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US reports first known case of Zika virus transmission through sex
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local…
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Maduro claims he will not rest until a Celac summit is held in Malvinas Argentinas
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was the only leader to take time during the recent Celac summit, to make a public…
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Tossing the democratic coin: Hillary’s evolution or Bernie’s revolution
By Ben Tanosborn We cannot help but smile at the shrill and jingoish display of fervid patriotism that the lady…
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Zika virus spreading “explosively” in Americas, WHO head warns
Zika virus is spreading “explosively” in the Americas, and could spread even further afield amid an “extremely high” level of…
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UK position on Falklands remains as expressed by 2013 referendum, Cameron tells Macri
The United Kingdom government has released a statement pointing out the “three areas” British Prime Minister David Cameron and President…
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Should politics, or religion provide lifework occupations?
By Ben Tanosborn It’s only fitting that on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2016 I’d be writing this column; or that…
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Venezuela in “economic emergency”: Q3 inflation 141.5% and GDP down 7.1%
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government has decreed a 60-day “economic emergency” for the recession-hit OPEC nation reeling from low oil…
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Venezuela ranked as world’s most miserable country
By Peter Tase In early January, 2016, Johns Hopkins University, under the leadership of Prof. Steve H. Hanke (an American…
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Confirmed: Brazil faces its worst economic plunge in 25 years
Analysts expect Brazil’s economy to contract by 2.95% this year after contracting by 3.71% in 2015, marking the biggest drop…
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Macri’s government renews Falklands’ sovereignty claim and calls on UK for dialogue
President Mauricio Macri’s government reaffirmed on Sunday, 3 January, Argentina’s sovereignty rights over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands on the 183 anniversary…
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