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7 arrested in Puerto Rico cancer scam
Mar 1 2007 9:59PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A U.S. federal grand jury indicted seven people in a case where terminally ill cancer patients were allegedly injected with a bogus cure made from the patients' own blood, the U.S. attorney's office in San Juan announced Thursday.
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Peru launches campaign against lateness
Mar 1 2007 9:58PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Sirens wailed, church bells rang and a sea of confetti fluttered through Lima's historical central plaza at the stroke of noon Thursday, alerting Peruvians to synchronize their watches at the start of a nationwide campaign to promote punctuality.
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Peru launches campaign against lateness
Mar 1 2007 9:58PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Sirens wailed, church bells rang and a sea of confetti fluttered through Lima's historical central plaza at the stroke of noon Thursday, alerting Peruvians to synchronize their watches at the start of a nationwide campaign to promote punctuality.
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Peru launches campaign against lateness
Mar 1 2007 9:58PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Sirens wailed, church bells rang and a sea of confetti fluttered through Lima's historical central plaza at the stroke of noon Thursday, alerting Peruvians to synchronize their watches at the start of a nationwide campaign to promote punctuality.
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Argentine leader lauds economic recovery
Mar 1 2007 9:13PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine President Nestor Kirchner trumpeted his government's performance on the economy and human rights during his state-of-the-nation address Thursday, and also defended his ties to Venezuelan leftist Hugo Chavez.
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8 die in boat fire off Dominican Rep.
Mar 1 2007 8:43PM (CT)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - A boat carrying Haitian migrants caught fire off the coast of the Dominican Republic, leaving at least eight passengers dead and 44 missing, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said Thursday.
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U.S. returns 5 Guantanamo detainees
Mar 1 2007 7:56PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The U.S. military announced Thursday that it has sent home two Afghans and three Tajikistani detainees at Guantanamo Bay, leaving fewer that 400 prisoners at the naval base.
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Slovenian halfway through Amazon swim
Mar 1 2007 6:57PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Slovenian Martin Strel approached the halfway point of his attempt to swim the entire length of the Amazon river Thursday, trying to avoid severe burns, alligators and the dreaded bloodsucking toothpick fish.
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Slovenian halfway through Amazon swim
Mar 1 2007 6:57PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Slovenian Martin Strel approached the halfway point of his attempt to swim the entire length of the Amazon river Thursday, trying to avoid severe burns, alligators and the dreaded bloodsucking toothpick fish.
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Slovenian halfway through Amazon swim
Mar 1 2007 6:57PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Slovenian Martin Strel approached the halfway point of his attempt to swim the entire length of the Amazon river Thursday, trying to avoid severe burns, alligators and the dreaded bloodsucking toothpick fish.
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Cuban minister: Castro could return soon
Mar 1 2007 5:30PM (CT)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Fidel Castro is recovering from his illness and "could return to work soon," Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said Thursday.
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Paraguay declares dengue fever emergency
Mar 1 2007 5:16PM (CT)
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) - Paraguay has declared a state of emergency following a wave of dengue fever cases as concerns over the mosquito-borne illness rise across Latin America.
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Car bomb injures 8 in southern Colombia
Mar 1 2007 5:12PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A car bomb exploded Thursday in a busy district of the southern city of Neiva, injuring eight people in an apparent assassination attempt of the town's pro-government mayor by leftist rebels.
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Tobacco fans celebrate Cuba's cigars
Mar 1 2007 4:44PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Joey Betancourt's fingers dart over the long, light-brown tobacco leaf. They nudge loose tobacco inside and wrap and tug, smooth and straighten. A tightly rolled cigar takes shape.
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Colombia announces probe into massacre
Mar 1 2007 4:24AM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Just days ahead of a visit by President Bush, Colombia said it was investigating 69 soldiers accused in a massacre two years ago that induced Washington to suspend $70 million in military aid to the South American nation.
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Mexican soldiers accused of rape, murder
Mar 1 2007 12:27AM (CT)
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) - Four Mexican soldiers were arrested and accused of raping and murdering a 73-year-old woman in a case that has outraged Indian groups in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.
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