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Political sparks fly after Venezuela blackout www.worldbulletin.net That has brought a resurgence of practices like "currency tourism" where Venezuelans travel abroad simply to take advantage of dollar allowances at the official rate. In some cases, they buy a ticket to show as a requisite for the allowance, but then ...

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Fallece Migdalia Utrera Peña, triste pérdida para la prensa cubana

La prensa en Ciego de Ávila está de luto, por el fallecimiento este viernes de Migdalia Utrera Peña, directora del semanario Invasor, debido a una enfermedad respiratoria, según el reporte médico del hospital provincial Antonio Luaces Iraola. Con 52 años de edad y licenciada en Periodismo, Utrera Peña llevaba más de dos décadas en la profesión.



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Obama exhorta a todos a actuar sin consentimiento de la ONU

Ante la “parálisis” en la discusión acerca de si se debe lanzar un ataque militar contra Siria por el uso de armas químicas, los países deben estar dispuestos a actuar sin la autorización del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, dijo el presidente de EU, Barack Obama, desde San Petersburgo, Rusia, donde participa en la Cumbre del G-20.



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Dennis Rodman could teach the US a thing or two about diplomacy - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Dennis Rodman could teach the US a thing or two about diplomacy Fort Worth Star Telegram Embargoes and sanctions against Cuba should have been lifted long ago, but U.S. presidents have been too stubborn or politically afraid to initiate any meaningful talks with Fidel Castro or his brother, Raul, who succeeded him as president. Instead ...

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Uflex delays expansion in Latin America - Plastics News

Uflex delays expansion in Latin America Plastics News MUMBAI — India's flexible packaging major Uflex Ltd. has put on hold its expansion plans in the Latin American market. The company was planning to establish a production facility, most likely in Brazil, in 2013. “The global as well as home market ...

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Venezuelan lawmaker vows to fight for Syria's al-Assad

The picture has created an uproar in Venezuela. It shows Venezuelan lawmaker Adel El Zabayar, holding an assault rifle and posing with two armed soldiers. What makes the photo particularly striking is that the 49-year-old legislator is in Syria supporting President Bashar Al-Assad.



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Brazil and Cuba Outline Food Security Collaboration - Prensa Latina

Brazil and Cuba Outline Food Security Collaboration Prensa Latina 06 de septiembre de 2013, 13:54Matanzas, Cuba, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) A delegation of agricultural researchers and university professors of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul visited the western Cuban province of Matanzas, as part of a ...

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