 Cuba's crumbling buildings mean Havana housing shortage Thu 17 May 2012
Havana is beguiling from a distance, especially its old colonial buildings bathed in tropical sunshine. But up close this city is crumbling. Number 69 on the Malecon, the... (photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd) BBC News
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 Mexican wind energy boom plays out on gusty shores Mon 14 May 2012
* Natural wind tunnel feeds electric grid * 26-storey turbines blossom across region By David Alire Garcia LA VENTOSA, Mexico, May 14 (Reuters) - On an arid plain where... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Reuters
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 Chavez returns declaring success in fight against cancer Sat 12 May 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home from Havana on Saturday, declaring success in his fight against cancer after a week in which he received what was supposed... (photo: AP / Miraflores Press Office, Efrain Gonzalez) Deccan Chronicle
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 Cuba to invest $450 mn to boost rice production Sat 12 May 2012
Havana, May 12 (IANS/EFE) Cuba said it plans to invest up to $450 million over the next few years in a programme to increase domestic rice production, which remains... (photo: WN / RTayco) Newstrack India
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 Hugo Chavez ends 'successful' Cuba cancer treatment Sat 12 May 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed his radiotherapy treatment for cancer. TV images showed Mr Chavez hugging... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) BBC News
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 Earliest Mayan calendar shows no hint of 'world end' Thu 10 May 2012
AFP - The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it offers no hint that the world's end is imminent, researchers said Thursday.... (photo: Creative Commons / Harenb01) France24
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 Nicaragua Tourism website debuts new feature to streamline vacation planning Thu 10 May 2012
Nicaragua, one of Central America's hottest (and safest) tourist destination, has unveiled a website feature to make traveling to "the land of lakes and... (photo: Creative Commons / Serenityweb1) TravelDailyNews
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 Cuba to increase hotel capacity Thu 10 May 2012
Havana, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Cuba is intending to increase its hotel capacity on its offshore keys and islets to take advantage of the economic opportunities offered by... (photo: Creative Commons ) Newstrack India
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 Hugo Chavez tells Venezuela: I'm in charge Wed 9 May 2012
"I'm fulfilling my duties as head of state – but in this unique situation which I will be out of in the next few days," he declared, sounding firm. "Soon I... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) The Independent
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 Restaurant Week comes to Puerto Rico Sun 6 May 2012
In a continuous effort to position Puerto Rico as the ultimate culinary destination of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico Restaurant Week comes to the Island from May 14 to 20,... (photo: Public Domain / Mtmelendez) The Examiner
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 Senior UN official alarmed at recent murders of journalists in Mexico Fri 4 May 2012
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. Photo: UNESCO/Francis Barrier4 May 2012 The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today voiced... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) United Nations
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 New study finds dengue fever costing nearly $40 million in US territory of Puerto Rico Thu 3 May 2012
The study by researchers at Brandeis University's Schneider Institutes for Health Policy is the first to look at who bears the cost – across households, governments,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) PhysOrg
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 Dengue Fever a Major Cost Burden in Puerto Rico Wed 2 May 2012
(HealthDay News) -- The costs of treating and coping with dengue fever in Puerto Rico total nearly $38 million a year, a new study finds. It also said that every $1 spent... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Yahoo Daily News
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 Cuba poised to ease up on travel Wed 2 May 2012
HAVANA - After controlling the comings and goings of its people for five decades, communist Cuba appears on the verge of a momentous decision to lift many travel... (photo: Creative Commons / Infrogmation) Herald Tribune
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 Chile's hunt continues for Pinochet millions Tue 1 May 2012
The Chilean government had hoped to discover what happened to the estimated multi-million dollar fortune of Augusto Pinochet, the country's late leader, when it opened... (photo: AP / Aliosha Marquez) Al Jazeera
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 US judge rules Strauss-Kahn case may proceed Tue 1 May 2012
A New York judge has said a hotel maid's lawsuit claiming that former International Monetary Fund chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her can move forward to... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov) Al Jazeera
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 Mexican woman pregnant with nine babies: TV reports Fri 27 Apr 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet MEXICO CITY: A Mexican woman is pregnant with nine babies - six girls and three boys - the country's main broadcaster... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times of India
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 US levies Iran and Syria technology sanctions Wed 25 Apr 2012
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order introducing sanctions on people and entities in Syria and Iran, that use technology to target their citizens and... (photo: Public Domain / Tktru) Al Jazeera
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 Hugo Chávez dismisses health rumours on Venezuelan TV Tue 24 Apr 2012
President blames 'dirty war laboratories' for rumours after eight-day silence while undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba Hugo Chávez kisses a cross next to his daughter... (photo: AP / Estudios Revolucion) The Guardian
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 Wal-Mart allegedly hushed up bribery case in Mexico Sun 22 Apr 2012
MEXICO CITY — In September 2005, a senior Wal-Mart lawyer received an alarming email from a former executive at the company's largest foreign subsidiary, Wal-Mart de... (photo: Creative Commons / MPD01605) The Dallas Morning News
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