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Erupting volcano prompts new evacuation in ChileReuters - Chile prepared to evacuate another town in its remote Patagonian south on Monday, as ash spewed from a snowcapped volcano for a fourth day after its first eruption in thousands of years.
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Haiti riot instigators set deadline to install PMReuters - Slum leaders in the southern town of Les Cayes who started Haiti's recent food riots handed lawmakers an ultimatum on Monday to install a new government within a week or face more protests.
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Attacks on Mexican ranchers kill 17
AP - A prominent cattle rancher hid Monday from gunmen who killed two of his sons and kidnapped his daughter in weekend attacks that left 17 people dead in southern Mexico, relatives and authorities said.
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AP - A prominent cattle rancher hid Monday from gunmen who killed two of his sons and kidnapped his daughter in weekend attacks that left 17 people dead in southern Mexico, relatives and authorities said.
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Chinese vice premier due in Costa RicaAFP - Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu is scheduled to arrive in Costa Rica Tuesday for a three-day visit that includes a meeting with President Oscar Arias, who broke ties with Taiwan to recognize China last year, Arias' office said.
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High-stakes battle for autonomy
President Evo Morales faces an invigorated state autonomy movement that could cripple his populist agenda after a vote by Bolivia's largest and richest state for greater freedom from his central Government.With local exit polls...
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President Evo Morales faces an invigorated state autonomy movement that could cripple his populist agenda after a vote by Bolivia's largest and richest state for greater freedom from his central Government.With local exit polls...
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NZ Stocks: Market takes positive lead from offshore
The sharemarket took its lead today from a good weekend on international markets, while Tower continued to enjoy a lift following a partial takeover move on Friday.The NZSX-50 benchmark index closed up 19.18 points or 0.52 per...
New Zealand Herald – May 5, 2008 06:51 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The sharemarket took its lead today from a good weekend on international markets, while Tower continued to enjoy a lift following a partial takeover move on Friday.The NZSX-50 benchmark index closed up 19.18 points or 0.52 per...
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Soccer star went with transvestites after fight with girlfriend
RIO DE JANIERO- Brazilian soccer striker Ronaldo fears his reputation has been ruined forever after his "shameful" run-in with transvestites in Rio de Janeiro last week."I've done something really stupid in my personal life,"...
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RIO DE JANIERO- Brazilian soccer striker Ronaldo fears his reputation has been ruined forever after his "shameful" run-in with transvestites in Rio de Janeiro last week."I've done something really stupid in my personal life,"...
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At least 16 people killed in Mexican massacres
Reuters - Heavily armed men killed at least 16 people, all members of a ranchers' association, in two different massacres in southern Mexico over the weekend, Mexican media said on Sunday.
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Reuters - Heavily armed men killed at least 16 people, all members of a ranchers' association, in two different massacres in southern Mexico over the weekend, Mexican media said on Sunday.
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Chile's president tours volcano damageAP - President Michelle Bachelet toured shelters Sunday packed with evacuees fleeing a major volcanic eruption in southern Chile, as the Chaiten Volcano continued to blast ash into the sky.
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Organized crime wave leaves 20 dead in Mexico's bloody weekendAFP - An organized crime wave took a turn for the deadlier at the weekend in Mexico, with at least 20 people killed in three incidents, most of whom died in southern Guerrero state at the hands of hitmen.
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