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Strike stalls Mexico's mining industry
Mar 1 2006 10:44PM (CT)
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Mexico's mining industry virtually shut down Wednesday when thousands of miners went on strike to support their union boss, who may be ousted amid accusations he responded poorly to a mining tragedy that left 65 coal miners dead.
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U.S. says coca crops up in Bolivia, Peru
Mar 1 2006 10:14PM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Coca cultivation was up in Bolivia and Peru last year and Venezuela is doing little to halt the smuggling of Colombian cocaine across its borders, the U.S. government said in its annual narcotics report Wednesday.
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Yemeni prisoner refuses Gitmo hearing
Mar 1 2006 9:31PM (CT)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - A Yemeni prisoner at Guantanamo Bay accused of serving as a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden refused to participate in military proceedings against him Wednesday, insisting that he would not receive a fair trial.
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Mexico City says hotel won't be closed
Mar 1 2006 9:20PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico City officials on Wednesday dropped threats to immediately close a major U.S.-owned hotel that had expelled Cuban guests, easing federal government concerns that a shutdown would hurt investment and cost hundreds of jobs.
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Spurned Cuban migrants prepare to return
Mar 1 2006 9:11PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, Cuba (AP) - A group of Cuban migrants who reached a Florida Keys bridge only to be sent back to home, prepared Wednesday to legally travel to the United States after a U.S. judge ruled they could return.
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Philippines keeping state of emergency
Mar 1 2006 8:10PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Wednesday she will keep a six-day-old state of emergency in place while awaiting reports on the aftermath of a foiled coup plot.
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Colombian president launches re-election
Mar 1 2006 6:59PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - President Alvaro Uribe, a key U.S. ally, kicked off his re-election effort Wednesday as leftist rebels stepped up an offensive aimed at disrupting the campaign.
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Argentine leader touts economic recovery
Mar 1 2006 4:10PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - President Nestor Kirchner told Congress on Wednesday that Argentina's recovery from a deep crisis in 2002 is one of the strongest rebounds here in a century.
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Guatemalan police files may reveal secrets
Mar 1 2006 3:09PM (CT)
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Technicians using soft-bristle brushes are working to preserve documents that could contain evidence of government involvement in the torture and disappearance of thousands of Guatemalans during the country's 36-year civil war.
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