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Saturday 05 July 2008
For doubters, video of Betancourt rescue released
The Colombian military released video footage of Ingrid Betancourt’s rescue in an attempt to dismiss reports that a ransom was paid for her liberation.
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- USA - ELECTIONS
- McCain campaigns in Mexico, Colombia
- Wednesday 02 July 2008
- In an unusual trip, Republican candidate John McCain visited Mexico and Colombia, where he spoke about free trade and foreign policy, and pushed Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on human rights issues.
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- THE OBSERVERS
- Damning video for a Brooklyn hospital
- Wednesday 02 July 2008
- Damning video for a Brooklyn hospital
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- SOUTH AFRICA - USA
- US drops Mandela from terrorist list
- Wednesday 02 July 2008
- The White House announced that it has dropped former South African president Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress party from its terror watch lists. Their original placement on the list occurred during the Reagan admininstration.
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- QUEBEC - ANNIVERSARY
- Quebec to celebrate its 400th anniversary
- Wednesday 02 July 2008
- The city of Quebec, founded in 1608 by French explorer Samuel de Champlains, is ready to celebrate its 400th birthday. A French delegation will be present Thursday for the celebrations of North America's largest French-speaking community.
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- CHILE - JUSTICE
- Chilean secret police head sentenced to two life terms
- Tuesday 01 July 2008
- Manuel Contreras, secret police chief under former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, was sentenced Monday for the murder of an army chief and his wife in Argentina. The 1973-1990 dictatorship saw thousands killed and tortured.
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- USA - VOTE 2008
- Obama, McCain court Latino voters
- Sunday 29 June 2008
- Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain clashed over immigration policies to win over support from Latino voters. Obama accused McCain of backing away from the U.S. immigration reform under pressure from his party. (Report: L.Kammourieh)
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- MERCOSUR SUMMIT
- Mercosur trade bloc slams EU immigration laws
- Tuesday 01 July 2008
- Seven presidents from the Mercosur trade bloc met in Argentina to discuss plans for regional integration and address the global food crisis. The South Amercian leaders are also expected to slam newly approved EU immigration rules.
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- GUATEMALA
- Guatemalan interior minister killed in plane crash
- Saturday 28 June 2008
- Four people including Guatemalan Interior Minister Vinicio Gomez were killed in a plane crash north of the Guatemalan capital. Authorities say bad weather caused the crash.
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- USA - CHINA
- Rice presses China on human rights
- Monday 30 June 2008
- On a visit to China, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the country's leaders to tackle sensitive human rights issues, while welcoming Beijing's decision to hold fresh talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama.
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- UNITED STATES
- Thousands of firefighters battle California wildfires
- Sunday 29 June 2008
- A state of emergency was declared in California as thousands of firemen battled to contain more than 1,000 wildfires.California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had urged for more federal aid to save lives.
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- USA - SLAVERY
- Millionaire couple sentenced for modern slavery
- Saturday 28 June 2008
- A millionaire couple from New York has been sentenced to 11 years and 40 months respectively after being found guilty of keeping their two Indonesian housekeepers in slave-like conditions.
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