Peru bus plunge kills 51, including 14 children - Boston.com

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Peru bus plunge kills 51, including 14 children Boston.com LIMA, Peru (AP) — A makeshift bus carrying 51 Quechua Indians back from a party in southeastern Peru plunged off a cliff into a river, killing everyone on board, including 14 children. The accident occurred Friday night as the red-and-yellow cargo ... Peru lorry crash in Cusco kills dozens

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Latin America at the Forefront of Biodiversity Protection: World Bank Report - Justmeans (blog)

Latin America at the Forefront of Biodiversity Protection: World Bank Report Justmeans (blog) (3BL Media/Justmeans) – A recent news report from the World Bank says that while climate change poses a significant threat for Latin America, the region is doing a commendable job to tackle the challenges of sustainability. The World Bank, in fact ...

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Bus falls off cliff in Peru, killing 51

A bus carrying 52 people and children veered off a cliff Saturday, killing everyone aboard, in the Peruvian province of La Convencion, an official said.



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VIDEO: Mapuche protest turns violent

Around 700 members and supporters of Chile's indigenous Mapuche community have marched in Santiago in an attempt to have their ancestral lands returned to them.



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Tighter rules threaten Cuba's independent clothes sellers

Why tighter rules could be the end of Cuba's independent clothes sellers



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Tighter rules threaten Cuba's independent clothes sellers - BBC News

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Tighter rules threaten Cuba's independent clothes sellers BBC News Cuba's privately run clothes stores range from folding tables piled with accessories on a front porch to glass-fronted, air-conditioned shops full of the latest Latino fashions. In the three years since the island's communist government expanded the ...

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World Digest: Oct. 12, 2013 - Washington Post

World Digest: Oct. 12, 2013 Washington Post Syria's war has ruined the country's economy, causing tens of billions of dollars in damage and depriving it of crucial revenue from tourism and oil exports. ... U.S.- chartered ship escorted to port by Venezuelan navy: A ship carrying five American ...

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