To lift the US economy, lift sanctions on America's foes
Profit, not patriotism, keeps companies afloat.
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US and European paths to recovery diverge
Ahead of the G-20 economic summit, a divide grows over the balance of regulation and stimulus.
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The West’s largest Buddhist stupa rises in Spain
Benalmádena’s Enlightenment Stupa is a karmic surprise amid the Moorish minarets and ancient Christian steeples.
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EarthTalk: What is the ‘green cities’ movement?
Since 1970s, loose association of conservation-minded urban areas has grown up worldwide.
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US urges a global economic fix
Ahead of the G-20 finance ministers’ meeting, Obama calls for allies to increase stimulus efforts – and meets a cool response.
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Continuity
A poem
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'Apes' own a piece of the Rock (of Gibraltar)
Wild ‘apes’ stole my snuggly! A macaque on Gibraltar snatches her toddler’s favorite toy and a woman finds out about Europe’s only wild primates.
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Guinea-Bissau assassinations: Is Colombia's drug trade behind them?
The murder of the president and the Army chief on Monday raises questions about the nature of the instability in this African nation.
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Opinion: An ugly bias is back: blaming Jews for financial woes
Conspiracy claims die hard. But responsibility lies with all of us.
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Eastern Europe’s fall puts Continent on edge
Latvia’s collapse and the sinking East is hurting Western banks, and the ideals of unity.
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Fight grows in Europe to safeguard a secular Sabbath
Conscience trumps convenience in push to open Sunday shopping.
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The Monitor's View: From crisis, a more unified Europe?
The recession is exacerbating splits within Europe, but its severity may change that.
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Last of a breed who make boats out of reeds
On the shores of famed Lake Titicaca, Demetrio Limachi and a handful of others toil to preserve the ancient art of creating crescent-shaped craft out of bundles of dried reeds.
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Petraeus knocks on Uzbekistan's door as Kyrgyz base gets the boot
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Student leaders 1, Chávez 0. Next: a referendum rematch
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Air base flap reflects tension over US presence in Central Asia
But Pentagon officials say Kyrgyzstan's move to close a supply route won't impede operations in Afghanistan.
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