 Los Angeles Times (blog) What started as a student movement for education reform has grown into calls for a reshaped constitution aimed at what demonstrators call an unequal distribution of wealth in Latin America'smost stable economy. Pinera on Friday invited the movement ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Argentine president brokers 25 percent minimum wage hike in talks between ... Washington Post The minimum wage in Argentina is already among the highest in Latin America. The latest increase raises it to $2300 pesos, or about $550 a month. Private analysts say that Argentina also has one of the highest inflation rates in Latin America, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Police warn residents of latest lottery scam Sierra Vista Herald In two instances of this scam, the victims were asked to send money to either Mexico or South America for $600000 in supposed winnings. During the first incident, after the victim received a call from a person impersonating an officer using a fake name ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Latest chapter in wave of Nordic crime novels Irish Independent South America doesn't have crime novels; nobody writes them, nobody reads them. In Africa, they don't exist." The fact that it is mainly middle-class women that read crime is not lost on Liza. This is perhaps one of the reasons her books are selling so ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Obama influences Zuma in Zim mediation: Tsvangirai Bulawayo24 Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai wrote a sensational letter to President Obama in December 2009. It is this document that reveals the American leader's "crucial dialogue" with the South African leader on his mediation efforts in Zimbabwe. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Emerging markets rop up visitor numbers in B.C. Vancouver Sun And while visitors from the Middle Kingdom and other Asian or Latin American countries - especially Brazil and Mexico - won't offset the number of Americans scared off by Canada's high dollar, their numbers keep climbing this summer as incomes rise ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pablo Milanes kicks off historic US tour Middle East North Africa Financial Network Milanes gave it his all on the opening-night performance of his tour of American concert halls, but for his fans, most of them Latin American immigrants, the two-hour concert wasn't enough and they made the singer from Bayamo, Cuba, come back on stage ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Camels await riders at the pyramids in Giza, Egypt. (Lisa Krieger/Staff) San Jose Mercury News Plus, we already had under our belt other memorable adventures in edgy nations within Africa andLatin America. We steered clear of political gatherings in Cairo, particularly after the mosques emptied on Fridays. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mutual security Manila Bulletin Recent developments concerning the disputed islands of the South China Sea have stiffened the postures of ASEAN members, particularly the Philippines and Vietnam, against Beijing's “U-shaped” (or “Nine-dotted line) South China Sea claim. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ETF Insider: Bernanke Speaks, Markets Yawn ETF Database Van Eck already offers multiple ETFs focusing on international debt markets, including BONO (Latin America) and EMLC (broad emerging markets). According to the SEC filing, this ETF would charge an expense ratio of 0.40%. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'People's Poet' to make return appearance San Gabriel Valley Tribune HIGHLAND - Mexican singer and songwriter Joan Sebastian, known as "The People's Poet," has won multiple American and Latin Grammy awards in a career of more than three decades. On Thursday night Sebastian will make his fifth visit to San Manuel Indian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Who knows what the young know? Pittsburgh Post Gazette These are students who learned to crawl on the information highway, for whom Amazon means the mega-shopping website before it means the river in South America, let alone a fabled tribe of very tall female warriors. "Members of this year's freshman ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pop Forecast Victoria Times Colonist ... and Red Hot Chili Peppers (I'm With You) Big picture: Already released digitally, Zach Condon and company's latest effort is finally in stores - and it does not disappoint, despite a poppier flair and less Balkan and South American influences. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fabio plays down rankings rise Teamtalk.com It leaves them ahead of Brazil and Argentina, as well as Uruguay, who last month added the CopaAmerica to their semi-final appearance in South Africa. The placing hardly lends any credence to the FIFA list, although given Holland are now ranked at the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cardenas breaks out of slump with two-win day Daily Racing Form Both Al Instante and Private Affair were ridden by another South American import, 24-year-old Chilean-born Hector Barrios. Barrios previously rode at Calder and arrived in Southern California in early August to ride at the insistence of Green Grass ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Indianapolis MotoGP Behind the Fence Friday MotorcycleUSA.com (Below) All the big brands offer displays allowing motorcyclists to check out all the latest and greatest motorcycles and atvs. Grand Prix road racing returned to the American midwest Friday and fans came out in full force to get a glimpse of what the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fashion entrepreneur Tony Drockton on Strip style and his hot Hammitt line Las Vegas Weekly (blog) “What you don't see is almost as important as what you see,” he says. “Great brands have that balance.” 1. The leather is sourced exclusively from Italy and South America. 4. The brand took off after a trunk show for Bloomingdales in 2009. 5. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ricky Martin, Julieta Venegas, Los Van Van captivate Brazil Middle East North Africa Financial Network Sao Paulo, Aug 27, 2011 (EFE via COMTEX) -- Ricky Martin, Julieta Venegas, Los Van Van and other Hispanic artists captivated their Brazilian audiences with a powerful, variegated dose of Latinmusic at a series of concerts in Sao Paulo. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Area officials urge caution as Hurricane Irene nears TMC Net "We are preparing" with a number of steps, including identifying local shelters if needed, and stocking emergency trailers, said Teresa Caver, the American Red Cross interim executive director for southcentral New York region. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Television movies for the week of Aug. 28 Pittsburgh Post Gazette A 78-year-old balloon salesman ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies to South America, but discovers too late a young stowaway aboard. (PG) (1:40) ENC: Sun. 7 AM (CC) • Up the Down Staircase '67. Sandy Dennis. A novice teacher finds hostile ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chef cooks up grits in Africa Montgomery Advertiser Chefs will also set up a temporary restaurant while in South Africa and cook American cuisine in Capetown and in Durban. Besides his grits dishes, Sherrod plans to cook dishes such as collard green casserole, smoked chicken shanks and bananas Foster. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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