Gazprom boosting presence in Latin America, Europe - The Voice of Russia

Gazprom boosting presence in Latin America, Europe The Voice of Russia Gazprom is increasing its presence in Latin America. According to the business media, Russia's gas giant Gazprom plans to step up talks about its involvement in the gas projects in Argentina. This will enable Gazprom to strengthen its positions on the ... Gazprom to tap Argentina's shale boom via Wintershall partnership - reports

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Haiti Tourism: At least 75% non-business travel during Carnival - Defend Haiti

Haiti Tourism: At least 75% non-business travel during Carnival Defend Haiti ... several deputies injured. CARACAS, Venezuela (defend.ht) - At least seven Venezuelan deputies were injured in the fight that broke out in the National Assembly (AN) between government, Chavistes, and the right-wing opposition on Tuesday. .... Haiti ...

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The secret world of teen cartel hitmen

A drug lord handed Rosalio Reta a gun and told him to kill a man tied up on the ground. Reta was only 13. Everything was different after that, Reta says. It was a lifestyle surrounded by death.



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Cuban Skateboarders Defy The Times - Huffington Post

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Cuban Skateboarders Defy The Times Huffington Post At first glance Cuba's skaters look like they could be from anywhere. They pass around videos of their tricks set to thumping hip-hop soundtracks. They seize on fashion trends from imported magazines and video clips, accessories such as baggy shorts ... Havana skaters defy scarcity to keep on rolling

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US to reevaluate Iran's influence in Latin America - The Times of Israel

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US to reevaluate Iran's influence in Latin America The Times of Israel BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — The US State Department is reviewing its recent report that described Iran's influence in Latin America as “waning” in the wake of an Argentinian prosecutor's report that such infiltration is increasing. “The Nisman ...

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Filner accuser 11 steps forward; recall closes in - Daily Caller

Filner accuser 11 steps forward; recall closes in Daily Caller SAN DIEGO — As Mayor Bob Filner undergoes a reported second day of therapy and yet another woman comes forward to accuse him of sexual harassment, the countdown may have begun for ousting the 70-year-old former Democratic congressman.

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Your Best 'First World' Latin American Retirement Option - Huffington Post

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Your Best 'First World' Latin American Retirement Option Huffington Post Living in Latin America can be a challenge. And if you're up for the challenge and adventure of it all, you're the perfect candidate for the wonderful lifestyle it affords. If you love the Latin lifestyle, but your lifestyle needs lean toward more of ... Uruguay takes key step toward legal marijuana

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VIDEO: Where locals are shocked to see police

Rio slum gets a police presence ahead of the World Cup in 2014



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VIDEO: Blast at Argentine apartment block

A powerful blast in a residential building in the Argentine city of Rosario has killed at least five people and injured more than 50 others.



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Terror alerts: An unending season - The Guardian Nigeria

Terror alerts: An unending season The Guardian Nigeria However, does this responsibility extend to threatening the livelihoods of citizens of other countries that rely on income generated from the tourism industry? Why is it that until last week's threat, existing lists contains only poor, non-Western ...

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La MLB quiere mantener a Cuba fuera de la Serie del Caribe

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Russian warships visit Cuba: geopolitical considerations - VOXXI

Russian warships visit Cuba: geopolitical considerations VOXXI Russian sailors from the crew of the destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov return to their ship carrying souvenirs as they walk past the missile cruiser Moskva at the port of Havana, Cuba, Monday Aug. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa). On Saturday, August ...

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Iran building secret army in Latin America? - WND.com

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Iran building secret army in Latin America? WND.com Iran is building an “extensive intelligence and terrorist network” in Latin America that the Obama administration is negligent in ignoring, claims a U.S. congresswoman. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., is chair of the House Middle East and North ... State Department Ordered Review of Iranian Terror Activity in Latin America

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Argentina renews Falklands claims

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner renews her claims for sovereignty of the Falklands at UN Security Council meeting.



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Haiti: President Martelly, US Senator Bill Nelson visit infrastructure ... - Defend Haiti

Haiti: President Martelly, US Senator Bill Nelson visit infrastructure ... Defend Haiti CARACAS, Venezuela (defend.ht) - At least seven Venezuelan deputies were injured in the fight that broke out in the National Assembly (AN) between government, Chavistes, and the right-wing opposition on Tuesday. Caribbean · Africa .... At the Institute ...

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Ghana, built on gold, looks to future with oil - BusinessDay

Ghana, built on gold, looks to future with oil BusinessDay Beyond the continent, Iran and Venezuela are other examples. Oil boom and shifting global politics .... out within the next two decades. Yet the economy is booming thanks to the promotion of tourism and the positioning of the country as a shoppers ...

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Blogging this Week

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Latin players' tie to MLB suspensions

Most of those suspended by MLB for banned drug use come from one small, Caribbean country. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.



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Blast hits Argentine apartment block

An explosion at a residential building in the western Argentine city of Rosario kills at least five people and injures more than 50 others.



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Itaú Unseats BTG Pactual Atop Latin America Research Team - Institutional Investor (subscription)

Itaú Unseats BTG Pactual Atop Latin America Research Team Institutional Investor (subscription) In July the International Monetary Fund lowered its real gross domestic product growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean from 3.4 percent to 3 percent for this year and from 3.9 percent to 3.4 percent in 2014. The Washington-based ... CORRECTED-STXNEWS LATAM-BTG Pactual earnings seen up on lower ...

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Trinidad de Cuba: five-star hotel construction on the move - Escambray

Trinidad de Cuba: five-star hotel construction on the move Escambray According to information provided by Reiner Rendón, delegate of the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in the province, the Pansea already passed the most difficult stage, which was the foundation, and now it´s completing the scaffolding of an investment ...

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Team Cuba for the 2013 World Baseball Challenge in Canada

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Freedivers sip coffee with sharks

Things which might distract you while having coffee with a friend: food in their teeth, attractive waiters, giant sharks circling your head.



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Latin America Comes to the Innovation Party - Huffington Post

Latin America Comes to the Innovation Party Huffington Post Thus it is a matter of no small significance that last week, on July 30 and 31, a group of innovation leaders from 18 countries, including 12 Latin American countries, gathered in Santiago, Chile for the first ever pan Latin American innovation summit.

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Commercial Space - Campden FB

Commercial Space Campden FB At present the Lynx is expected to blast off from spaceports in California's Mojave Desert as well as Curaçao, an island in the Caribbean just north of Venezuela. It will be up to the space tourists to make their way to the launch sites at their own ...

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Ted Nugent: 'Dope-smoking gangsta wannabe' Trayvon Martin 'got justice' [VIDEO] - Daily Caller

Ted Nugent: 'Dope-smoking gangsta wannabe' Trayvon Martin 'got justice' [VIDEO] Daily Caller Rocker-turned-conservative commentator Ted Nugent is continuing to push his assertion that last month's “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial was the correct one, and that Zimmerman is still a victim in the wake of Trayvon Martin's ...

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El Salvador celebrates patron saint

Colourful parades to celebrate El Salvador's patron saint



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9 killed when bus falls over cliff in Mexico

Nine people were killed when a bus plunged over a cliff in southern Mexico on Monday night, officials said.



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Suspect Detection Systems Awarded New Distribution Agreement in Latin America - PR Newswire (press release)

Suspect Detection Systems Awarded New Distribution Agreement in Latin America PR Newswire (press release) The distribution agreement is part of Suspect Detection System's continuing business development efforts to penetrate the lucrative Latin American security markets by serving law enforcement agencies as well as private-sector commercial entities ...

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Honduras shootout kills at least 10

A shootout between rival drug gangs in Honduras leaves at least 10 people dead in a region infamous as a drugs transit route.



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Internet access now a reality for some Cubans

To the soundtrack of fingers banging on keyboards, a cluster of Internet users recently caught up on their e-mails, updated their statuses on Facebook and looked for love on Match.com.



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African experience points Actis to Latin American payment systems - Business News Americas

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African experience points Actis to Latin American payment systems Business News Americas Drawing on that experience, Patrick Ledoux, a partner and co-head of Latin America at the private equity firm which specializes in emerging markets, laid out the firm's investment thesis in the sector and his ideas for similar opportunities in Latin ... Hughes Technology Selected by Media Networks for Ka-Band Service in Latin ... Three reasons why Latin America is 'one to watch'

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Rodriguez in baseball doping ban

Baseball's highest paid star, Alex Rodriguez, says he is fighting for his life as he and 12 other players are suspended in a doping scandal.



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