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Venezuelan president announces
reelection bid
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
on Saturday formally registered
his bid to seek reelection in
the Dec. 3 presidential race.
Castro turns 80, recovering well
Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who
turns 80 on Sunday, is reported
to be walking and talking again
on Saturday, while Venezuela
President Hugo Chavez will pay a
visit to Havana with a birthday
cake.
Brazil temporarily releases
13,000 inmates for Fathers Day
The Penitentiary Court of
Brazil's Sao Paulo state
announced on Friday a temporary
release of over 13,000 inmates
on Fathers Day amid a growing
tense atmosphere in Sao Paulo.
Colombian airport reopens after
false bomb alarm
The El Dorado International
Airport in Bogota, the capital
of Colombia, returned to normal
on Friday after a bomb alert
that led to a temporary closure
of the airport, turned out to be
a false alarm, said officials of
the airport.
Chilean
police arrest 11 int'l drug
dealers
Chilean police on Thursday
arrested 11 international drug
smugglers and seized 400 kg of
cocaine, police said.
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