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Latin America 'threatened by rising cancer cases'
BBC News
There are far fewer cases of cancer in the region than in the US or Europe - but the proportion who die is far higher, they say. Late diagnosis and poor access to treatment are the main reasons for the disparity, they add. They said as life expectancy ...
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Latin America no longer anyone's 'backyard'
MiamiHerald.com
With President Obama's sixth trip to Latin America taking place this week from Thursday to Saturday, it is time to recognize that traditional measuring sticks for relations with our closest neighbors no longer work. Instead of asking what the United ...
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Latin America threatened with cancer epidemic
AFP
SAO PAULO — Latin America faces a cancer epidemic, scientists warned Friday as they pressed for urgent action to reduce tobacco use and obesity and allocate more resources to control the disease. The researchers spoke at the Latin American ...
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Latin America leads in fight to run WTO
Financial Times
The race to lead the World Trade Organisation has narrowed to Herminio Blanco of Mexico and Roberto Azevêdo of Brazil, giving Latin America the top job in global trade for the first time and offering further evidence of the region's mounting economic ...
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Politics far afield demands attention
Financial Times
At the same time, Spanish corporate investment in Latin America has not been a simple story of seamless growth and success. While the recent past has seen a greater degree of political and economic stability in many of the continent's largest countries ...
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Latin America: A continent gears up for growth
Deutsche Welle
Peru's development from a poorhouse to one of the region's fastest-growing nations is one of Latin America's big success stories. "The middle class is growing, the country is safe and a lot is being invested in education, says the managing director of ...
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As Spain Falters, Spaniards Look to Latin America
Forbes
Now, as Spain's economy dives even deeper into double-dip recession, and is expected to contract by 1.3 percent this year, Mexico's Finance Ministry predicts the country's economy could grow by 4 percent in 2013. Latin America as a whole should grow by ...
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Latin America remittances up
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
MIAMI -- Remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean grew less than 1 percent in 2012 but showed larger increases in countries more dependent on money sent home by migrants living in the United States, according to an Inter-American ...
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Latin America's 'lost' decade in oil production
MarketWatch (blog)
An earlier version of this post had incorrect figures for Brazil's and Colombia's production increases. It has been corrected. Latin America went through a lost decade in terms of oil output, with production gains in Brazil and Colombia matched by ...
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Brazil: Latin America's Hot Private Equity Scene
Bloomberg
April 26 (Bloomberg) -- President Latin American Venture Capital Association Cate Ambrose discusses venture capital in Latin America with Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg) -- For more "Street Smart" videos: ...
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Latin America: Is US influence waning?
MiamiHerald.com
A more-nuanced assessment inevitably will highlight the complex, multidimensional ties between the United States and the rest of the hemisphere. In fact, it may be that we need to change the way we think and talk about the countries of Latin America ...
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Can a blimp curb drug trafficking in Latin America? The US hopes so.
Christian Science Monitor
Now the Pentagon is testing its own retrograde tools in the fight against drug trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean: a blimp tethered to the back of a high-speed catamaran and a remote-controlled plane that is hand launched. Such is the new ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Latin America Shows Economic Crises Can Be Overcome, Spaniard Says
Latin American Herald Tribune
SANTIAGO – Latin America offers the “best example” for Spain that economic crises are surmountable, the Inter-American Development Bank's chief economist, Spaniard Jose Juan Ruiz, said on Friday. “The best way Spain has to recover hope is to look at a...
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Latin American Herald Tribune
Latin America Clean Energy Investments Surged 127% Higher In 2012
CleanTechnica
Some $4.6 billion of clean energy investments were made in Latin America (excluding Brazil) in 2012, a whopping 127% increase from 2011, according to figures released in advance of the third annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Latin America ...
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Visitors to Latin America up 50 per cent
Telegraph.co.uk
The figures were revealed at the World Trade Market Latin America conference in Rio de Janeiro last week, and officials said they anticipated further growth in the coming years, with Brazil to host FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympic and ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
'Open Work in Latin America, New York & Beyond: 'Conceptualism ...
New York Times
Best of all, the curator, Harper Montgomery, professor of Modern and contemporary Latin American art at Hunter, has thrown the spotlight on artists whose careers were largely confined to Latin America and who are only beginning to get the global ...
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WTM Latin America 2013 Ends on a High
eTurboNews
Nilde Brum, chief executive of Tourism Foundation of Mato Grosso do Sul, who announced at WTM Latin America the wining of the 2014 Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC), said:”We already knew WTM in London is a fair that has always ...
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Why Latin America's Homophobic Leaders Should Stop Their Gay Bashing
TIME
But his remarks, sadly, are a reminder that homophobia still plays in Paraguay — and Peru and Patagonia and Panama and the Petén and too many other pockets of Latin America, a continent where politicians can still rely on gay slurs to yield gainful ...
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The Strategic 100 LA: Latin America's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects for 2013 ...
Sacramento Bee
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- CG/LA Infrastructure Inc., the leader in global infrastructure project promotion, announced today the release of The Strategic 100 LA: Latin America's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects for 2013. Valued at ...
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Latin America increasingly important for apparel - Just-Style.com
just-style.com
Following last month's overview of apparel in Asia Pacific, Euromonitor International assesses the prospects and pitfalls in the next goldmine of opportunity: Latin America. With intensifying competition and a slowing economy in China taking a toll on ...
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Chile to be Latin America's only candidate to UN Council
Chicago Tribune
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile will be Latin America's sole candidate for a seat at the United Nations' Security Council for the 2014 to 2015 period, Foreign Affairs Minister Alfredo Moreno told reporters on Tuesday. The Andean country needs to be elected ...
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Latin America Faces Cancer Epidemic, Experts Warn
Headlines & Global News
According to announcement at the Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group (LACOG) 2013 conference, cancer cases in Latin America region is increasing in an alarming rate. The new study shows around 13 deaths for every 22 cancer cases in the ...
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Leftist priests: Francis can fix church 'in ruins'
Boston.com
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A new pope from Latin America known for ministering to the poor in his country's slums is raising the hopes of advocates of liberation theology, whose leftist social activism had alarmed previous pontiffs. Prominent ...
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Peru to host the first Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants awards
Telegraph.co.uk
The Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants awards will be organised by William Reed Business Media, which is also the organisation behind The World's 50 Best Restaurants and Asia's 50 Best Restaurants. Results will be compiled following consultations with ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
WTO race a turning point for Latin America - GlobalPost
GlobalPost
Herminio Blanco, a former senior trade negotiator, said Latin America sees the WTO as key to helping developing countries gain access to the markets of wealthy developed ones. Blanco faces Roberto Azevedo, Brazil's ambassador to the 159-member WTO, ...
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America Movil sees material impact from Mexico telecom reform
Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - New legislation in Mexico could materially affect the business of America Movil, Latin America's largest telecommunications company, the company controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim said in a U.S. regulatory filing on Tuesday.
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World Travel Market Latin America opens on an upbeat note
eTurboNews
Despite the continental tone, the star of WTM Latin America undoubtedly is Brazil. With four world events scheduled for the next three years, the eyes of the world tourism market are turned towards the country. “We've made progress, but there's still a ...
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Telemundo Latin America news roundup – April 30, 2013 - NBC Latino
By NBCLatino Staff
Telemundo Latin America news roundup – April 30, 2013. by NBCLatino Staff Follow @NBCLatino. 5:12 pm on 04/30/2013. A retired Venezuelan general has been charged with inciting post-election violence. General Antonio Rivero, was ...
NBC Latino
Pope urges Latin America bishops to keep missionary spirit alive
(Romereports.com) The bishops that lead the Episcopal Conference for Latin America had a brief meeting with Pope Francis, who until recently was a member of the council. More than half of ... ROME REPORTS TV News Agency · ESPAÑOL | ...
ROME REPORTS TV News Agency
WTM Latin America 2013 ends on a high | News | Breaking Travel ...
By Breaking Travel News
World Travel Market Latin America 2013 ended on a high with exhibitors, visitors and buyers all toasting the success of the inaugural event, with an impressive volume of business deals anticipated. .
Breaking Travel News
IPO News: 2013 Global IPO Race heats up - Latin America surges ...
The biggest surprise in the global IPO issuance this year has been the resurrection of the Latin American IPO market. After raising US$6 billion last week, Latin America has jumped ahead of the Asia Pacific and European markets and is now ...
IPO News from Renaissance Capital
GSMA: Mobile privacy fears hamper app downloads in Latin America
Stands to fall behind other markets if operators don't address the problem.
Mobile Entertainment: Stream
Apollo Bank Expands International Banking Practice With a Focus ...
Apollo Bank Expands International Banking Practice With a Focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. South Florida community bank adds two ... Latest News · Submit Press Release · PR Home · Latest News · Feeds · Alerts · Submit Free ...
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Latin America threatened by mounting cancer ... - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: By Asher Levine SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Latin America's growing prosperity is fueling a cancer epidemic that threatens to overwhelm the ...
news.yahoo.com/latin-america-threatened-mounting-cancer-ep...
Telemundo Latin America news roundup – April 25, 2013 - NBC Latino
The latest Latin America news in under 59 seconds. In Mexico, teachers on strike in the state ...
nbclatino.com/.../telemundo-latin-america-news-roundup-april...
Latin America Green News: Chile's Pascua Lama faces permanent ...
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America. April 20-25, 2013 Chile Daniel ...
switchboard.nrdc.org/.../latin_america_green_news_chile_10....
NEWS: ConocoPhillips Alaska profits outpace Lower 48, Canada ...
NEWS: ConocoPhillips Alaska profits outpace Lower 48, Canada, Latin America, and Europe – Combined. 25th April 2013; Press, Senator Wielechowski ...
alaskasenatedems.com/.../news-conocophillips-alaska-profits-o...
BBC News - Venezuela election: Maduro victory margin narrows
BBC News Latin America & Caribbean. Home · US ... 28 APRIL 2013, LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN. Capriles vows to take ... About BBC News · Editors' blog ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22353241
News of Legends » Latin America Servers, Morello's Official Thread ...
The League of Legends Facebook page for Latin America has been updated with some excitingnews – alpha testing for the North and South Latin America ...
www.newsoflegends.com/.../latin-america-servers-morellos-off...
Sun News : Cancer rates in Latin America skyrocketing, experts say
A "burgeoning cancer problem" threatens to cause widespread suffering and economic peril in Latin America, a group of experts claim in a new report.
www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/.../20130427-133959.html
Davis Polk Lawyers Named “Legal Stars” in Latin America | News ...
Davis Polk lawyers Manuel Garciadiaz, Stephen Hood and Nicholas Kronfeld have been named to Latin Business Chronicle's 2013 list of “Latin America's Legal ...
www.davispolk.com/Davis-Polk-Lawyers-Named-Legal-Stars-...
Latin America, an Economic Success, Must Now Focus on ...
Lima, Peru, 25 April 2013 – The eighth World Economic Forum on Latin America concluded with a call for the region to build on its many economic successes ...
www.weforum.org/.../latin-america-economic-success-must-no...
News from WTM Latin America: US Visa Reforms Pay Off
News from WTM Latin America: US Visa Reforms Pay Off. JacTravel, the UK- based B2B wholesaler best known for its extensive range of hotels online and ...
www.wtmlatinamerica.com/page.cfm/action...1/.../listID=6
Climate and Development for Latin America and Caribbean - Inter ...
Financial resources required for Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve climate stabilization.
www.iadb.org/.../climate-and-development-for-latin-america-a...
Latin America News - Toshiba
Toshiba delivers breaking news and information on the latest top stories, weather , business, entertainment, politics, video, photo galleries and more.
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