THE NEW YORK TIMES
| on Wed, Feb 8, 1:05 AM
Brazil restricted Haitian visas in January after about 4,000 Haitians arrived in its Amazon frontier, setting off a discussion about what kind of immigrants the country should try to attract.
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LATIN AMERICAN HERALD TRIBUNE
The court-appointed receiver responsible for unwinding the asset management companies at the center of a $500 million ponzi scheme that was responsible for Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA’s pension funds in the U.S., has filed suit in U.S....
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LATIN AMERICAN HERALD TRIBUNE
One of Colombia’s most-wanted drug traffickers and militia chiefs was captured along with his brother in Venezuela, President Juan Manuel Santos said.
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THE GUARDIAN
| on Tue, Feb 7, 7:53 PM
Cristina Kirchner warns of 'grave risks to international security' and states intention to prevent war over natural resourcesPresident Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has accused Britain of "militarising" the south Atlantic, and said she would...
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Caribbean Series looks ahead to Mexico in '13
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THE GUARDIAN
| on Tue, Feb 7, 1:30 PM
The world most's profitable companies are valued by their carbon reserves – never mind the resulting ruin to the planetIf we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most prominent features at the moment...
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TENNIS.COM
On the heels of Novak Djokovic winning the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award, Ante Kostelic, the father of the Croatian skiing superstars Janica and Ivica, says that the winter sport is more complicated than tennis. Djokovic’s parents...
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Brazil restricted Haitian visas in January after about 4,000 Haitians arrived in its Amazon frontier, setting off a discussion about what kind of immigrants the country should try to attract.
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CONTRA COSTA TIMES
West hopes support for regime crumbles as life gets tougher
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WEIRD UNIVERSE
Chuck's Weekly Cite-Seeing Tour
The Crème de la Crème, Every Monday
Hand-Picked and Lightly Seasoned by Chuck Shepherd
February 6, 2012
(datelines from January 27 or later) (links correct as of February 4)
Doha, Qatar: The government...
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