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Mexican peso erases gains stocks turn negative
MEXICO CITY | Wed May 22, 2013 11:44am EDT MEXICO CITY May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso and stocks pared gains on Wednesday that stemmed from comments by U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who hinted it was not time to rein in monetary stimulus that supports appetite for risky assets. The IPC Index dipped 0.69 percent to 40,251 points while the peso fell 0.238 percent to ...
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Ash spews from Costa Rica volcano
The Turrialba volcano spews a huge column of ash into the skies over Coast Rica forcing evacuations in the nearby town of La Central. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...
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OAS to Hold Workshop for Central America and the Dominican Republic on Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in El Salvador
OAS to Hold Workshop for Central America and the Dominican Republic on Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in El Salvador May 22, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold, on Thursday, May 23, in San Salvador, the first Regional Workshop on "Mechanisms of Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development" for the ...
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Guatemalas highest court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and reset his trial back to when a dispute broke out a month ago over who should hear the case.
Guatemalan former de facto president (1982-1983) and retired general, Jose Efrain Rios Montt,during a hearing in court in Guatemala City on Jan. 21, ...
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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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