Archive for the ‘Americas’ Category

North America – Are America’s newest entrepreneurs ready? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted on March 18th, 2010 by

Are America’s newest entrepreneurs ready? (The Christian Science Monitor) Students have begun to accept the new economy and will build America’s next companies. Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES
Chang makes semifinals in Intel Science Talent Search (Coppell Gazette) Peter Chang of Coppell High School was recently named a semi-finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search. He [...]

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Latin America – Cowabunga! Peruvian hits waves with surfing alpaca (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Posted on March 16th, 2010 by

Cowabunga! Peruvian hits waves with surfing alpaca (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi has spent a decade training dogs to ride the nose of his board when he catches waves, and now he is the first to do so with an alpaca.
Q&A: Wanted in Latin America: Responsible Credit SANTIAGO, [...]

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North America – Justice’s wife launches ‘tea party’ group

Posted on March 15th, 2010 by

Justice’s wife launches ‘tea party’ group [...]

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Latin America – Young lifts New Mexico State over Nevada 80-79 (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Posted on March 13th, 2010 by

Young lifts New Mexico State over Nevada 80-79 (AP via Yahoo! Sports) Jahmar Young drove the lane for a basket with 3.8 seconds on the clock to give New Mexico State a wild 80-79 victory over Nevada in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament Friday night. Troy Gillenwater had 21 points, Wendell McKines [...]

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Latin America – Environmentally Friendly Soil Stabilizer Introduced to the Dominican Republic (Marketwire)

Posted on March 12th, 2010 by

Environmentally Friendly Soil Stabilizer Introduced to the Dominican Republic (Marketwire) WINNIPEG, MANITOBA–(Marketwire – March 12, 2010) –
Governor General Meets with the President of the Dominican Republic (Marketwire) OTTAWA, ONTARIO– (Marketwire – March 10, 2010) – Upon their arrival in the Dominican Republic, Their Excellencies Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond [...]

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North America – Obama announces his noble prize money to charities (Press Trust of India)

Posted on March 12th, 2010 by

Obama announces his noble prize money to charities (Press Trust of India) Washington, Mar 12 (PTI) US President Barack Obama today announced that he’ll donate his USD 1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money among several charities, including USD 200,000 to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund and USD 250,000 to Fisher House, which provides housing to [...]

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Latin America – Why Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama’s healthcare plan passes (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)

Posted on March 11th, 2010 by

Why Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama’s healthcare plan passes (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said this week he’d go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes proposed reforms to the US healthcare system.
CENTRAL AMERICA: Women Make Headway in Politics – [...]

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North America – Suicides complicate Native American artifact looting case

Posted on March 10th, 2010 by

Suicides complicate Native American artifact looting case [...]

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Latin America – Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale (AP via Yahoo! News)

Posted on March 10th, 2010 by

Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale (AP via Yahoo! News) Peru has voluntarily agreed to withdraw fraud and conspiracy allegations it made against Yale University in a lawsuit seeking the return of Inca artifacts removed from Machu Picchu nearly a century ago.
Universitario ban lifted in Peru sponsorship row (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) [...]

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Latin America – Since Renationalisation, Entel Has Been Expanding Its Mobile Network In Bolivia (OfficialWire)

Posted on March 9th, 2010 by

Since Renationalisation, Entel Has Been Expanding Its Mobile Network In Bolivia (OfficialWire) One of the poorest and least developed Latin American nations, Bolivia has one of the lowest rates of mobile penetration and fixed-line teledensity in Latin America.
Sell Brazil Bonds, Buy Mexico, Bank of America Says (Update1) (Bloomberg) March 9 (Bloomberg) — Bank of [...]

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