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Castro reportedly did not want colostomy
Jan 17 2007 11:19PM (CT)
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Fidel Castro himself told surgeons not to perform a colostomy, opting instead for a course of surgery that produced a complication leaving the Cuban leader in far worse condition, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.
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Ecuador to try and make debt payment
Jan 17 2007 10:47PM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Economy Minister Ricardo Patino said Wednesday that Ecuador's new leftist government would make a programmed $135 million payment on a bond debt in February only if it has money left after increasing social spending.
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6 workers crushed by coffee beans
Jan 17 2007 10:10PM (CT)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - A concrete wall collapsed at a Honduran coffee warehouse Wednesday, crushing six workers under tons of bagged coffee beans, emergency officials said.
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Grenada's premier seeks burial sites
Jan 17 2007 9:38PM (CT)
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) - Grenada's premier has called on the men convicted of leading a 1983 coup to reveal where they put the remains of slain officials, including former socialist leader Maurice Bishop.
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U.S. downgrades Mexico travel advisory
Jan 17 2007 9:35PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The U.S. government Wednesday downgraded its travel warning for Mexico's troubled southern state of Oaxaca, saying Americans should use caution in the region instead of avoiding it altogether.
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Brazil subway probe focuses on builders
Jan 17 2007 9:32PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Prosecutors said Wednesday they suspect mistakes by private builders, rather than heavy rains, caused the collapse of a subway station construction site that buried at least seven people.
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