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Cuban TV airs video of ailing Castro
Aug 14 2006 11:36PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Cuban state television on Monday aired the first video of Fidel Castro since he stepped down as president to recover from surgery, showing the bedridden Cuban leader joking with his brother and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Protesters clash with Mexican police
Aug 14 2006 10:39PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Protesters scuffled with riot police outside Congress on Monday after supporters of leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tried to set up a protest camp to demand a full recount in last month's election.
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Anti-smoking law in effect in Chile
Aug 14 2006 9:48PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Millions of Chileans will now be forced to take their cigarette breaks outside because of a tough nationwide anti-smoking law that took effect Monday.
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Former Paraguayan dictator in hospital
Aug 14 2006 4:29PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Former Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled Paraguay for 35 years until his 1989 ouster and exile, remained in critical but stable condition Monday in a hospital intensive care unit, authorities said.
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Chavez opponent escapes Venezuela prison
Aug 14 2006 4:23PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - One of President Hugo Chavez's most threatening enemies is on the loose, and many Venezuelans wonder what new plots he has in mind.
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Foreign entrepreneurs spice up Argentina
Aug 14 2006 1:36PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - There's more to Argentina these days than tango, tourism and tasty beef. Lured here as tourists, adventuresome foreigners are increasingly deciding to stay _ launching businesses that offer everything from English tea to pad Thai and even California-style burritos topped with guacamole and spicy salsa.
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Brazilian gang releases TV reporter
Aug 14 2006 7:37AM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A kidnapped television reporter from Brazil's dominant television network was released Monday morning by a gang that has spread urban terror throughout South America's largest city.
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