The chiefs of police in Sao Paulo were replaced on Monday as Brazil’s largest city emerged from a bloody weekend and authorities struggled to contain a wave of violence that has doubled the murder rate in recent months. Sao Paulo state security chief Fernando Grella, who took over the job four days ago, replaced the […]
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The number of fatalities in heavy rains and flooding besetting parts of Panama has risen to five, President Ricardo Martinelli announced Monday. The president spoke at the inauguration of the 20th General Assembly of the Ibero-American Association of Prosecutors, saying that two members of the Red Cross died when their vehicle was buried in a […]
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Brazil’s low-cost airline Gol announced that it is eliminating the WebJet brand, the rival airline that it took over earlier this year, cutting 850 jobs and reducing domestic capacity in the process. Gol, which initially announced plans to take over WebJet in July 2011, received regulatory approval for the merger last month. After a study […]
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Abstract Purpose Chagas disease is a systemic chronic parasitic infection by Trypanosoma cruzi endemic in Latin America. Migration of women of childbearing age from Latin America to developed countries may spread the disease to nonendemic areas through vertical transmission. Methods Prospective study of seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection in immigrant Latin American pregnant women during […]
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Kenneth McVicker was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 2, 2011, for transporting child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(1)-(2). A warrant was issued for his arrest. On March 17, 2011, Mr. McVicker was arrested in Belize by the Belize authorities, allegedly for local immigration violations. Present at the arrest was […]
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The cholera epidemic ravaging Cuba since last June has been extended to the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo and Holguin, with dozens of people hospitalized and some municipalities in critical condition, reports from the island independent news agency Press Talk . According to a report by the agency’s director, Roberto de Jesús Guerra Pérez, […]
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The seat belt is used by 50% of the occupants of the front seats and only 10% of the occupants of the rear seats of a vehicle in Chile. This level also leaves the back country in Latin America. When measuring use only in the front seats, Chile is well below Brazil (88%), Peru (85%) […]
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The start of operations in areas Quito-Lima route by Tame reduce travel costs between the two countries and increase the mutual flow of visitors, the Tourism Ministry said. Carla Portalanza, Undersecretary of Tourism Ministry of Tourism, said that the flights, which begin today, will have an introductory price of $ 310. Read Article
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A ray of great magnitude in the Santa Rosa (south of Quito), which caused some damage to substation devices operating in this sector, was the cause of the outage on Saturday in the provinces of Pichincha, Tungurahua and Imbabura, as a report of the Utility Quito. Read Article
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Britain has called on the European Union to intervene after hard-line nationalists in Argentina ransacked a shipping office that handles cruises to the Falkland Islands, pelting it with stones and paintballs. Foreign Office mandarins accused the Argentinian government of seeking to “strangle” the Falklands’ economy by failing to prevent last Monday’s raid in Buenos Aires, […]
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The National Police and the Public Ministry seized 55,000 counterfeit U.S. dollars in a parcel that was in a cardboard box inside the hold of a bus Tepsa company which carried out the route Lima – Tumbes. In work aimed at countering the smuggling of arms, ammunition and drugs, cops Cancas police station (district Canoas […]
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Dengue cases continue to come to the main clinics and hospitals in the country, adding to the growing concern in the population. So far this year, the number of deaths from this disease reached 36 and those affected to 6.838 cases, including 114 serious. One concern was about yesterday externada community leader Swamp sector, Jesus […]
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Ecuador Report – Death by Non-Natural Causes Report (From 1-2012 To 12-2012) Date City Cause of Death 05-27-2012 Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador Other Accident 03-24-2012 Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador Vehicle Accident – Pedestrian 03-03-2012 Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador Homicide Department of State NOTE: SOMETIMES UPDATES MAY BE SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER EVENT
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A Brazilian angler died after a fish he had just caught swam down his throat and choked him to death, according to reports. The man was fishing with friends on a beach in Icapui, in Brazil’s northeastern state of Ceara, when he reeled in a small sole fish, according to police. The fishermen then reportedly […]
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Machu Picchu Peru, From 2013, the historic sanctuary aims to increase the number of visitors, thanks to the efforts of a promotional campaign in emerging markets. The president of the National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR), Carlos Canales , asked the government to set this figure as a goal given that in recent years has come […]
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A French tourist, identified as Heco Nicolas (48), nearly drowns at Lake Titicaca , after accidentally falling into a cave that is in place. Neighbors Costanera sector alerted police to the presence of man 300 meters from the tourist dock port Banchero Rossi. Members of Ansar firefighters tourists, who was taken to hospital in Puno, […]
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An American has died and four others were injured after the helicopter they were traveling in crashed around a private resort in the Bahamas, as reported by the local police. Apparently, the helicopter was landing when a gust of wind caused the pilot to lose control, causing the unit to rush to Baker’s Bay Golf […]
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An American tourist was injured today bullet in the buttocks while trying to resist an assault in the center of Buenos Aires when bought dollars in the black market, police said. The tourist was hospitalized and is out of danger, while the robbers, one from Argentina and one in Uruguay, were arrested while trying to […]
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An American woman, identified as Debra Ann Sines, 59, died after falling down the stairs of the condo where he was staying according to Nacion.com. Authorities said the incident occurred at 3 am in one of the condos Tulemar Hotel in Manuel Antonio de Aguirre, Puntarenas. Carlos Martinez, head of the security forces in the […]
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Professor Paul Frampton Professor from the University of North Carolina Standard.co.uk reported that a British scientist caught smuggling two kilos of cocaine at a South American airport has been jailed for almost five years. Professor Paul Frampton, 68, claimed he was duped into carrying the drugs in a honeytrap sting involving a glamour model. But […]
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Since eating gave this year 2012 until Tuesday, the National Drug Control (DNCD) of the Dominican Republic have arrested 629 foreigners trying to enter large amounts of cocaine in the Latin American country. According to information released by the DNCD, among foreigners arrested for drug trafficking include, for wanting to enter as many narcotics, Colombians, […]
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Foreign Commonwealth Office UK – Mexico – Updated November 19, 2012 Millions of foreign visitors, including approximately 300,000 British nationals, safely visit Mexico each year. This includes tens of thousands who cross the border with the US every day for study, tourism or business and at least one million foreign residents who live in Mexico. […]
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Those arrested include five active policemen, five children and a former Marine, is accused of 16 kidnappings, 12 murders and extortion. Ministerial Police Detectives arrested 24 alleged members of Los Zetas, led by a woman known by authorities as “The Commander Red”, who allegedly were involved in kidnapping, murder and extortion in rural upstate. The […]
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The emergence of 200 cases of dengue fever in the past three weeks in Guanacaste has the Ministry of Health asking residents to be on alert, especially in the areas of Liberia, Santa Cruz, Abangares, Nicoya and Carillo, where most of the infections have occurred. Mary Ethel Trejos, Director of Health Surveillance, said that the […]
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The Northern Gulf States are located in the fastest growing area where the dengue epidemic in the country, according to figures from the National Center for Epidemiological Surveillance and Disease Control (Cenavece), 35 percent of cases in the country are located in the states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosi and Nuevo Leon. In these […]
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The Ministry of Health decree “health alert” to address cases of meningitis this year exceeded estimates by experts and authorities. In its daily report on the situation of meningitis in the country, Undersecretary of Public Health reported today that was published in the Official Journal of the health alert decree allowing the necessary actions to […]
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The resort of Varadero, the first pole of the sun and beaches of Cuba, marking the tourist received one million foreign visitors so far this year, local media reported. Canada remains the largest market with a share of 44 percent of the total, followed by Germany and the UK, according to a note by the […]
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Santa Ana Posadas child who was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis and is hospitalized at Children’s Hospital, is the second case in the same household as one of his sisters had contracted the disease two years ago, approximately. According to the experts warned, is the first time that this situation is known since leishmaniasis began to […]
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Police in the Mexican capital on Monday proceeded to close the theater in which a 10 year old boy was shot in the head last November 2 while watching a movie. If the murder of a child in a film and not a bad story, it is surprising that investigations have not started until Monday, […]
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The Mexican city of Acapulco tourist is in bankruptcy, with a debt at the end of this year will amount to $ 162.1 million, exceeding its annual budget. “We need to invest in Acapulco federation to succeed, otherwise we will not get out,” told a news conference the mayor of the municipality, Luis Walton, adding […]
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Losandes.com.ar reported that the General Confederation of Labour (Argentina)- The head of the CGT opposition and dissident CTA couple announced they will march to Plaza de Mayo. They warned that there will be 100 roadblocks, bridges and roads across the country. The head of the opposition CGT, Hugo Moyano, and his counterpart from the CTA […]
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Radioespectaculo.com reported that there are an average of 11 kidnappings of this type per week in Guayaquil. The sites in this band acting in complicity with drivers are recurrent: outside malls, universities … What started as a pleasant gathering of friends having dinner in the grill of Nato, which is located in the citadel Urdesa […]
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Peru.com reported that the Regional Council declared an emergency in the region Ucayali by rising cases of dengue. Pucallpa. To date, hospitals in Pucallpa , there are over a thousand cases of dengue , a situation that remains on alert to health authorities in the capital of the region Ucayali. According to the news ‘Latin […]
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Hoy.com.ec reported concerning Kidnapping Express in Quito: In 2010 there were no reports of theft in taxis, in 2011 there were two cases, and from January to August 2012 there are 17. Only 20% of victims reporting. Climbing into a taxi in recent months is becoming an ordeal for you quiteños rally called by the […]
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The City Council of the City of Capital today approved an ordinance that prohibits both competency as the operation of establishments where prostitution is exercised, so that no alternate premises will enable new and existing will have 30 days to cease definitely their activities in the town, once the rule takes effect. This standard, unprecedented […]
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For some time Avianca has shown strong interest in Portuguese airline TAP, who has had approaches for months to keep your operation. The directors of the airline came to the Portuguese capital accompanied by President Juan Manuel Santos, who also aims to strengthen bilateral relations. Among the agenda items are trade, investment, education, drug and […]
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Rollovers, collisions and falls into deep have been accidents that have suffered different buses and cars on roads in the country, only six days. These tragedies, totaling nine and was raised from 6 to 11 November, have left nine people dead and 98 injured. Despite reports last week, the Interior Ministry, in a statement, said […]
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The campaign to prevent dengue will spread to several districts of the province. The winter season is coming in December and January, months in which vector-borne diseases increase. In Macara, Zapotillo Catamayo Vilcabamba and the parish in 2009 were cases of dengue. Fabiola Barba, an epidemiologist at the Provincial Health Department of Loja, DPS-L, noted […]
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Dengue cases now exceed two thousand and the number of confirmed deaths is increasing, according to the report of the epidemiological week 44 that announced the Ministry of Health in Oaxaca. “We have registered two thousand confirmed 12 cases, of which 827 are bleeding and therefore the greatest impact has been in seven deaths that […]
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To date, in Pucallpa hospitals have registered 800 cases of dengue, a situation that remains on alert to health authorities in the capital of the Ucayali region. Director of Epidemiology of Pucallpa, Key LeveauBartra said that these figures are very worrying and more so because there are many pieces that are not registered but already […]
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office reported on 7 November a strong earthquake struck off the Pacific Coast of Guatemala, principally affecting the Departments of San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, El Quiche, Retalhuleu, Solola, Totonicapan and Suchitepequez. Aftershocks are still being felt. On 8 November the President declared “State of Public Calamity” for 30 days in order for […]
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A seismic swarm today hit the coast of Chile’s O’Higgins region, in the center of the country, where in fifteen hours seventeen tremors have been recorded, but only three, all low current, were perceived by the population. According to the website of the Seismological Service of the University of Chile, between 21.35 local time on […]
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The National Seismological Service reported that a 6.2 magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded this afternoon (16:13) 63 kilometers southwest of Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas with a depth of 10.00 and 92.40 longitude and latitude minus 14. Meanwhile the Institute of United States Geological Survey said the quake struck in the Pacific coast of Guatemala, […]
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Earthquake Details SOURCE USGS This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 4.5 Date-Time Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 23:49:27 UTC Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 05:49:27 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 13.978°N, 92.335°W Depth 38.1 km (23.7 miles) Region OFFSHORE GUATEMALA Distances 57 km (35 miles) SW […]
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98 People Infected with Meningitis in Chile The Ministry of Public Health is in emergency mode. Despite the discovery of 98 new cases of meningitis in Chile, the Institute of Public Health assures citizens that the infection has not reached epidemic levels. These meningitis cases have been appearing “in a sporadic way,” says director of […]
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In Loja Police Prosecutor and try to establish who and the cause for which a man was killed with 27 stab wounds. The victim was found bleeding on the ground terminal of the Reina del Cisne,, Loja Canton, Wednesday morning. The city had 27 wounds from a sharp weapon in the back and the height […]
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Diariopinion.com reported that Assemblywoman Silvia Salgado, has introduced a bill “comprehensive response to the HIV-AIDS in Ecuador”, stressing that in our country there is a record of over four thousand cases of HIV carriers, with a frequency more prevalent among ages 20 to 49 years old. The bill aims to address the issue of postage […]
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The Foreign Ministry said Friday the abolition of visas for citizens of Colombia and Peru who travel to Mexico as visitors without permission to work in the country. “The abolition of the visa requirement for nationals Peruvians and Colombians favors a large number of people who enter our country for periods of less than six […]
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In recent weeks there has been an unusual increase in violence throughout this metropolitan region, where nearly 20 million people. The newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo today calculated that in the last two weeks 142 people died in the region, while the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo the figure rises to 159 victims, not […]
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Manager Boliviana de Aviacion (BOA), Ronald Casso, said Thursday that the state airline will inaugurate the international route Bolivia-Spain on December 7, with the first flight will depart from and arrive at Madrid Airport Viru Viru, in the city of Santa Cruz. “We have confirmed the first Boliviana de Aviación flight from Madrid to Viru […]
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Rio de Janeiro. 38% of intercontinental flights that target Latin America come through Brazilian airports, while air traffic to or from Brazil grew 115% in a decade, said the aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Brazilian airports that provide access to Latin America are mainly those of Sao Paulo (26%), Rio de Janeiro (10%) and Brasilia (2%), said […]
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Planning Minister Julio De Vido announced that Aerolineas Argentinas will “review” the offer of international travel in countries “where demand does not justify” and increase the frequency of domestic flights. The package aims to cut labor benefits pilots as flight hours and rest. “We will have more planes and more agile systems technology because we […]
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Having suffered a serious outbreak of dengue in 2009, Argentina has managed to lower the incidence of cases by 96% and looks, along with other neighboring countries, find a regional strategy to control the disease. We talked with Dr. Lilian Tartaglino, Minister of Quality of Life of the City of Posadas …… Present for centuries […]
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The measure applies to Colombians who want to enter Mexico as visitors, without permission engage in gainful activity for up to 180 days. The Embassy of Mexico in Colombia revealed that l Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that country abolished the visa requirement for Colombians as of November 9, 2012 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
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Nicholas Ayuso, a young man who beat the journalist Néstor Dib, C5N channel, during the protest held at the Obelisk and Plaza de Mayo recovered in the last hours of freedom after being held at the police station on the 2nd of this capital. Ayuso, 29, was arrested on Thursday night when they face the […]
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One million affected after quake in Guatemala / Extend state of emergency in seven departments After the powerful earthquake that shook Guatemala on Wednesday and was felt even in Mexico City, 52 people have been killed, one million more was affected and another six million remain at risk for possible aftershocks. Read Article
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Police operations conducted in this week allowed the seizure of $ 205,200 counterfeit dollars and the arrest of 12 people who allegedly tried to sell them. On Wednesday, seven people were arrested in the city of Quito adulterated with $ 125,000, while on Tuesday were arrested five others with fake $ 80,200 denominations. In the […]
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The water came when there was still trash accumulated in some places. There are already problems in Palermo, Villa Ortuzar, Barrio Norte and Belgrano. In Blanco Encalada Cabildo and flooding prevented the pedestrian and automobile. The warning also covers eight provinces. After the heat wave that occurred in the City of Buenos Aires in recent […]
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Angry over inflation, crime and corruption, hundreds of thousands of Argentines of all ages flooded the capital’s streets for nearly four hours to protest against President Cristina Fernandez in Argentina’s biggest anti-government demonstration in years. In a Thursday night march organized on social media, demonstrators filled the Plaza de Mayo in front of the pink […]
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Ng the “gag law” that silences journalism are carried preventing corruption investigations in the field policy, the country’s unions would be joining to form in the next few days a massive march and rally in an effort to unite all sectors of society and thus require the Government to repeal this law. This was expressed […]
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Drug enforcement agents arrested four Mexicans who made a stopover at El Salvador’s international airport while carrying $40,000 in cash, police said Tuesday. The Mexicans, who were on their way to Colombia, were each carrying $10,000, the National Civilian Police, or PNC, said. Read Article
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The soldiers came to the PJ Agualongo community in Otavalo and entered the house where others would be counterfeit. In-house authorities found seven $ 100 bills and four sheets of paper money impregnated with a stamp reading “Central Bank of Venezuela.” None of this could be justified. Police said the amount of counterfeit money that […]
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CAMPAIGN BEGINS Influenza Vaccination Cuenca Ecuador – Flu Season Runs October and runs through April This vaccination campaign focuses on four groups at highest risk for serious complications from influenza: children six months to four years, aged 18 to 23 years, pregnant women over 18 years old, adults over 65 and people suffering from chronic […]
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Two drivers that are part of the Medical Mission will pay three days in jail in the city of Tulcán, Ecuador, for exceeding the speed limit in that territory according to Caracol.com.co Citizens moved to the preparatory meeting for the binational health drill to be held this Saturday at the International Bridge Rumichaca, told Caracol […]
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A total of 14 inmates at the Prison and Penitentiary 40 in Pereira had to be isolated because they have chickenpox. The outbreak was recorded in several courtyards and therefore, the possibility of spreading it was decided, by the directives of INPEC canceling visits this weekend inmates. Read Article
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The death toll from the earthquake that rocked Guatemala rose to 29 and authorities warn that it could continue to rise, because the report remains one hundred missing. Aroldo Rivera, governor of the department of San Marcos, bordering Mexico, told local media that “officially” in that area of the country, “there are 29 dead and […]
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Whooping cough cases according to laud.udistrital.edu.co resurfaced in Bogotá with already more than double compared to 2011, this year has been 23 fatalities and 5 years of age. Pertussis is spread by the respiratory route and is caused by a bacterium called ‘Bordetella pertussis’, its incubation period is 6-20 days and may last an average […]
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Moca River, located in the same river Espaillat province was militarized Monday by authorities to determine which is the source of pollution that has caused hundreds of cases of cholera in the area.The Health Minister, Freddy Hidalgo, visited today: Read Article
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A flu outbreak affects much of the population of this city, so hundreds of people come to the hospital seeks Francisco Gonzalvo in receiving medical care. Patients have crowded this health center, so this hospital authorities reinforced with medicines and medical emergency room and arranged that we handle each day more people than usual. Read […]
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Siglo21.com.gt reported that according to the scientific body, the tremor occurred at 10:35 hours (16:35 GMT), with five intensity on the Mercalli scale. The epicenter was 200.5 kilometers southwest of the capital, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, facing Champerico Retalhuelu. The quake that was sensitive in most of Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador, […]
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Magnitude 7.4 – OFFSHORE GUATEMALA This webpage is being phased out and is no longer maintained. Please use the new Real-time Earthquake Map instead and update your bookmark. See Quick Tips & User Guide. 2012 November 07 16:35:50 UTC Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 7.4 Date-Time Wednesday, November 07, […]
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The National System for Disaster Prevention of Nicaragua (SINAPRED) alerted the country’s coastal communities about the possibility of a tsunami following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Guatemala in the Pacific. “We appeal to the people, why, in an organized, mobilized go to higher altitudes, this is a tsunami warning,” the chief […]
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The National System for Disaster Prevention of Nicaragua (SINAPRED) warned coastal communities in the country, with the possibility of a tsunami following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake compared to the coasts Pacific in Guatemala. “We appeal to the people, why, in an organized, mobilized go to higher altitudes, this is a tsunami warning,” the chief executive […]
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Two weeks after the storm blasted through Santiago, Cuba, the electrical grid has been restored to 28% of normal operation as workers labour around the clock to replace power lines brought down by thousands of fallen trees, the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reported. Read Article
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Despite the implementation of the National Traffic Regulation, the number of accidents is increasing. In the last two years, more than 5000 deaths in the country, due to the traffic accidents , according to the head of the NGO Light Amber , Luis Quispe Candia. In 2007 we reported the death of 3,510 people on […]
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This morning Silhouette organizations X, Confetrans, Transgender Project, Inclusive and Green Balancing Basin, reported the death of lesbian activist Karina T, 28, who was killed on Nov. 2. Witnesses who book their identity Karina T, would have been in an entertainment center in Azogues would then directed to an apartment where he is killed, after […]
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The chances of an El Niño event in the coming weeks affecting the country are now at 50%, a figure that has declined compared to July and August, when there was talk of a 70% chance, according to Eluniverso.com. “That forecast (…) is the equivalent of having heads or tails in a probability of an […]
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Intensified operational by the Highway Police yesterday led to the arrest of a subject who was traveling in an interprovincial bus carrying his belongings over 60 sticks of dynamite. The man suspected to be explosives trafficker was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division of Camana, according to elpueblo.com.pe. The police action came last Friday at […]
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Seven Colombian and two Ecuadorians have been arrested on suspicion of integrating a drug ring that operated from several farms in the provinces of Manabi and Santa Elena according to vanguardia.com. In a statement, police said the investigation began on October 19 with the arrest of a truck, inside which were found 406.5 kilos of […]
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The new Museum Maya Cancun, which cost about 18 million dollars (about 14 million) has been built taking into account the frequent hurricanes in the area. It has an emergency shelter area and three rooms are eight feet above ground level to prevent flooding, and work together is the “most important” INAH after construction of […]
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With the last shipment of 4400 tires made the evening and last night in San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands are free of the dangers that the accumulation of this waste is inadequate for both human health and fragile ecosystems of the islands. In an exercise that led the Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS) and counted […]
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Alexandra Barrero, 29, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly counterfeit money inside the house number 7 in the residential Portal Alcal in Guamaní sector in the south of the city. Personnel of Special Operations Group (GOE), Quito Judicial Police (PJ) and Quitumbe headquarters participated in the operation. Inside the house, in the laundry area found […]
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The decision to eliminate visas for Colombians traveling to Mexico was postponed according to diner.com. The measure, due to come into effect this November first, will not operate because the negotiations are not over between the foreign ministries of Colombia and Mexico. Through a statement issued by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, the […]
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Sigüenza Elizabeth Alexandra Mendez, 45, died yesterday when hit by the Metrovía No. 25, on Sunday Comin and Chambers streets, south of the city. Witnesses of the accident said the woman was traveling on a motorcycle HM-320C board run by a man who was not identified. Vincent Foster, who works near the sector, said the […]
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Six policemen were killed on Monday in southwest Colombia in an attack blamed on FARC, in the most serious since the installation of a peace process and three weeks of the formal opening of negotiations with Cuba which seeks end the conflict for nearly 50 years. The Directorate General of Police said the attack took […]
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Caparo Forest Reserve, located in Barinas, southwest Venezuela, has virtually vanished. More than 140,000 hectares were devastated and the threat of squatting prevails in the absence of authorities. Just right after walking on the road identified as Pica 8, up there, at the peak of a huge palm tree, a spider monkey looks at visitors […]
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According to mirror.co.uk, A British tourist has been gang-raped by three tribesmen in South America. But last night the trio were being protected by their leaders – who refused to hand them over to police. The 23-year-old woman from London was attacked in a remote desert area in Colombia after having a row with her […]
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The Health Ministry reported that Cesar so far this year 2272 confirmed cases of dengue, of which 105 are of a grave. The situation is warning because patients have increased by 127% over the same period of 2011. Given this increase departmental Health Secretary, Rocio Gamarra, began with an inspection team to monitor clinics and […]
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elmercurio.com.ec reported that yesterday opened a new point of sale of the airline Aerogal in the first floor of the CICA, Solano Avenue. They plan to conduct raffles, and several surprises to promote their rates for the ticket that costs $ 69 round trip to Quito, which includes taxes and more. Mario Cruz, CEO of […]
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Richard Bodeker an expatriate from Arkansas and living in Loja Ecuador went on the taxi ride of his life or what he thought was nearly the loss of his life. Monday October 22, 2012, in Cuenca Ecuador, Mr. Bodeker hailed a taxi after making sure the vehicle had valid license plates and permit stickers at […]
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lahora.com.ec reported that at 06:00 yesterday, police arrested two men acting suspiciously walking the streets Columbus and Amazon. Hólger Sergeant Toro, who patrol the area along with two other officers, confirmed that he saw Gabriel Vicente Loma Porozo and Holger David Mina Mina, walking hurriedly along Avenida Amazonas. When the officer asked them to stop […]
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office – Cuba Update Hurricane Sandy has caused severe damage in the eastern part of Cuba in areas such as Holguin Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo. Heavy rain also caused damage in the provinces of Villa Clara, Sancti Spiritus and Cienfuegos, in central Cuba. You should expect disruption to communication, electricity and […]
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flightaware.com reported thatover 3,000 flight cancellations so far as a result of Hurricane Sandy — details below: 707 flights cancelled to/from/within the US today. Most affected is Newark (EWR), a United hub, with over 265 cancellations today. 2,499 flights cancelled to/from/within the US tomorrow (Monday). Most affected is Newark (EWR), with 774 cancellations, second is […]
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The staff currently to Municipal Traffic Police to address the issues of roads is insufficient, since nothing else has between 18 and 20 items per turn for the whole municipality The staff currently to Municipal Traffic Police to address the issues of roads is insufficient, since nothing else has between 18 and 20 items per […]
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A man who identified himself as a former British special forces soldier has been arrested in an Amazon jungle tourist town for illegal possession of a submachine gun, a pistol and an unspecified quantity of cocaine, authorities said Wednesday. Mark David Hassell was arrested Monday night in his room at a boarding house in Rurrenabaque […]
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The behavior of the rainy season in the coastal region may be similar to that of previous years, meaning that precipitation would begin in January 2013, said Juan Palacios, International Meteorological Institute expert as reported by andes.info.ec. At least the situation has presented a decline oceanic anomalies of sea temperature is an important index to […]
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