Latin America
Lesson of Chile’s earthquake
March 4, 2010Chile's earthquake was 500 times more powerful than the one that struck Haiti, yet the destruction in Chile was far less. What should we conclude from that?
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Landmark summit on Latin American integration
February 26, 2010Presidents and representatives of 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations met February 23 and 24 to form an organization provisionally called the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
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World Notes: Somalia, Cuba, Russia
February 26, 2010Somalia danger signs; new Cuban Five campaign; Russians still like "Soviet."
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World Notes: Egypt, Sri Lanka, Romania, Brazil
February 11, 2010News briefs from four regions of the world.
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People, profits and the uses of Colombia
February 9, 2010With military cooperation treaties dating back to 1952, Colombia now serves as a prime tool for U.S. regional control.
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