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Ecuadorean woman, 116, is world's oldest
Dec 16 2005 10:29PM (CT)
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) - At 100 years old, she became bedridden and so weakened from a stomach ailment that a priest administered last rites. But Maria Esther de Capovilla recovered, and 16 years later she has become the oldest person on Earth, according to Guinness World Records.
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Colombia, rebels open peace talks in Cuba
Dec 16 2005 8:41PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Exploratory peace talks between Colombia and its second-largest rebel group began Friday in Cuba with help from the Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez and facilitators from Spain, Norway and Switzerland.
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Judge commits 8 over exorcism killings
Dec 16 2005 1:27AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A judge committed eight relatives to the psychiatric ward of a prison Thursday for the ritualistic slayings of two young family members that shocked Mexico with their brutality.
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