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	<title>Breaking News &#187; South America</title>
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		<title>Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Adventurer&#8217;s niece sad over Angel Falls renaming

ARCATA, Calif. — The niece of adventurer Jimmie Angel says she is saddened that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wants to go back to using the indigenous name for the world&#8217;s tallest waterfall.
The waterfall, known as Angel Falls, was named after the American pilot who saw the natural wonder from .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/adventurers-niece-saddened-by-renaming-of-venezuelas-angel-falls-247378/">Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of Latin American holiday travelers hit as Spanish airline is grounded by debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Spanish airline is grounded
MADRID — Spain&#8217;s Development Ministry said Tuesday it had withdrawn the flying license for debt-stricken Air Comet, leaving thousands of Christmas travelers to Latin American destinations stranded at Madrid&#8217;s airport.

The airline, owned by Spanish tourism and transportation company Grupo Marsans, operates daily flights to Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Peru. Most of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-latin-american-holiday-travelers-hit-as-spanish-airline-is-grounded-by-debt-247159/" title="Thousands of Latin American holiday travelers hit as Spanish airline is grounded by debt">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian defense chief says Venezuela mistaken about spy plane, that maybe soldiers saw Santa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Colombia to Chavez: Maybe &#8217;spy plane&#8217; was Santa

BOGOTA — Colombia&#8217;s defense chief joked Monday that Venezuelan troops might have mistaken Santa&#8217;s sleigh for a spy plane, dismissing accusations by President Hugo Chavez about drones flying over Venezuela.
Chavez on Sunday accused the United States of violating Venezuela&#8217;s airspace with an unmanned spy plane and ordered his .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-defense-chief-says-venezuela-mistaken-about-spy-plane-that-maybe-soldiers-saw-santa-247062/" title="Colombian defense chief says Venezuela mistaken about spy plane, that maybe soldiers saw Santa">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Top destination lists for travel at year&#8217;s end

NEW YORK — Here are some top destination lists for travel as 2009 ends and 2010 begins.
Lonely Planet&#8217;s U.S. staff&#8217;s top picks for 2010: U.S., Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, Cuba, Italy, Philippines, Brazil, Costa Rica.
Concierge.com&#8217;s &#8220;2010 It List&#8221;: Marrakesh, Kyrgyzstan, Vancouver, Burma, Venice, Antarctica, Cuba, Sri Lanka, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/">Source &nbsp;: Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: US dad hopes Brazil judge will give him custody of son after 5-year battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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AP Interview: US dad pins hopes on Brazil judge
RIO DE JANEIRO — A New Jersey father has his hopes pinned on Brazil&#8217;s chief justice, praying he will regain custody of his son after a five-year court battle in time to spend the holidays with the boy — in the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-us-dad-hopes-brazil-judge-will-give-him-custody-of-son-after-5-year-battle-246704/" title="AP Interview: US dad hopes Brazil judge will give him custody of son after 5-year battle">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian man says on TV he stuck needles into stepson trying to kill him, to spite wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil man says needles were meant to kill stepson

RIO DE JANEIRO — A jailed Brazilian admitted in a television interview that he shoved nearly three dozen sewing needles into his 2-year-old stepson because he wanted to kill the boy to spite his wife.
Speaking from his cell, 30-year-old bricklayer Roberto Carlos Magalhaes told how he doped .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-man-says-on-tv-he-stuck-needles-into-stepson-trying-to-kill-him-to-spite-wife-246703/" title="Brazilian man says on TV he stuck needles into stepson trying to kill him, to spite wife">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian man says he got toddler drunk, pushed 30 needles into him as revenge against wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil man stuck stepson with needles as revenge

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian man publicly confessed to pushing dozens of needles into his 2-year-old stepson, saying Sunday in a jail cell interview that he intended to kill the boy out of spite for his wife and didn&#8217;t think he would be discovered.
Speaking to Globo television&#8217;s .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-man-says-he-got-toddler-drunk-pushed-30-needles-into-him-as-revenge-against-wife-246656/">Brazilian man says he got toddler drunk, pushed 30 needles into him as revenge against wife</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: US man seeking custody of son says if he wins custody, Brazil family could visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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AP Interview: US dad would let relatives visit son

RIO DE JANEIRO — A U.S. man fighting for custody of his son in Brazil says if he wins his case, he will allow the boy&#8217;s Brazilian family visitation.
David Goldman tells The Associated Press he will accept no other outcome than being fully reunited with his 9-year-old .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-us-man-seeking-custody-of-son-says-if-he-wins-custody-brazil-family-could-visit-246639/">Original source &nbsp;: AP Interview: US man seeking custody of son says if he wins custody, Brazil family could visit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace

CARACAS, Venezuela — An unmanned U.S. spy plane recently violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace and the military has been ordered to shoot down any such aircraft if it happens again, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday.
Speaking during his weekly television and radio program, Chavez said the aircraft overflew a Venezuelan military base .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-us-spy-plane-violated-venezuelas-airspace-tells-military-to-shoot-down-others-246634/">Original article &nbsp;: Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital: Brazilian toddler stuck with needles recovering, receiving calls from across nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil boy recovering after needles removed

RIO DE JANEIRO — A hospital official says a 2-year-old Brazilian boy stuck with dozens of sewing needles is recovering nicely.
Suzy Moreno is a spokeswoman for Hospital Ana Nery in the northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador. She says the boy will have additional surgery in the next day or two.
Moreno ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hospital-brazilian-toddler-stuck-with-needles-recovering-receiving-calls-from-across-nation-246589/">Hospital: Brazilian toddler stuck with needles recovering, receiving calls from across nation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch deny Chavez claim they are letting US use Caribbean islands to ready attack on Venezuela</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch deny Venezuela&#8217;s claim of US attack plans

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government denied Friday that it is allowing the United States to use Caribbean islands to prepare a possible military attack against Venezuela as that country&#8217;s president contends.
A spokesman said Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen had asked Venezuela&#8217;s ambassador to clarify the claims made ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-deny-chavez-claim-they-are-letting-us-use-caribbean-islands-to-ready-attack-on-venezuela-246032/" title="Dutch deny Chavez claim they are letting US use Caribbean islands to ready attack on Venezuela">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mudslide kills 9, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Mudslide kills 9, destroys houses in Peru Andes

AYACUCHO, Peru — A storm-loosened wave of mud and rocks rolled through the streets of Ayacucho in the Peruvian Andes, killing at least nine people while destroying homes and cars, authorities said Thursday.
Wednesday&#8217;s mudslide came to within a block of the central plaza in the mountain city of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mudslide-kills-9-destroys-houses-as-it-sweeps-through-andean-city-in-peru-245841/">Original source &nbsp;: Mudslide kills 9, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police: Stepfather stuck needles in toddler in a month of rituals involving trances</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-stepfather-stuck-needles-in-toddler-in-a-month-of-rituals-involving-trances-245837/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles in rituals

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy claimed he pushed 42 &#8220;blessed&#8221; sewing needles deep into the toddler because his lover told him to while in a trance, saying it would keep the couple together, according to police.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-stepfather-stuck-needles-in-toddler-in-a-month-of-rituals-involving-trances-245837/" title="Brazil police: Stepfather stuck needles in toddler in a month of rituals involving trances">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police say stepfather stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles for a ritual

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body confessed to jabbing them into the toddler during weeks of rituals with a woman he claimed received instructions through trances, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-say-stepfather-stuck-needles-in-toddler-as-part-of-ritual-245795/" title="Brazil police say stepfather stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil suspect stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual involving trance, police say</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil suspect stuck needles in boy for a ritual

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body confessed to jabbing them into the toddler during weeks of rituals with a woman he claimed received instructions through trances, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, a 30-year-old bricklayer, told detectives .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-suspect-stuck-needles-in-toddler-as-part-of-ritual-involving-trance-police-say-245761/" title="Brazil suspect stuck needles in toddler as part of ritual involving trance, police say">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mudslide kills 8, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Mudslide kills 8, destroys houses in Peru Andes

AYACUCHO, Peru — A storm-loosened wave of mud and rocks has rolled through the streets of Ayacucho in the Peruvian Andes, killing at least eight people while destroying homes and cars.
Wednesday&#8217;s mudslide came to within a block of the central plaza in the mountain city of 150,000 people.
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mudslide-kills-8-destroys-houses-as-it-sweeps-through-andean-city-in-peru-245749/">Original article on  : Mudslide kills 8, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arianespace delays for 2nd time launch of military satellite from French Guiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Military satellite launch in French Guiana delayed

KOUROU, French Guiana — The launch of a French military satellite from French Guiana has been delayed.
Arianespace says it stopped the countdown in the final minutes before launch of the Helios 2B. Officials said Thursday that they would soon provide more details.
The original launch was delayed on Dec. 9 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arianespace-delays-for-2nd-time-launch-of-military-satellite-from-french-guiana-245705/" title="Arianespace delays for 2nd time launch of military satellite from French Guiana">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ dad arrives in Brazil after court win, hopes to return with son before Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ dad arrives in Brazil, hoping to take son home

RIO DE JANEIRO — The New Jersey father in a protracted international custody battle says he has come to Brazil in hopes of finally taking his son home.
David Goldman has landed at Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s international airport after a court victory in the custody battle for .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-dad-arrives-in-brazil-after-court-win-hopes-to-return-with-son-before-christmas-245701/">NJ dad arrives in Brazil after court win, hopes to return with son before Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US dad arrives in Brazil after court win, hopes to return with son before Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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US dad arrives in Brazil, hoping to take son home

RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. father in a protracted international custody battle says he has come to Brazil in hopes of finally taking his son home.
David Goldman has landed at Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s international airport after a court victory in the custody battle for his .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-dad-arrives-in-brazil-after-court-win-hopes-to-return-with-son-before-christmas-245662/">US dad arrives in Brazil after court win, hopes to return with son before Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police: Stepfather confesses to sticking needles in toddler as part of ritual</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil police: Needles in boy reportedly a ritual

BRASILIA, Brazil — The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body has confessed to jabbing them into the toddler as part of a religious ritual, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes told detectives that a woman who went into a trance would &#8220;command ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-stepfather-confesses-to-sticking-needles-in-toddler-as-part-of-ritual-245610/" title="Brazil police: Stepfather confesses to sticking needles in toddler as part of ritual">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US dad wins another round in Brazilian court fight to regain custody of 9-year-old son</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
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US dad wins Brazil court ruling on son&#8217;s custody

RIO DE JANEIRO — A U.S. father who won another round in his legal fight to regain custody of his 9-year-old son living in Brazil is expected to land in Rio on Thursday, hoping to bring the boy to New Jersey in time for Christmas.
But David Goldman&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-dad-wins-another-round-in-brazilian-court-fight-to-regain-custody-of-9-year-old-son-245354/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : US dad wins another round in Brazilian court fight to regain custody of 9-year-old son</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian boy with 42 needles stuck in him is airlifted as 2 are stuck close to heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Doctors airlift boy with 42 needles stuck in him

RIO DE JANEIRO — A 2-year-old boy with more than 40 sewing needles stuck in him is being airlifted to another hospital in northeastern Brazil because two of the needles are close to his heart, an official said Thursday.
A police official, meanwhile, told The Associated Press the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-boy-with-42-needles-stuck-in-him-is-airlifted-as-2-are-stuck-close-to-heart-245258/">Original article &nbsp;: Brazilian boy with 42 needles stuck in him is airlifted as 2 are stuck close to heart</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian doctors to try to remove most of 50 needles stuck into toddler; some close to organs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil doctors to try to remove needles from boy

SAO PAULO — Surgeons hope to remove most of the 50 metal sewing needles inserted into a 2-year-old boy in Brazil but have warned that some are too close to vital organs to pull out.
Brazilian media reported that a former stepfather of the toddler has been detained ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-doctors-to-try-to-remove-most-of-50-needles-stuck-into-toddler-some-close-to-organs-245184/">Read more : Brazilian doctors to try to remove most of 50 needles stuck into toddler; some close to organs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mastermind of Colombian pyramid scheme sentenced to 30 years in prison, fined $12.5 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Colombian pyramid scheme mastermind gets 30 years

BOGOTA — A man whose pyramid investment scheme bilked fellow Colombians out of hundreds of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 30 years and eight months in prison for a money-laundering conviction.
The Colombian judge also has fined David Murcia $12.5 million. He is expected to be extradited to ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mastermind-of-colombian-pyramid-scheme-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-fined-125-million-245031/">Mastermind of Colombian pyramid scheme sentenced to 30 years in prison, fined $12.5 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian court rules boy should return to father in NJ on Friday after 5-year court battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazilian court: Hand boy over to father in NJ

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A U.S. Congressman says a Brazilian court has ordered a 9-year-old who has lived there for the last five years to be handed over to his father and returned to New Jersey.
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith says a court meeting in a closed session .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-court-rules-boy-should-return-to-father-in-nj-on-friday-after-5-year-court-battle-244957/" title="Brazilian court rules boy should return to father in NJ on Friday after 5-year court battle">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body, doctors say they apparently inserted</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body

SAO PAULO — A 2-year-old boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body, apparently stuck there one by one, a doctor treating him said Wednesday. Brazilian media said the boy&#8217;s ex-stepfather was detained.
Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told The Associated Press that surgeons hope to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-toddler-has-50-sewing-needles-inside-body-doctors-say-they-apparently-inserted-244846/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body, doctors say they apparently inserted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil boy has 50 sewing needles inside his body, doctors evaluating operation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil boy has 50 sewing needles stuck inside body

BRASILIA, Brazil — A 2-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said Wednesday they were apparently stuck there one by one.
Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told The Associated Press that surgeons hope to remove most .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-boy-has-50-sewing-needles-inside-his-body-doctors-evaluating-operation-244811/">Brazil boy has 50 sewing needles inside his body, doctors evaluating operation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Car rear-ends horse-drawn holiday hayride in small western Va. town; 12 hurt, none seriously</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Car hits horse-drawn Va. holiday hayride; 12 hurt

STANLEY, Va. — Authorities say at least a dozen people on a holiday hayride in western Virginia were hurt when a car rear-ended the horse-drawn wagon.
Stanley Fire Chief Terry Pettit says about 20 adults and children were on the hayride. He says the collision at about 8 p.m. ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/car-rear-ends-horse-drawn-holiday-hayride-in-small-western-va-town-12-hurt-none-seriously-244525/">Car rear-ends horse-drawn holiday hayride in small western Va. town; 12 hurt, none seriously</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Threats reach Argentine president over radio during helicopter commute: &#8216;Kill her&#8217; says voice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/threats-reach-argentine-president-over-radio-during-helicopter-commute-kill-her-says-voice-243889/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Argentine president threatened during copter trip

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has received death threats over a radio frequency while commuting to work by helicopter and her Cabinet chief said Monday officials are taking the threats seriously.
Radio communication between her pilot and a control tower was interrupted Friday by someone saying, &#8220;Kill her&#8221; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/threats-reach-argentine-president-over-radio-during-helicopter-commute-kill-her-says-voice-243889/">Original source &nbsp;: Threats reach Argentine president over radio during helicopter commute: &#8216;Kill her&#8217; says voice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top French investigator says 3rd search for Air France black boxes to start in February</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: 3rd Air France black box search in Feb.

RIO DE JANEIRO — A new, three-month hunt for the black boxes of a crashed Air France jetliner will begin in February, the head of France&#8217;s accident investigation agency told relatives of crash victims on Saturday.
Jean-Paul Troadec, director of France&#8217;s Bureau of Investigations and Analysis, said that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-french-investigator-says-3rd-search-for-air-france-black-boxes-to-start-in-february-243341/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Top French investigator says 3rd search for Air France black boxes to start in February</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: Brazilian student is suing university that expelled her for wearing miniskirt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Student sues Brazilian university over miniskirt

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian university student expelled for causing an uproar while wearing a pink miniskirt has sued her school.
Geisy Arruda asks for $570,000 in damages from Bandeirantes University in Sao Paulo, her lawyer, Nehemias Melo, told the privately run Agencia Estado news service, on Friday.
The university expelled .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-brazilian-student-is-suing-university-that-expelled-her-for-wearing-miniskirt-243116/">Lawyer: Brazilian student is suing university that expelled her for wearing miniskirt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 detained in killing that sparked student protests in Venezuela</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Venezuela detains 2 in student&#8217;s slaying
CARACAS, Venezuela — Two suspects have been detained in the killing of a university student whose death during a demonstration sparked protests by fellow students across Venezuela, authorities said Friday.

The two young men were being questioned about the shooting of 20-year-old Jesus Ramirez Bello during a protest in the southwestern .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-detained-in-killing-that-sparked-student-protests-in-venezuela-243047/">2 detained in killing that sparked student protests in Venezuela</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Argentina&#8217;s &#8216;Angel of Death&#8217; spy on trial for deaths of 2 French nuns, journalist, activists</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mayra Pertossi</dc:creator>
		
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Argentine ex-spy on trial in deaths of French nuns

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A former navy spy goes on trial Friday in the torture deaths of two French nuns, a journalist and three founders of a human rights group that he infiltrated during Argentina&#8217;s military dictatorship.
Known as the blond &#8220;Angel of Death&#8221; for his choirboy looks ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/argentinas-angel-of-death-spy-on-trial-for-deaths-of-2-french-nuns-journalist-activists-242715/">Argentina&#8217;s &#8216;Angel of Death&#8217; spy on trial for deaths of 2 French nuns, journalist, activists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador panel: US intel helped Colombia stage cross-border raid that killed FARC chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Ecuador: US helped Colombia attack on FARC chief

QUITO, Ecuador — An Ecuadorean government commission says U.S. electronic intelligence obtained inside Ecuador helped Colombia&#8217;s military locate a top rebel commander and kill him in a cross-border raid last year.
The panel&#8217;s report also says Ecuador&#8217;s then-security minister met with the rebel chief, Raul Reyes, at his camp .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-panel-us-intel-helped-colombia-stage-cross-border-raid-that-killed-farc-chief-242697/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Ecuador panel: US intel helped Colombia stage cross-border raid that killed FARC chief</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>International market performance in 2009, at a glance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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International market performance in 2009
Stock prices in most international markets have risen faster than in the U.S. this year, with the biggest numbers in emerging markets. Here&#8217;s a look at year-to-date gains for some key market indexes, and details on the countries that make up each index:

EMERGING MARKETS:
95 percent — MSCI EM Latin America (Brazil, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/international-market-performance-in-2009-at-a-glance-242587/">International market performance in 2009, at a glance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French aviation officials examine distress call on Air France&#8217;s Rio-Paris flight</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-aviation-officials-examine-distress-call-on-air-frances-rio-paris-flight-242468/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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French investigate turbulent Rio-Paris flight

PARIS — French aviation investigators are examining an emergency distress call from an Air France flight hit by turbulence last month, saying it could shed light on the June crash of a plane heading from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
Air France Flight 445 made it through heavy turbulence on November 29 .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-aviation-officials-examine-distress-call-on-air-frances-rio-paris-flight-242468/">French aviation officials examine distress call on Air France&#8217;s Rio-Paris flight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Leftists form &#8216;Bolivarian&#8217; movement in Venezuela, express support for Colombian rebels</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/leftists-form-bolivarian-movement-in-venezuela-express-support-for-colombian-rebels-242281/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Rueda</dc:creator>
		
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Leftists form regional movement in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — Hundreds of leftists gathered in Venezuela&#8217;s capital have set plans for a regional movement in Latin America and are expressing support for insurgent groups like the rebels in Colombia.
Some 950 people from 26 nations agreed to form the Bolivarian Continental Movement, named after South American independence hero .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/leftists-form-bolivarian-movement-in-venezuela-express-support-for-colombian-rebels-242281/">Original source &nbsp;: Leftists form &#8216;Bolivarian&#8217; movement in Venezuela, express support for Colombian rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines strikes code-sharing deal with Brazil&#8217;s GOL Airlines</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-airlines-strikes-code-sharing-deal-with-brazils-gol-airlines-242228/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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American in code-share deal with Brazil&#8217;s GOL

FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines said Wednesday it will be able to sell seats on Brazil&#8217;s GOL Airlines as if they were American flights.
The two carriers struck what&#8217;s called a code-sharing agreement — customers can book a ticket on American but end up flying on a GOL plane .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-airlines-strikes-code-sharing-deal-with-brazils-gol-airlines-242228/">American Airlines strikes code-sharing deal with Brazil&#8217;s GOL Airlines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Human rights group: Police killed 11,000 in past 6 years; many execution-style</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/human-rights-group-police-killed-11000-in-past-6-years-many-execution-style-241565/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Brazil police killed more than 11,000

RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have killed more than 11,000 people in the past six years, many execution-style, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch.
Few of the officers have been charged in the extrajudicial killings, which are often labeled ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/human-rights-group-police-killed-11000-in-past-6-years-many-execution-style-241565/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Human rights group: Police killed 11,000 in past 6 years; many execution-style</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil police arrest 6 suspects accused of tunneling their way to $6M</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil arrests 6 suspects in $6M tunnel heist

SAO PAULO — Police have arrested six men accused of tunneling their way to nearly $6 million over the weekend while Brazil was gripped with football fever.
Police say the arrested men were found with a bag with money that had the logo of the company thieves reached by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-police-arrest-6-suspects-accused-of-tunneling-their-way-to-6m-241560/">Read : Brazil police arrest 6 suspects accused of tunneling their way to $6M</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s largest city hit again by major flooding, media reports of 6 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marco Sibaja</dc:creator>
		
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Sao Paulo swamped by floods, reports of 6 dead

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil&#8217;s largest city of Sao Paulo has been hit by severe floods for the second time in less than a week. Local media report that six people have died in mudslides caused by heavy rain.
The floods paralyzed much of the city and stranded motorists ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-largest-city-hit-again-by-major-flooding-media-reports-of-6-dead-241545/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Brazil&#8217;s largest city hit again by major flooding, media reports of 6 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela attorney general says exiled opposition leader violated terms of asylum in Peru</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-attorney-general-says-exiled-opposition-leader-violated-terms-of-asylum-in-peru-241249/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Venezuela AG says Chavez opponent violated asylum

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela&#8217;s attorney general contends exiled opposition leader Manuel Rosales has violated his asylum in Peru by speaking out in Washington about Venezuelan issues.
Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz said Peru should revoke asylum because Rosales criticized the situation in Venezuela during a news conference in Washington last .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-attorney-general-says-exiled-opposition-leader-violated-terms-of-asylum-in-peru-241249/" title="Venezuela attorney general says exiled opposition leader violated terms of asylum in Peru">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez says thousands of missiles arriving as Venezuela prepares in case of war with Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez: Venezuela acquires thousands of missiles

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government&#8217;s military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia.
&#8220;They are preparing a war against us,&#8221; Chavez said during a televised address, repeating a charge he .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-thousands-of-missiles-arriving-as-venezuela-prepares-in-case-of-war-with-colombia-241201/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Chavez says thousands of missiles arriving as Venezuela prepares in case of war with Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil; suspects accused of taking in $53 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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US visa-fraud scheme broken up in Brazil
SAO PAULO — Authorities arrested 11 people Monday in an alleged U.S. work-visa scam that raked in more than $50 million from thousands of Brazilians since 2002. Some of those scammed went to the U.S. and wound up as illegal aliens because promised jobs didn&#8217;t exist.

Brazilians seeking temporary working ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-us-visa-fraud-scheme-broken-up-in-brazil-suspects-accused-of-taking-in-53-million-241172/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil; suspects accused of taking in $53 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil, suspects accused of taking in $53M</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Huge US visa fraud scheme broken up in Brazil

SAO PAULO — Authorities say they have dismantled a U.S. visa scam in Brazil that raked in about $53 million from 4,500 victims since 2002. Eleven suspects were arrested in four Brazilian states.
The U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo says the suspects victimized Brazilians seeking temporary U.S. work  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huge-us-visa-fraud-scheme-broken-up-in-brazil-suspects-accused-of-taking-in-53m-241015/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Singer, philanthropist Shakira shakes up Oxford Union with address to debating society</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Shakira shakes up Oxford Union with address

LONDON — Michael Jackson and Mother Teresa. Stephen Hawking and the Dalai Lama. And now Shakira.
The Colombian pop singer — famous for hits like &#8220;Hips Don&#8217;t Lie&#8221; and &#8220;Whenever, Wherever&#8221; — joined a diverse group of luminaries when she addressed the Oxford Union on Monday.
The 32-year-old, who is also ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/singer-philanthropist-shakira-shakes-up-oxford-union-with-address-to-debating-society-240985/" title="Singer, philanthropist Shakira shakes up Oxford Union with address to debating society">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil thieves tunnel to money transport firm, steal nearly $6M</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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Reports: Brazil tunnel thieves steal nearly $6M

SAO PAULO — Brazilian media report that thieves tunneled their way to a money transport firm and made off with nearly $6 million.
The G1 Web site of Brazil&#8217;s Globo TV says thieves rented a house about 100 meters (yards) away from Transnacional Transporte de Valores e Seguranca Patrimonial Ltda .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-thieves-tunnel-to-money-transport-firm-steal-nearly-6m-240961/">Original article &nbsp;: Brazil thieves tunnel to money transport firm, steal nearly $6M</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru president denies extrajudicial police killings, says some truth to fat-stealing claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Whalen</dc:creator>
		
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Peru&#8217;s fat hangover: Garcia denies police killings

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian President Alan Garcia denied Thursday that his government invented a tale about murderous fat-thieves to distract from allegations of police death squad killings, saying the claim was fundamentally true even if it became exaggerated.
Garcia also rejected a recent magazine report alleging that police carried out ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/peru-president-denies-extrajudicial-police-killings-says-some-truth-to-fat-stealing-claim-240129/">Peru president denies extrajudicial police killings, says some truth to fat-stealing claim</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chile&#8217;s president among thousands honoring Victor Jara, beloved folk singer and coup victim</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chiles-president-among-thousands-honoring-victor-jara-beloved-folk-singer-and-coup-victim-240053/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Federico Quilodran</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chile]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coups D'etat]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Folk Music]]></category>

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Chile honors famous folk singer killed in coup

SANTIAGO, Chile — Thousands of Chileans including President Michelle Bachelet paid their respects Friday to a folk singer who became a martyr of the country&#8217;s 1973 military coup and whose remains will be reburied following a search for clues to identify his killers.
Victor Jara&#8217;s remains, which will be ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chiles-president-among-thousands-honoring-victor-jara-beloved-folk-singer-and-coup-victim-240053/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Chile&#8217;s president among thousands honoring Victor Jara, beloved folk singer and coup victim</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil rains kill 20 people, including at least 4 children; Thousands flee homes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-rains-kill-20-people-including-at-least-4-children-thousands-flee-homes-240052/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>

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Brazil: 20 deaths, thousands homeless in rains

SAO PAULO — At least 20 people have died in mudslides triggered by heavy rains across southern Brazil as rivers rose to rooftops and thousands were left homeless Friday.
Streets in South America&#8217;s largest city, Sao Paulo, flooded with chest-high waters, paralyzing late afternoon traffic and shutting down airports Thursday, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-rains-kill-20-people-including-at-least-4-children-thousands-flee-homes-240052/">Brazil rains kill 20 people, including at least 4 children; Thousands flee homes</a>.]]></description>
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