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Former Panamanian Dictator Noriega Taken to Hospital After Possible Stroke
Former dictator Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, who has been in prison in Panama since last December, was transferred on Sunday to a hospital in this capital with a diagnosis of ?hypertension with the possibility of a cerebral hemorrhage,? the government announced in a communique, although initial medical exams performed on him there found that his condition was ?normal.?
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Cuba Producing Sugar with New Technology
Cuba has begun to employ a new technology to produce white sugar, a measure that improves its quality, avoids the refining process and reduces the cost of manufacture, local media reported Sunday.
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Julio Iglesias to Offer Series of Concerts in Argentina
Spanish singer Julio Iglesias on Sunday will give a free concert in the Argentine city of Tandil, where an audience of some 15,000 is expected, among them Buenos Aires provincial Gov. Daniel Scioli, authorities said.
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Four Colombian Soccer Players Arrested for Raping Teenager
Four players from Colombia?s Once Caldas soccer team are being accused by a woman of raping her, the Manizales-based team said.
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Argentine VP Says Oil Company YPF Not Focused on Long-Term
Oil company YPF, which is controlled by Spain?s Repsol, has a ?short-term? financial and non-productive vision that ?bumps into? the country?s needs, Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou said in a interview published Sunday.
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Two Die in Shantytown Fire in Brazil
At least two people died Sunday in a fire that destroyed about 60 of the 300 dwellings in a shantytown in Sao Paulo, Brazil?s largest city, the fire department said.
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African Immigrant Girls Face Sexual Mutilation Threat in Spain
In Spain, thousands of African immigrant girls are facing the danger of becoming victims of female genital mutilation, an ancestral practice that sub-Saharan immigrants have brought with them and which several non-governmental organizations and public agencies are fighting to eradicate.
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At Least, 16 Dead in Shipwreck off Dominican Republic
The death toll from the shipwreck earlier this weekend off the northeastern Dominican Republic has risen to 16, a navy spokesman said on Sunday.
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Animal Rights Activists Protest Bullfighting in Colombia
Some 180 half-naked people with banderillas attached to their backs put themselves ?into the bull?s hide? in the northwestern city of Medellin by positioning themselves to form the word ?stop? to demand an end to bullfighting in Colombia.
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Human Rights Activist Weighs Leaving Mexico After Attack
Mexican human rights activist Norma Andrade is thinking about leaving Mexico after having her face cut by a knife-wielding man, her attorney, Carla Michel Salas, said in reports published Sunday by the Mexican press.
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Romney Wins Nevada Caucuses
Mitt Romney emerged as the clear frontrunner in the Republican race for the U.S. presidency with a resounding victory in the Nevada caucuses, the second win for him within a week after his triumph last Tuesday in Florida.
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Rights Body: Thousands of Irregularities in Arrests in Mexico
More than 11,000 irregularities occurred in arrests made in Mexico over the past five years, the National Human Rights Commission, or CNDH, said.
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Sinaloa Cartel Gunman Arrested in Mexico
The leader of Gente Nueva, the armed wing of Mexico?s Sinaloa drug cartel, in Chihuahua state was arrested by the Federal Police, the Public Safety Secretariat said.
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NFL Eyes Regular Season Games in Mexico
The National Football League is looking to play a regular season game in Mexico, a country that has become the league?s priority market in Latin America, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
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Venezuela?s Chavez Celebrates Another Anniversary of Failed Coup
Thousands of Chavez supporters turned out Saturday for the military parade commemorating the failed coup he led on this date 20 years ago.
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Six Arrested in Police Raid on Occupy D.C. Camp
After several failed attempts during the week, Washington Police succeeded in dismantling the Occupy D.C. camp Saturday in the capital?s downtown McPherson Square, arresting six ?Occupiers? who refused to leave.
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Israeli Designer Donating Store Proceeds to Help Mexican Children
Israeli fashion designer Yigal Azrouel will be collaborating once again with New York-based non-profit organization Project Paz to help children in the violence-wracked Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.
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Mexican ?Vaccine? Against Heroin Addiction to Be Ready in 5 Years
Mexico?s government said a ?vaccine? against heroin addiction, which it patented this week, will be ready for human use in roughly five years.
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Fidel Castro Releases Two-Volume Memoir
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro presented ?Guerrillero del Tiempo? (Guerrilla of Time), a two-volume memoir, at a public ceremony in Havana, where among other topics he referred to the mistake of believing that with socialism all economic problems are solved, official media said Saturday.
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Versatile Actor Ben Gazzara Dies in New York
Versatile U.S. actor Ben Gazzara died in a New York hospital of pancreatic cancer, The New York Times said. He was 81.
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Nine Gunned Down at Nightclub in Northern Mexico
Gunmen killed nine people, including a police officer and five musicians, and wounded 11 others at a nightclub in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua, local authorities said Saturday.
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Rubalcaba Takes Helm of Spain?s Socialists
Spain?s Socialist party, fresh off a crushing defeat in November?s general elections, chose Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba Saturday to replace former Premier Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero as its new secretary-general.
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58 People Die of Flu in Mexico So Far This Year
A total of 58 people have died of the flu in Mexico so far this year, with 2,815 living patients confirmed to have the infection, the latest report by the Health Secretariat said.
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Banderas Asks All to Join in Fight Against Child Sexual Exploitation
Spanish actor and producer Antonio Banderas made a call from Mexico for everyone to join the fight against child sexual exploitation, something that, he said, affects not only underdeveloped nations but everyone.
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Crime Erupts in Brazilian City as Cops Go on Strike
The Brazilian city of Salvador registered a total of 29 homicides over a 30-hour span, amid a crime wave caused by a police strike and despite reinforcements provided by thousands of soldiers, officials said Saturday.
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Petrobras Makes Oil Find in Brazilian Amazon
State-controlled energy giant Petrobras announced the discovery of an oil and natural gas accumulation in the Solimoes Basin of Brazil?s Amazon region.
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Mexican Activist?s Face Slashed by Attacker
Mexican human rights activist Norma Andrade suffered a knife wound to the face in an attack in this capital and has been hospitalized, officials said.
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Chevron Refuses to Apologize for Ecuador Pollution
U.S. oil supermajor Chevron Corp. refused to issue a public apology for pollution in Ecuador?s Amazon region before a court-imposed deadline, saying it is not responsible for toxic drilling waste that has spoiled ecosystems and harmed local communities? health.
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Otto Reich: Increasing U.S.-Venezuela Tensions
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Otto Reich makes the case for how Venezuela ? which is America?s fourth largest supplier of oil and thus receives an average of $100 million a day from the U.S. ? is taking that money and behaving as an enemy ? and not ally ? under the government of leftist Hugo Chavez.
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Ranks of Aspiring Astronauts Double, NASA Says
NASA has received 6,372 applications for its 2013 class of astronauts, double the usual number, the U.S. space agency said Friday.
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