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The Search
for a New General Prosecutor
At a
moment when the Ministerio Público (Public
Ministry) is submerged in internal
struggles, labour insecurities, excessive
work, budgetary problems and a thirst for a
leader with legal and human clarity, the
magistrates have begun to design a very
strict profile of the new General Prosecutor
of the Republic. >more
Harken
Oil Drops Claim Against Costa Rica
An
oil company has dropped a multi-billion dollar claim against the Costa Rican government but will continue to pursue compensation for a canceled offshore oil project, Costa Rica's Environment Department confirmed Saturday.
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UN
Anti-Cloning Treaty Seen Heading for
Collapse
UNITED
NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. drive for a
global ban on human cloning appeared headed
for collapse on Friday after drafters
deadlocked over whether to push for the
total ban backed by the United States or a
partial ban exempting scientific research on
stem cells.
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Latin America's Population Ageing Quickly
The average age of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean will almost double between 1950 and 2050. In barely a century, rapid population changes will age the face of the continent and the region will face serious challenges to adapt to this new reality.
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Death toll from bomb attack in Colombia rises to 13
The death toll in the motorcycle bomb attack in southern Colombia last week rose to 13 on Saturday with the death of a teenager who was seriously injured in the attack, said government officials.
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Tropical storm Larry brings heavy downpour, floods in Mexico
Tropical storm Larry advanced on Saturday with sustained gusts of wind toward southeast Gulf of Mexico, producing heavy rains and torrential floods in the region.
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Schwarzenegger launches counter-attacks on rivals
Hollywood actor-turned candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger continued to attack opponents Saturday, denouncing the latest sexual harassment accusations on him as part of his rivals' conspiracy to torpedo his campaign for Californian governor.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: VENEZUELA
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Aid
or ideology?
Cuban
advisers — from agronomists to doctors
— come under fire from Chávez
opponents.
Something new is blooming amid the
skyscrapers and traffic of downtown
Caracas. But whether it is fresh
vegetables or communist infiltration
depends on whom you ask.
During recent months, President Hugo Chávez’s
administration has launched several new
programs to improve literacy levels,
cultivate organic gardens in the capital
and to assign doctors to low-income
neighborhoods. But however admirable the
initiatives may appear, they are drawing
fierce criticism in Venezuela’s heated
political climate because the people
leading the projects are Cuban advisers
and doctors, workers sent as part of
Cuba’s solidarity program. The doctors
are among 2,500 other Cuban doctors
working in countries across South
America and Africa (LP, Dec. 17, 2001). >more
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