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Nicaragua approves China-backed Atlantic-to-Pacific canal
The Nicaraguan National Assembly enacted legislation June 13 granting a 50-year concession to a Hong Kong company to plan and build a trans-isthmian shipping channel from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea that would rival the Panama Canal.The bill, passed by a 60-28 vote, authorizes a joint venture between the Nicaraguan government and HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co. (HKND). ...
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The Santa Fe New Mexican Learning Curve column
June 17--Adam Griffo was letting loose with a dynamite saxophone rendition of the Charlie Parker composition "Moose the Mooch" as he walked the halls of Gonzales Community School one day last week. School is out, but the halls of Gonzales were far from empty, what with four different summer programs, including Santa Fe Public Schools' Summer Music Camp, in session there. "I ...
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Caravan Promotes Cuban Tourist Attractions in Mexico
Mexico, June 17 (Prensa Latina) The caravan Autntica Cuba (Cuba for Real) will tour five Mexican cities June 17-23 to promote tourist offers, confirmed the organizer, the Cuban Tourist Office in Mexico. Director of the Office, Alicia Perez, told Prensa Latina that activities will start today in Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo Leon, and also cover Guadalajara (in Jalisco), Leon (Guanajuato), ...
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165 kidnapped migrants freed in Mexican border town
By Edgar Zuniga and Becky Bratu, NBC News Mexican soldiers rescued 165 kidnapped migrants - at least 20 of them minors - from the border town of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, the country's Secretariat of the Interior said Thursday.Juan Cortes Arrez, one of the people suspected of holding the group captive, was arrested, Mexican officials said.The ...
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Comment on South China Sea dispute dynamics by ocho onda
The decision handed down by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 19 November 2012 in the Nicaragua v Columbia case has several implications for the South China Sea disputes, particularly with respect to the status of the disputed maritime features under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ...
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Severe flooding reported in Mexican border city
Rescue workers take people away from flooded areas in the Piedras Negras, Mexico, Saturday, June 15, 2013. Intense rains early Saturday have caused floods in large parts of this northern city forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. (AP Photo/Ilce Ramon) PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico--Heavy weekend rains have caused severe flooding in the Mexican city of Piedras Negras on the border with ...
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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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