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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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US basketball routs China, with an asterisk
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The Monitor's View: Do apes have human rights?
Spain may soon give rights to great apes. That could better their treatment. But it will erode rights.
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Reinventing rumba, Catalan style
Barcelona-based bands wrap the traditional Spanish gypsy music into urban rhythms in an ever-evolving new fusion.
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Spain, Italy: Two tactics for tackling illegal immigration
Italy is using state of emergency powers, while Spain has introduced measures that include paying jobless immigrants to go home.
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Spanish athletes set winning trend
Spain's Olympic hopes soar after recent championship victories suggest that increased investments and better athlete training are paying off.
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Meet Cuba's best-known Generation Y blogger
Yoani Sanchez won the Spanish equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, but her government wouldn't allow her to leave the country to receive it.
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'Clean' squads in the hunt at Tour de France
Even as doping scandals plague the race, three teams that disavow drugs are making a strong showing.
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David Millar tries to clean up cycling from inside the peloton
The Scottish rider, once banned from the sport for two years for doping, now competes with a team pioneering a new drug-testing model.
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Saudis host a global interfaith conference in Madrid: a 'first step'
The three-day meeting, which runs through Friday, has been cast as 'historic' but also criticized as a PR stunt.
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Beijing lawyer fights for pollution victims
Xu Kezhu took pollution for granted – until she saw the clean skies of Europe.
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Lingro: Foreign-word widget
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Opinion: Energy-addicted U.S. can learn a lot from Europe
We still chill buildings as if they're housing penguins.
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'Empires of the Sea'
A dramatic retelling of the 16th-century clash of Christian and Muslim armies.
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A French plan for Mediterranean unity
President Sarkozy's launches his project Sunday of building a 44-state union in the region.
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Review: 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army'
Another bulked-up superhero returns, accompanied by an endless parade of freaks and creepy-crawlies, to fight an otherworldly army.
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American visits to Canada hit 36-year low
Passport confusion, a weak US dollar, and high gas prices appear to be fueling the steady decline.
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Saudi king set to lead rare interfaith talks in Spain
The three-day conference of religious leaders will start July 16 in Madrid.
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From a U.S. hostage in the Colombian jungle, a marriage proposal
While his Colombian girlfriend and twin sons wait, American captive Keith Stansell reaches out.
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Euro 2008: Russian soccer team revives nationalism
Russia's success in soccer and hockey is credited to petrodollars flowing into sports.
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France's stance on sushi fishery causes E.U. friction
Opposition to a recent Mediterranean tuna ban led to a standoff on the eve of its leadership position in the EU.
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Spain to grant some human rights to apes
Spain's parliament approved a measure Wednesday to extend some human rights to gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans, becoming the first country to explicitly acknowledge the legal rights of nonhumans.
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