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Mexican gangland film contends Cannes Palme d’Or
MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The Mexican contender for top honors at this year's Cannes Film festival is a brutal depiction of the country's poverty and the gangland carnage it's helped spawn. The initial signs have been good: Director Amat Escalante's latest film "Heli" received a 15-minute ovation when it was shown in ...
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Letter Praise for Guatemalas President
To the Editor: In ...
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Professionals Dancers to Gather for CUBABALLET in July
Havana, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Havana-based center Prodanza will host the International Practical Course of the Cuban Ballet School (ECB), Cubaballet, on July 8-Aug.4, expected to be attended by ballet dancers and professors from different ...
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Correction Honduras-Death Squads story
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -; In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that the Honduran armed forces have engaged in vigilantism. In fact, Brownfield was speaking of the danger of communities carrying out ...
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Popes Message to IV National Eucharistic Congress in Costa Rica
VATICAN CITY, April 22, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is a translation of the message that Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, sent in the name of the Holy Father Francis, to the participants in the 4th National Eucharistic Congress in Costa Rica (Cartago, April 14-21, 2013) on the topic: "The Eucharist: Bread of Life for Our People." The message was read by the ...
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Mexican homebuilder Geo says Scotiabank suing it over debt
MEXICO CITY | Fri May 17, 2013 3:29pm EDT MEXICO CITY May 17 (Reuters) - Mexican homebuilder Geo said on Friday the Mexican branch of Canadian lender Bank of Nova Scotia has begun legal proceedings to seek payments it is owed. Geo, which is struggling with weak home sales, said the payments to Scotiabank were worth less than 0.5 percent of the debt the company is trying to restructure, ...
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ALBA Countries Define in Cuba Its Social Agenda
Havana, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our ...
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Bill Gates Beats Out Mexican Billionaire
Image credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images Bill Gates has regained his title as richest man in the world after five years out of the top spot, beating Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. The net worth of Gates, founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, hit a five-year high on Thursday at $72.7 billion, topping that of Slim, 73, according to Bloomberg Billionaires ...
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El Salvadorian village getting outside help with water needs
A non-profit organization, the Minnesota State Mankato chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has set their sights on El Salvador and will be travelling to a small village in Piedras Azules to help the local community with their water access needs.
The problem is that in the village in Piedras Azules there is just one water source with unreliable water access as the water table changes depending on the time of year and the weather. This leads to long queues at the well, with some residents sometimes waking up at midnight to beat the water rush. Read more
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