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Argentina: Independiente topples Gimnasia LP

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Eduardo Tuzzio scored a late goal to give Independiente a 1-0 win over Gimnasia La Plata in Friday's opening matches of Round 13 in the Argentine Apertura tournament. Argentinos Juniors drew 1-1...

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Court drama: Maryland basketball star Greivis Vasquez carries Venezuela's NBA hopes

After deferring his dream to play in the NBA, Greivis Vasquez is returning to Maryland for his senior year. But in Venezuela, they're more interested in what comes after that. Greivis Vasquez, on and off the court Maryland...

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Guyana: US 'mastermind' behind arson attacks

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Recent arson attacks and shootings in this violence-wracked South American nation are the work of a mastermind living in the United States, Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo alleged. Jagdeo made the...

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Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive

HUAMPAMI, Peru — In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class. His Spanish was rudimentary, his accent an embarrassment. Classmates in Lima, a two-day trip from his...

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Ghana: Big Guns Stay Clear of Jubilee 'Mess'

Total SA, Europe's third-largest oil producer, and Chevron Corp. said they're not pursuing a stake in Ghana's 1.8 billion-barrel Jubilee field because it's unclear how ownership is divided. "It's already a big mess and we don't...

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Cuba to get oil from Caracas Accord, wants less dependence on Chavez

By Marc Frank | Reuters Cuba has chosen to pay a steeper price than it has to for Venezuelan oil so it can discourage itself from becoming too dependent on one source for energy, a senior Cuban official said on Friday. Deputy...

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Russian rocket to launch from French Guiana in 2010

A Russian rocket will next year for the first time blast off from a European launch pad in South America, officials said Saturday, as the first rockets headed for the site on board a ship. Two Russian Soyuz rockets, the...

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Focus on Android as a development platform

Mobile Monday Buenos Aires will focus the second event in Tech Talk on the Android platform and state-of-the-art Android devices. The event will take place Monday, November 16th at 7 PM at the Aula Magna at the Facultad...

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Brazilian Consulate To Open In Hartford In Mid-December

By KENNETH R. GOSSELIN The Hartford Courant A desolate corner of downtown Hartford is getting an unaccustomed touch of the cosmopolitan. The government of Brazil is opening a consulate in a long abandoned bank branch at Market...

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Tokyo plans bid for 2020 Summer Games: governor (AFP)

AFP/Jiji Press/File – Tokyo intends to bid for 2020 Summer Olympics, despite recently losing out to Rio de Janeiro in the race … TOKYO (AFP) – Tokyo intends to bid for 2020 Summer Olympics, despite recently losing out to Rio de...

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