Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Mexico Seeks to Adapt to Climate Change and Mitigate its Effects - World Bank Group








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Mexico Seeks to Adapt to Climate Change and Mitigate its Effects

World Bank Group

For more than a decade, Mexico, with World Bank support, has worked to develop ambitious policies to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The financial, knowledge, and coordination services facilitated by the Bank have contributed to increasing the ...









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Inside the Ring: Russia boosts Cuba ties - Washington Times









Inside the Ring: Russia boosts Cuba ties

Washington Times

The Russian military recently dispatched a guided-missile warship to Cuba as part of what U.S. officials say are growing military, intelligence and economic ties between Moscow and Havana. The missile cruiser is the Moskva, the flagship of the Russian ...









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Phony rum kills seven in Cuba - Toronto Sun









Phony rum kills seven in Cuba

Toronto Sun

Such incidents are rare, though not unheard of in Cuba. "Those affected consumed wood alcohol sold illegally ... that was supplied by two individuals who work in the Pharmacy and Food Institute and took it from the local warehouse," the ministry said ...









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Honduras: Dengue state of emergency

The Honduran government has declared a state of emergency after an increase in dengue cases that have killed 16 people this year.



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Uruguay weighs legalizing marijuana

Uruguayan lawmakers are weighing a controversial marijuana legalization bill.



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7 die in Cuba after drinking poisonous alcohol

Seven people have died after drinking poisonous alcohol in Cuba, and dozens more are hospitalized, state media reported Wednesday.



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Official: Mexican president's thyroid surgery 'successful'

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto underwent thyroid surgery Wednesday.



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BBVA profits rise on Latin America growth - Financial Times








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BBVA profits rise on Latin America growth

Financial Times

BBVA came close to doubling its profits in the first half of the year, on the back of another strong performance by the bank's operations in Mexico and Latin America, asset sales and a fall in loan losses in its recession-plagued home market in Spain.

UPDATE 2-Latin American asset sales boost Spain's BBVA









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World Travel Awards winners triumph in Lima, Peru - Forimmediaterelease.net (press release)









World Travel Awards winners triumph in Lima, Peru

Forimmediaterelease.net (press release)

The industry elite, including chief executives of leading travel companies, government ministers and tourism board chiefs from across the continent attended the magnificent gala event hailed as “the Oscars of the travel industry.” ... Ritz Carlton ...









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US begins new multiple-entry visa program for Cuban visitors - MiamiHerald.com









US begins new multiple-entry visa program for Cuban visitors

MiamiHerald.com

The change for non-immigrant B-2 visas issued to Cubans for family visits, medical treatment, tourism or other personal travel takes effect Thursday and will allow Cubans who qualify for the visas to come and go. Now, eligible Cubans will be able to ...









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Seven die in Cuba after drinking methanol - The Australian









Seven die in Cuba after drinking methanol

The Australian

Many Cubans - who earn an average of less than 20 dollars a month - buy food and drink of unknown origin on the black market because it is cheaper, making poisonings a grim reality of everyday life. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print ...









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Errror on the link





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New horror stories were revealed today by The Guardian about how the U.S. government is conducting a massive surveilance program on peaceful and law abiding U.S. citizens





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Alba ambitions show Latin confusion

Who's trying to block free trade in the Americas?



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Rio de Janeiro's hostels boom

The big growth in the number of hostels in Rio de Janeiro



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Surging South America Sales Propel Profit Growth For CNH Global, Agco - NASDAQ









Surging South America Sales Propel Profit Growth For CNH Global, Agco

NASDAQ

Agco raised its sales and profit outlook for 2013, while CNH affirmed its earlier guidance, but raised its forecast for industry-wide sales of tractors and combines in South America. The companies' bullishness was underpinned by second-quarter profit ...









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Cuba prevails - Village








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Cuba prevails

Village

During a recent trip to the FitCuba fair in Varadero, sponsored by the Ministry for Tourism (Mintur), the potential of Cuba's growing tourism industry was evident as journalists from around the world were given a brief flavour of some of the country's ...









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Meehl's art exhibit focuses on her experience in Cuba - The Redding Pilot









Meehl's art exhibit focuses on her experience in Cuba

The Redding Pilot

Kendall Meehl did more than just paint during her three-month spring semester in Havana, Cuba, she discovered its heart. An exhibit of her work, titled “Pelar a Cuba,” will go on display this Saturday, Aug. 3, at Bistro 7 in Wilton off Route 7 and ...









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Toxic Cuba 'rum' leaves seven dead

Seven people die and more than 40 others are admitted to hospital in the Cuban capital, Havana, after drinking a toxic liquid sold as rum.



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Latin American Countries Refuse to Back New IMF Aid for Greece - Voice of America








Voice of America



Latin American Countries Refuse to Back New IMF Aid for Greece

Voice of America

The abstention by Latin American states from the IMF decision was revealed by their Brazilian representative in an unusual public statement on Wednesday, highlighting growing frustration in emerging nations with Fund policy to rescue debt-laden ...









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Before pope's comments, Latin American Catholics expressed acceptance of ... - Pew Research Center








Pew Research Center



Before pope's comments, Latin American Catholics expressed acceptance of ...

Pew Research Center

FT_catholics-latin-america-homosexuality In fact, in four of the seven Latin American countries surveyed (Chile, Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia) Catholics are more likely than non-Catholics to accept homosexuality. For example, while 77% of Catholic ...

Latin American media favourable on Pope's Brazil visit

Pope tells Latin American bishops to shun ideology, empower laity

Pope Francis: address to CELAM leadership









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Cuba staying tight with Venezuela and its oil - Voice of Russia









Cuba staying tight with Venezuela and its oil

Voice of Russia

... Santiago de Cuba became the name of the Castro movement that eventually toppled the Batista government. Guerra also notes that Havana and Moscow have a more positive relationship today as exemplified by brisk Russian tourism to the island nation.









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Environmentalists blast construction of hotel in Venezuelan protected zone - El Universal








El Universal



Environmentalists blast construction of hotel in Venezuelan protected zone

El Universal

Last July 21, the Ministry of Tourism reported on the construction of a five-star hotel in one of the islands that form part of the archipelago of Borracha Island (north of Anzoátegui state, east Venezuela) in order to turn the site into a tourist ...









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Confronting Israel's Precarious Future: An Interview With Dr. Martin Sherman ... - The Inquisitr









Confronting Israel's Precarious Future: An Interview With Dr. Martin Sherman ...

The Inquisitr

... safety and planning and development of international air transport, through the protection of intellectual property and the promotion of tourism, to the coordination of postal policies, and meteorological, climatological, hydrological and ...









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SinDelantal.Mx Raises €2.5M From Seaya Ventures

(TechCrunch) Mexico’s SinDelantal.Mx, the online takeout delivery service started by the founders of Spain’s SinDelantal.com,…



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Fifty Shades of Grey 'More Popular Than Koran' At Cuba's Guantanamo Bay Prison - IBTimes.co.uk








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Fifty Shades of Grey 'More Popular Than Koran' At Cuba's Guantanamo Bay Prison

IBTimes.co.uk

According to US congressman Jim Moran, inmates at the controversial detention camp in Cuba, which holds 166 terrorism suspects apprehended since 9/11, prefer reading EL James' erotic novel than the Islamic holy book to occupy their time. Earlier in ...

'Fifty Shades of Grey' Most Requested Book by Detainees from Cuba's ...









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Ecuador: Cuban Vice President Stresses Latin America Dignity, Unity - Prensa Latina









Ecuador: Cuban Vice President Stresses Latin America Dignity, Unity

Prensa Latina

Imagen activa Guayaquil, Ecuador, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) The Latin American dignity is our shield, and strength is unity, the vice president of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, said in this capital. The ...









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Cuba's Youth and the Original Sin of the Opposition - Havana Times








Havana Times



Cuba's Youth and the Original Sin of the Opposition

Havana Times

Turning to the Soviet Union as an ally was simply a logical response to the fact Cuba was suddenly trading blows with a heavyweight called the United States. I must stress that, in 1959, it was the Cuban people who won the war against Batista's military.

Anti-Cuba effort deserves to die









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VIDEO: Gilberto Gil on politics and football

Newsnight's Stephen Smith talks to the Brazilian musician, campaigner and former Minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, about riots, politics and the Pope's recent visit.



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Barack Obama Is Keeping Allan Gross in a Cuban Jail. Why?





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Bored? Invent your own holiday

If you could invent a holiday, what would it be? It's easier than you think. Meet the real holiday makers (plus, the man responsible for Be a Dork Day).



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Uruguay to vote on marijuana bill

Lawmakers in Uruguay are set to vote on a bill which would allow the state-controlled sale of marijuana in an attempt to curb drug trafficking.



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Honduras declares dengue emergency

The authorities in Honduras declare a state of emergency as cases of dengue fever, a viral infection spread my mosquitoes, continue to mount.



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Eutelsat Communications Scales up in Latin America Through Acquisition of ... - PR Newswire (press release)









Eutelsat Communications Scales up in Latin America Through Acquisition of ...

PR Newswire (press release)

This acquisition, together with the recently ordered EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite, will position the Group as a major satellite operator in Latin America, reflecting its strategy to expand in high growth markets. Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO, said ...

SSL selected to provide multi-mission satellite to Eutelsat









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Child killed as water main bursts in Rio de Janeiro

A 3-year-old girl was killed and at least a dozen people were injured Tuesday when a water line burst in western Rio de Janeiro, sending a powerful jet of water up into the air and flooding an entire neighborhood.



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Venezuela charges 2 in shooting of U.S. officials

Venezuelan authorities have arrested two suspects accused of shooting U.S. officials in a strip club earlier this year.



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