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The Lede Readers Debate Brazil’s Protests
began over an increase in bus fares , have expanded this week into a wide-ranging popular indictment of the nation's ruling class. As the unrest has intensified, Brazilian readers of The New York Times have attempted to explain the protests to a curious audience in comments posted on this site in English and Portuguese."Protests in my country are a reflection of a corrupt ...
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Migration talks between US and Cuba set to resume
The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies. Havana and Washington just wrapped up a round of separate negotiations aimed at restarting direct mail service, which has been suspended since 1963. Both sets of talks have ...
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Magnitude 5.7 quake hits central Chile no damage reported
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit the central Chilean region of Valparaiso at 5:30 p.m. (1730 ET) on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the nearby capital of Santiago but no reports of ...
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Moderate earthquake strikes central Chile shakes buildings in capital
SANTIAGO, Chile - A magnitude-5.7 earthquake shook central Chile on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital but apparently causing no major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 17:29 p.m. local time and its epicenter was about 60 kilometres (37 miles) east-north-east of Los Andes, Chile. Officials discarded the possibility of a tsunami and said there were no ...
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Mexican Roots for Majority of Latinos
Jun 19, 2013 6:19pm Mexican Latinos make up more than two thirds of all Latinos in the United States, according to a new Pew Hispanic report. Of the 51.9 million Latinos living in the United States in 2011, more than 33.5 million trace their family back to Mexico. The report looked at demographic data collected from the 2011 American Community Survey. The report also examined U.S. ...
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Nigeria-Uruguay Preview Super Eagles look to land knockout blow
It was a case of mixed fortunes for Nigeria and Uruguay in their opening Confederations Cup fixtures.The history books will tell of a resounding 6-1 win for the Super Eagles over minnows Tahiti, but the Africa Cup of Nations champions were far from at their best and came in for criticism after the game.Dynamo Kiev striker Ideye Brown could be named in the starting XI at the expense of Anthony ...
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U.S. Cuba to restart migration talks
- The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume regular migration talks in a possible sign of thawing relations after more than three years of tensions over Cuba's jailing of a U.S. government contract worker. The announcement of the talks Wednesday came as Cuban and U.S. officials met in Washington for discussions exploring the restoration of direct mail service between the two ...
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Video Protesters take to Sao Paulo streets burn tires
Protesters burn tires, block a highway in Sao Paulo not far from the stadium where Brazil is due to face off with Mexico in the Condeferations Cup. Rough Cut (No reporter ...
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Police in fierce clashes with protesters in Brazil
Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters around Brazil as demonstrations continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising ...
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Neymar shines as Brazil account for Mexico
Neymar all but fired Brazil to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup as they saw off the challenge of Mexico, 2-0, in the Group A clash at Estadio Castelao. Brazil won their opening match against Japan and the three points from tonight means they are in pole position to progress to the next stage, while in contrast, Mexico's cup ambitions look to be over after they also lost their ...
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Why Brazil was burning
>Editor's note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review. A former CNN producer and correspondent, she is the author of "The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television. " Follow her on Twitter: @FridaGColumns.(CNN) -- Presidents, prime ministers and assorted rulers, consider that you have been warned: A massive protest can ...
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New Edition of Poem of Chile by Gabriela Mistral
Santiago de Chile, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) A new edition of "Poem of Chile", of the famous Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, will be presented today in this capital by Calabaza del Diablo Publishing House. With 213 pages, the reissue contains small changes in its order and adds artwork by Marc Grao and Chilean Diego Gonzlez. "Poem of Chile" was first published a decade after the ...
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OAS and the Ministry of Education of Colombia Hold the International Meeting “Virtual Educa 2013”
June 19, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Ministry of Education of Colombia have organized this week until Friday, June 21 in Medellin, Colombia, the International Meeting ';Virtual Educa 2013,'; that brings together more than 6,000 students, teachers, authorities, and international experts in the areas of innovation and education, from twenty countries of the ...
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OAS and GCUB of Brazil Offer more than 300 Scholarships
June 19, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Brazilian Universities Coimbra Group (GCUB) are offering more than 300 academic scholarships for master’s and doctoral degree programs in Brazilian universities for 2014. The initiative of the Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC) of the OAS, supported by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' ...
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Brazil officials reverse subway bus fare hike
A demonstrator holds up a Brazilian flag in front of a group of protestors gathered in the main plaza of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broke out across this continent-sized country, uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy ...
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Neymar stars as Brazil sink Mexico
Brazil 's No10 wheeled off in celebration, and was quickly joined by his team-mates, the noiseinside the Estadio Castelao was deafening. The stage seemed set ...
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UPDATE 1-Storm Barry heads for Mexico Gulf coast oil installations
Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:02pm EDT MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Barry, the second of the Atlantic Hurricane season, churned toward Mexico on Wednesday, threatening to bring heavy rains to key oil and power installations near the country's Gulf coast. The Minatitlan oil refinery of state oil monopoly Pemex and the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant, both in Veracruz state, are ...
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Brazil sends in elite security forces as anti-World Cup protests continue
Brazil Brazil says it will deploy elite national security forces to five major cities to quell violent clashes between police and protesters.Huge protests have broken out this week, with hundreds of thousands of people across the country marching in protest about the rising cost of living and the $15 billion price tag attached to the Confederations Cup and next year's soccer World Cup.On ...
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Brazils Sao Paulo Rio Revoke Fare Hikes After Protests
SAO PAULO -- Brazil's two biggest cities revoked an increase in public transportation fares, Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said on Wednesday, following the largest protests seen in the country in 20 ...
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Analysis Brazils protests Not quite a Tropical Spring
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's blossoming protest movement is a coming-of-age for what had been one of Latin America's most politically disengaged youth populations, but does not appear to constitute a major threat to governability or established political ...
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Brazils central bank to liquidate Banco BVA
SAO PAULO, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:42pm EDT SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's central Bank on Wednesday liquidated the bankrupt small-size lender Banco BVA, according to a statement. The central bank had seized Banco BVA, which is based in Rio de Janeiro, in October of last year, citing deteriorating financing conditions and a breach of ...
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Brazil 2-0 Mexico Star man Neymar the match-winner again
Brazil got one foot in the Confederations Cup semi-finals by defeating Mexico 2-0 at the Castelao on Wednesday.Neymar lit up the occasion with an outstanding volley nine minutes in, but what threatened to be a goal glut for the hosts progressed in somewhat anticlimatic fashion, until the Barcelona forward brilliantly set up Jo for the clincher in the dying seconds. Brazil's victory sees ...
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Mexican Bishop Who Was Nobel Nominee Aims to Fact-Find in Syria
Delegation Set to Collect Information on Rights Violations in War ZoneROME, May 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Bishop ...
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Neymar Strikes Again as Brazil Beat Mexico
FORTALEZA, Brazil ...
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Turkish Government Wont Condemn Silent Protests
Turkey's deputy prime minister Bulent Arinc says he does not object to the silent anti-government protests that have sprung up across the ...
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Jamaica comes under foreign media's microscope
Jamaica is a country used to reductionism, the complex island nation has more often than not been reduced to a stereotype of marijuana-infused surfers that say “chill mun” and listen to reggae. Perhaps this is why the recent drug-related violence in the capital has shocked the western media so much, perhaps this is why it has been glorified and dramatized to the extent it has, or perhaps it’s a reflection of the same forces that shaped the beach-stoner stereotype in the first place.
There is more to Jamaica than beaches, Reggae and a ‘chilled’ island lifestyle. Jamaica is not a little island of just a few hundred people living in huts on a white, sandy beach. It’s an island nation of 2.8 million people and it has a history of brutal slavery and colonialism, the legacy of which is still being redressed, like any developing nation it has a number of social ills and many of the population work hard for little pay and live in less than desirable conditions. Read more
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