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FIRES
Thousands flee as California fires rage
Firefighters in the Californian city of Santa Barbara braced for unpredictable winds as the rapidly moving blaze forced thousands to flee. Dozens of homes have gone up in flames.
VENEZUELA
Chavez vows to take over oil services rapidly
Just hours after Venezuela's legislature approved a law allowing the nationalization of a group of oil service companies, President Hugo Chavez said the government will immediately start taking control of assets belonging to the companies.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1)
Mexico City rumbles back to life after flu shutdown
Mexico's main cities returned to their usual crowded bustle as restaurants and public places reopened on Wednesday after five days of lockdown aimed at containing the deadly A (H1N1) flu virus. High schools and universities reopen Thursday.
MEXICO
Notebook: Mexicans unveil the mask
The swine flu crisis has stabilised these past few days in Mexico City. Many people have stopped wearing their masks. The time may have come to evaluate the government's job in its handling of the crisis.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1)
Death toll rises to 29 in Mexico; US reports second swine flu death
Mexico's health ministry raised the national death toll Tuesday to 29, three cases more than the previous day's count. The flu scare has so far caused an estimated loss of around $2.3 billion, or "close to 0.3 percent" of GDP.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1)
US reports second swine flu death
U.S. authorities have announced a second death from the new H1N1 flu virus, while Mexico protested curbs on its citizens and pork products in response to the waning epidemic.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1)
Notebook: flu fight continues at mobile clinic in Mexico City
The battle against the (A) H1N1 virus continues at the foot of Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts, while local authorities state that the epidemic is under control. The mobile free clinic "Caravan" will remain until at least May 17.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1)
Notebook: after the shutdown, what next?
Three days into the five-day partial shutdown of Mexico City, an eerie silence reigns along Durango Avenue. FRANCE 24's correspondent in the city, Battiste Fenwick, asked the rare passers-by how they saw the future after the flu outbreak.
INFLUENZA A (H1N1)
Mexico says outbreak is in decline despite new infections
Mexico says its swine flu outbreak is on the decline despite new instances of infection. The World Health Organisation continues to warn that the virus could still become a global pandemic after identifying cases in 18 countries.
PANAMA
Supermarket mogul wins presidential election
Supermarket mogul Ricardo Martinelli, who ran for president as a pro-business conservative, has officially won the election, the electoral tribunal said Sunday. Martinelli's win marks a departure from a spate of leftist victories in Latin America.
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