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Climate of fear leads to impunity for criminals in Colombia, UN expert warns
Despite important steps taken by the Colombian Government, a climate of fear pervades the country's judicial system due to attacks and threats against the judiciary, victims and witnesses, a United Nations independent human rights expert warned today, calling for greater transparency, independence and more equal access to justice. Comment?
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US-Latin American Relations Heading South
The US Under-Secretaty of State for Latin American Affairs Arturo Valenzuela has set off a firestorm in Buenos Aires when making remarks critical of Argentina's legal protections for foreign investment. Comment?
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Needles successfully extracted from Brazil boy
Surgeons successfully removed the four most life-threatening needles from the lung and heart area of a Brazilian toddler, and are evaluating when to extract dozens more allegedly stuck deep into the boy by his stepfather. Comment?
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Brazil AG's appeal backs US dad in custody battle
A U.S. man caught in a tug-of-war with his late ex-wife's relatives for custody of his son got a boost from Brazil's top prosecutor in a dispute that is testing an international child abduction treaty and heating up into a political tussle. Comment?
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Style's rogue child: Dorian Obermuller
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Some people have bad hair days; Dorian cana t recall the last day his hair looked ordinary. Comment?
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Minister Fox had diligent care at public hospital a " Ramsammy
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Stating that status does not determine the treatment offered to patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy expressed satisfaction with the hospital yesterday, saying its staff acted in a manner appropriate for the injuries Minister Desrey Fox sustained. Comment?
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Guyana confident of tapping climate funds
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Although Guyana is no longer a a oeleast-developed countrya , government officials are optimistic that it can benefit from some of the US$100b per annum that the US and others plan to mobilize by 2020 to help these countries counteract the impact of climate change. Comment?
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Benn remembered as independence activist
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Brindley Benn, CCH, one of the fighters for the nationa s independence, was cremated yesterday following a service which highlighted his efforts to put Guyana on a path of peace and prosperity. Comment?
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On the field Guyanaa TMs football accomplishments are third world compared to the first world type feats of Caricom heavyweights Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Comment?
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US father pleads for boy's return from Brazil
The American father of a boy at the centre of a Brazil-US custody dispute made an emotional appeal to be reunited with his son yesterday, calling the situation a oecruel, tragic and sad.a A Brazilian Supreme Court judge blocked the return of 9-year-old Sean Goldman to the United States on Thursday, saying the boya s own will should be taken into ... Comment?
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The other-crops farmers have worked hard to provide affordable food
Dear Editor, The Guyana Agriculture Producers Association and other crop farmers take umbrage at the comments and insinuations of Dr Kenrick Huntea s letter and the Kaieteur Newsa Peeping Tom column. Comment?
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Brazil Attorney General appeal backs U.S. dad in custody battle
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David Goldman, right, of New jersey, talks to the press as US Representative Chris Smith looks on in Rio de Janeiro, Friday. Comment?
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Lebanon rescuers fear no more survivors ...
Chances are slim of finding more survivors from a ship that sank in rough seas off the northern Lebanese coast earlier this week, Lebanese officials said on Saturday. Comment?
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Helios 2B satellite launch by france
... in Latin America. The Helios 2B satellite was launched atop Arianne 5 rocket by the Arianespace centre in South America. The rocket lifted off at 1626 GMT on Friday. France has launched a military satellite from the Kourou launch site in French ... Comment?
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Needles Extracted From Areas Around Brazilian Toddler's Lungs, Heart
Surgeons successfully removed the four most life-threatening needles from the lung and heart area of a Brazilian toddler, and are evaluating when to extract dozens more allegedly stuck deep into the boy by his stepfather. Comment?
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Top clubs line up for young Lukaku
Romelu LUKAKU jogged casually among three defenders, his braided black hair flapping gently against his neck. Comment?
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Brazil Docs Remove Needles From 'Ritual' Boy
Doctors in Brazil have removed four needles from a boy's lung after he was reportedly subjected to a month-long series of bizarre rituals. Comment?
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French military satellite shot into space
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The delayed French observation satellite Helios 2B was finally launched atop Arianne 5 rocket into space on Friday by Arianespace center from Kourou launch site in French Guiana, Southern America, the live broadcast reaching here showed. Comment?
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Fidel Castro on Copenahgen: - a moment of truth'International News,...
Fidel Castro on Copenahgen: - A moment of truth' 19 December 2009 The article below is a December 17 column by former Cuban president Fidel Castro The news from the Danish capital gives a picture of chaos. Comment?
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US-BASIC 'Copenhagen Accord' disappoints poor nations
Copenhagen A US-brokered deal with four emerging economies, including India, on climate change that places no legally-binding emission cuts on developed countries ran into rough weather on Saturday with a majority of poor countries rejecting it, saying that it was one-sided. The deal between the US and BASIC bloc is apparently a gain for develop ... Comment?
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