Canadian Dollar Declines From Four-Week High on Global WeaknessCanada s dollar fell this week from the highest level in almost a month on concern the global economy may lapse into another recession, dimming the prospects for the nation s exports of raw materials. Profits up at Laurentian, Canadian Western banksTORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s small Laurentian…
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North America – Canadian Dollar Declines From Four-Week High on Global Weakness
Aug
31
North America – Investors champing at the bit
Investors champing at the bitInvestors on Wednesday behave as if the St Leger Stakes had come a week and a half early, marking the day to get back into the market Canadian trade and investment: USA or bust?The U.S. will continue to be Canada s largest trading partner, but an increasing percentage of Canadian exports…
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Aug
31
Latin America – Correction: Haiti Slain Notary story
Correction: Haiti Slain Notary storyIn an Aug. 27 story about the slaying of a notary public in Haiti, The Associated Press erroneously identified the victim as Gilbert Giordani, based on information from police. His family says the man’s first name was Emile. 2 Dozen Puerto Rican Shelter Dogs Adopted From Broward Humane SocietyIt’s Waggin’ Wednesday…
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Oct
30
Latin America – Thousands mourn Kirchner in Argentina
Thousands mourn Kirchner in Argentina BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 29 (UPI) — Thousands of people filed past the coffin of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, who died of a heart attack at age 60, officials said. Argentina lays Kirchner to rest Thousands of Argentines bid farewell to former President Nestor Kirchner, as his body is buried…
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Oct
28
North America – Vacuous contest in the US
Vacuous contest in the USEverything has conspired to empty next week’s midterm election campaigns of content. If elections are about providing mandates for action, it would be difficult to imagine a more abject failure Federal investigators pose uncomfortable questionsStakes are high for groups at the centre of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill The two…
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Oct
28
Latin America – Haiti cholera deaths rise above 300
Haiti cholera deaths rise above 300 Haiti’s cholera toll rose Thursday above 300, as doctors sought to contain an epidemic that is seeing desperate patients overwhelm the quake-hit nation’s crumbling hospitals. Survivor: Nicaragua Episode Recap: “What Goes Around, Comes Around” Is this the most frustrating season of Survivor ever? So far, we’ve lost the original…
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Oct
27
Latin America – In Guatemalan park, narcos and squatters find refuge
In Guatemalan park, narcos and squatters find refuge SAN BENITO, Guatemala — In the once-inspiring stretches of rainforest and wetlands of the Laguna del Tigre National Park, unarmed park rangers fear to tread. Costa Rica up in arms over San Juan River dredging Police in camouflage with assault rifles is an an odd site in…
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Oct
26
North America – Carly Fiorina hospitalized one week before election
Carly Fiorina hospitalized one week before election California GOP Senate challenger Carly Fiorina is in the hospital to be treated for an infection associated with her reconstructive surgery after breast cancer. “The Daily Show” on Juan Williams’ firing The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c NPR Staffing Decision 2010 www.thedailyshow.com…
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Oct
24
Latin America – Argentina’s Bicentennial
Argentina’s Bicentennial Two hundred years ago, in Buenos Aires (then capital of a Spanish colony), a week-long series of revolutionary events took place, known as the Revolucion de Mayo, which set in motion events that led to Argentina’s eventual declaration of independence from Spain in 1816. This week, millions of Argentinians, their neighbors and foreign…
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Oct
23
North America – Wikileaks Iraq logs: America ignored deaths
Wikileaks Iraq logs: America ignored deaths Military documents laid bare in the biggest leak of secret information in U.S. history suggest that far more Iraqis died than previously acknowledged during the years of sectarian bloodletting and criminal violence unleashed by the American-led invasion in 2003. More trouble for Meg Whitman’s son The actions of a…
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