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Mexican teachers force festival suspension
Jul 17 2006 10:35PM (CT)
OAXACA, Mexico (AP) - The governor of Mexico's Oaxaca state said Monday that he was suspending an internationally popular cultural festival because of fears that thousands of striking teachers will threaten tourists.
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Group: Standards not met at Mexican mine
Jul 17 2006 10:26PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's Labor Department failed to ensure that conditions inside a coal mine met safety standards before a February explosion killed 65 miners, the National Human Rights Commission said Monday.
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Man admits killing girlfriend's parents
Jul 17 2006 9:03PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - The former lover of a wealthy young woman testified Monday that he killed her parents because they opposed their affair, which crossed Brazil's rigid class lines.
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Calderon readies new Mexico government
Jul 17 2006 8:18PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The top vote getter in Mexico's presidential election said Monday he has begun working on his new government, even though the country's electoral court has yet to declare a winner in the disputed race.
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Chilean court Pinochet's loss of immunity
Jul 17 2006 4:36PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Chile's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of his immunity against trial for the killing of two bodyguards of Salvador Allende, the Marxist president he toppled in a 1973 coup.
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Fire extinguished at Venezuelan refinery
Jul 17 2006 12:52PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A fire broke out early Monday at a major oil refinery in western Venezuela, but it was extinguished without reported injuries or loss of deliveries, officials said.
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