Mexico: Mexican authorities destroy 65 thousand liters of adulterated drinks Health officials in Zapopan Jalisco destroyed about 65 thousand litters of adulterated beverages in the last six months. According to health authorities the impure beverages contained methanol, a substance that is not apt for human consumption. This dangerous substance can lower the respiratory and cardiac […]
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Mexico: American Citizen kidnaped in Jalisco On May 18th, members of 2 drug cartels, Millennium and Los Zetas, kidnapped an American citizen in Chapala. When the foreigner walked his dogs, members of the drug cartels picked him up and released him hours later upon the condition to take a woman to a hospital. Read Article
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Yesterday ended the 36-hour strike in the subway and both Underground Workers Association and Premetro (ATSyP) and Union (UTA) announced new measures of force that will be held between Tuesday and Thursday, so that three days more than a million people can not use the service. There were further crossings between Nation and City by […]
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An earthquake of 6.3 richter according to the Seismological Service of the University of Chile was recorded at 22:09 hours in the Aysen region. The epicenter was located 564 kilometers west of Melinka, 10 kiómetros deep. The Geological Survey (USGS) estimated at 6.2 intensity quake. “This has not been perceived or Coyhaique and Puerto Aysen […]
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The strike affects more than 1 million users now had to live through an ordeal to get to work. The union pointed to the city government for not negotiating. Anticipate a return to more complicated. The subway stop one day and met a million daily passengers using the service had to find alternative means of […]
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A collision between two trains on the red metro line in Sao Paulo, Carrão Station (east of the city), left on Wednesday 40 injured, two of them seriously, who were taken to hospitals in the region. The attention of the victims was conducted by a team of 68 firefighters, supported by 23 vehicles. The Red […]
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Ten injured bus accident leaves a cooperative Queen of the Road A great shock was what they took on Tuesday the 30 passengers on the bus this cooperative transport. The unit is style house on one side of the road when a tricimoto to dodge that, according to witnesses, had been without lights. It happened […]
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The world of crime in Colombia relies more than ever to scopolamine, a poison that turns people into ‘zombies’ docile. In South America has been dubbed the ‘borrachero’ or ‘breath of the devil’. The scariest aspect of the consequences of this drug, odorless and tasteless, is their suggestibility, as it makes people consciously let the […]
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Authorities confirmed that due to the explosion at 11 am in the banking sector in the Colombian capital, 5 people were killed, including 2 former Minister Fernando Londono bodyguards and 21 wounded. So far the investigations being carried out against this fact, according to General Luis Eduardo Martinez, commander of the Metropolitan Police of Bogota, […]
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An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale woke the people of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna at 05:00 pm yesterday. The earthquake alerted people who left their homes before the threat of possible aftershocks. In addition, coincided with a sudden cut of electricity. Classes in schools and universities were suspended. Also recorded six minor […]
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Michael C., owner of premises on Calama, lamented that “compared to other occasions for the same day would have more customers. Insecurity has affected business at least 50%. ” According Victimization Survey Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory (CSOM), La Mariscal ranks ninth among the ten most dangerous neighborhoods considered Quito. To this is added which is […]
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The South West Corridor operation failed the test of fire yesterday. Instead of facilitating the movement of people, generated a traffic chaos in the area of the tunnels and discomfort in those who decided to use the bus type, hoping the trip would take 50 minutes from the terminal Quitumbe to Miraflores. The unit 38 […]
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The Tungurahua volcano since Saturday saw another increase in seismic activity and ash columns emanated, according to the Geophysical Institute (GI) of the National Polytechnic School. A report by the Institute realizes five explosions “moderately sized” from about 3:20 on the last Saturday. Also reported a slight drop of black ash in the area of […]
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In Ecuador, insecurity is still a pending issue that the government has with citizens, according to a study by the Human Rights Program of the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB). The Human Rights Report of the UASB also noted that the number of homicides / murders fell in 2011 compared to 2010 from 2,627 to […]
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Ramon M., 80, a native of the site approximately Pachinche In the Middle, died on Tuesday at the hospital Verdi Cevallos Balda Portoviejo (Manabi) for malaria. According to Chief Health Area No. 1, Brucker Garcia, he controlled the malaria, but one would have complicated pneumonia. Meliton Garcia, an internist at the hospital, said the elderly […]
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Three Peruvian citizens were arrested with fake $ 31,200 sold for a quote lower than the official commercial area Once, in the Federal Capital. This is a woman and two men, who were seized in two raids in the neighborhood of Flores in the locality of Gerli, Avellaneda, by order of Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide. […]
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Specialists of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) are calling on the population in this hot weather and rains take precautions to prevent the spread of malaria infection that may jeopardize the lives of the sick person. According to a press release, malaria, epidemiologist Joel Navarrete said Espinosa, Medical Programs Coordinator of the Coordination of […]
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At dawn on Sunday, March 18 would also have broken the union bus Macas, unit 32, VAC-475 board, while passing through the area of the tunnels on the way Macas-Guayaquil, the same as that covered it yesterday from 03:30 when it went to a cliff of 85 meters, this time Chashapamba sector, in the parish […]
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The activity of Popocatepetl volcano has remained high during the last 24 hours, so the alert remains in Phase 3 Yellow, reported the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred). In his report at 11:00 hours, explained that there was limited visibility from the south of the volcano, where there was a plume of water vapor, […]
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Restrictions on buying dollars rose against Argentine consumers. Almost all operations were rejected by the Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP, the Ecuadorian equivalent of the IRS), which controls the exchange market. In recent days, buyers of dollars saw their names were enabled to buy dollars, with a limit based on income, but at the […]
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Although not said the final amount paid for Mexicana Airlines, Mid Atlantic and is the new owner of Mexicana Airlines, to materialize today the transfer of shares Aeronautical Group New (NGA). The judge president of the airline’s bankruptcy, Philip Comfort, confirmed this and added that the terms and conditions of commercial operation were confidential as […]
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The Civil Liberties Union of U.S. (ACLU) asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to initiate an investigation into alleged abuses against U.S. citizens, legal residents and other visitors at ports of entry along the border with Mexico. The complaint, formally sent yesterday, cites evidence of 11 alleged victims of agents of the Bureau of […]
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Suspect identified as Yandry Javier Arteaga Garcia, 22, died in a clash with bullets with a security company that guarded the whereabouts ARSEG the Metrovía located on Av. Carlos Julio Arosemena, opposite the school on May 28, north of Guayaquil. It was 6:25 yesterday, when two men with guns, one Arteaga, entered the station of […]
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Carolina Ardila Stephanny Garzon, Colombia 22, disappeared last April 28 in Quito, denounced his family, who arrived in the capital to start your search with Ecuadorian authorities. The day of her disappearance, she told colleagues that he would visit the Museum of Contemporary Art, but at home, on Main Street, fourth ward Paluco staircase, found […]
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An increase of up to 5 ° in the Pacific ocean surface temperature has altered the marine ecosystem in northern Peru. According to Environment and Health authorities of that country, that would be the cause for the death of about 5,000 pelicans starvation (lack of food). These birds feed on fish such as anchovy, which […]
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With a total of 15 exhalations and two periods of harmonic tremor and spasmodic, the Popocatepetl volcano has maintained high levels of activity during the last 24 hours. Read Article
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The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru (SENAMHI-Puno), reports that on the evening of Thursday 10 May to Tuesday 15 May, falling temperatures will be presented in the High Andean provinces over 3,900 m Puno Region. The affected provinces are Carabaya, Melgar, Azángaro, Lampa, San Antonio de Putina, Lampa, San Roman and […]
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Event Time 2012-05-10 02:13:56 UTC 2012-05-09 18:13:56 UTC-08:00 at epicenter 2012-05-09 19:13:56 UTC-07:00 system time Nearby Cities 349km (216mi) WSW from Hanga Roa, Chile 3732km (2318mi) W from Lebu, Chile 3755km (2333mi) W from Canete, Chile 3757km (2334mi) W from Curanilahue, Chile 1788km (1111mi) ESE from Adamstown, Pitcairn USGS SOURCE
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The Civil Defense in Peru (Indeci) intensified today a prevention drive warning of a potential massive earthquake now preceded of two daily tremors average. Indeci called on every workplace and home to ready an emergency evacuation plan after a median quake and two replicas were recorded Sunday in Ica (south) and in Lima. Marco Tantalean, […]
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The French government will not change their perception of security in Colombia, despite the kidnapping of its citizens Roméo Langlois, who has about 11 days held by the FARC. The French ambassador in Colombia, Pierre Jean Vandoorne, denied that his country would issue a travel warning, explaining that there are no specific threats against French […]
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Peruvian health officials alerted the public and recommended to stop eating fish and avoid visiting the beaches. Nearly a thousand dolphins found dead in recent weeks, with more than fifteen hundred birds, pelicans and boobies. The causes are still unknown. Peruvian health authorities fired warning sirens and recommended that people avoid beaches and stop eating […]
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The Directorate General of Civil State, warned of the presence of rain, whirlwinds and devils for the next 24 hours in Puebla as a result of the entrance of the cold front number 47 in the north of the country. Jesus Morales, director of the area, reported that according to the latest balance sheet of […]
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Mexico: Search Continues for a supposed plane crash On May 7th authorities were notified by local residents about a plane crash that took place in the Sierra Jimulco Torreon. Authorities completed a search flight around the area but then again found no results. The Public Security reported that the search will be continued. Read Article
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Mexico: Three active fires in Sonora The Sonora Department of Civil Protection reported three fires in the state of Sonora Mexico. The most recent fire report was on May 9th at 9:50am in the border of Sonora and Arizona. Read Article
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Drivers of public transport in Bolivia harshly punished visitors and residents of La Paz, a city that has been virtually besieged yesterday and today by the closure of streets and avenues with buses and minibuses. Drivers have called this 48-hour strike to protest against the new Municipal Urban Transport Act, which regulates the sector. The […]
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A group of young people between 16 and 18 assaulted the tourist Magalie Annie Rose (24) of French nationality, who had visited the lookout on the hill Cruz Pata in the neighborhood to see the city Yananaco. The offense occurred when the tourists went down the steps of the hill and a group of young […]
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Canadian travelers advised to exercise high degree of caution in Ecuador due to high levels of crime and public demonstrations OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to the areas immediately bordering Colombia (namely both provinces of Carchi and Sucumbíos, with the exception of the city of Tulcán), and the […]
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A force of 600 soldiers and 200 state troopers will strengthen security in four municipalities mountain: Badiraguato, Choix, Sinaloa and San Ignacio Culiacan, Sin. In four municipalities mountain will move a force of 600 members of the Army and 200 state police to face criminal groups that sow terror and are triggering an exodus of […]
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The Unit prosecutor of People and Warranty Neira Margarita Moran on Tuesday continued to tour several nursing homes in Guayaquil, involved in the alleged case of lack of attention to Roberto Antonio Quimis Huacón , 24 years old, who suffered Daule an accident and later died in an ambulance from the police, after asking for […]
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The Health Ministry Jalisco (SSJ) warns that the months of May and June are the hottest of the season, therefore, calls upon the general care and maintenance of hygiene in food preparation; is estimated that it could increase by 15% the season related diseases: diarrhea, dehydration and heatstroke. Read Article
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Relatives of two young people who are admitted to the General Hospital “Dr. Carlos Canseco” after being struck by winging passenger bus last April 12 in the El Blanco in Ciudad Madero, denounced abuse of a company lawyer tricked insurance has forced them to sign a blank document, in complicity with Agency staff of the […]
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TRAVELING THE WORLD? VISIT TOURISTKILLED.COM Mexico’s congress passed a law Monday to recognize and protect the rights of crime victims, a longstanding demand in a country where more than 47,500 people have died in 5½ years of drug-related violence, and thousands more have disappeared. The law covers the dead, wounded, kidnapped or missing whether they […]
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Steal $ 81,560 subject to a citizen in the Unicentro A tear gas bomb, thrown by suspected criminals, caused chaos in the Unicentro, just after 10:30 on Monday. Covering his face with his hands to escape the tear gas bombs, dozens of people fleeing terrified of Unicentro, located at the intersection between Chimborazo and Clemente […]
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A fire occurred this afternoon in the streets between Ximena Luis Urdaneta and Riobamba, in downtown Guayaquil, has been controlled, the Fire Department reported. The movement has been restricted in the area surrounding the fire. Transit Commission (CTE) called for street use Baquerizo Moreno to move toward the north. At the moment there is a […]
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Four criminals, three men and a woman entered the restaurant “La Habana Vieja”, installed in July avenues Matovelle and Ricardo Muñoz, on Friday at 22h00 and after threatening with firearms, the 20 clients appropriated belongings, then fled in a car Hyundai I10, no license plates. Two gendarmes, aboard a patrol, who roamed the area, were […]
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Although the Regional Strategic Plan for Malaria in the Americas notes that in the continent, the disease has been reduced by 54%, this achievement does not include Venezuela. In the country, cases of malaria, or malaria, have increased since 2010. So concludes the latest epidemiological alert by the Network of Scientific Medical Societies Venezuela (Rscmv), […]
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He gave an interview yesterday, back to a local TV station while the police are looking hard. He claims that he abused the girl but maintained a “consensual relationship” ose Jauregui, 31, will be delivered to justice Salta today to present their version of events that took place with a Swiss tourist, a volunteer at […]
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The National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) warned of the presence of anomalous waves of light intensity on the coast of Lima and Callao until Thursday 3 May, and recommended to the authorities and population to take preventive measures. In announcing the notice oceanographic formulated by the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation of the Navy of […]
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The province of El Oro ranks fourth in the most cases of dengue have occurred through week 16 of the year, with 732 classic type and one of hemorrhagic called serious by the authorities. But the situation worsens, met yesterday for the results of the analysis of death in the first week of April, less […]
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Two of the agents involved in the payment of a bribe to a Spanish tourist in the province of Barranca, Lima was temporarily separated from their duties, said the colonel Juan Garcia Olivera, director of the Division of Highway Safety. He explained that according to Resolution No. 007, is superior Acuna Cesar Chavez and Navarro […]
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Three people have died this year in the Peruvian jungle for leptospirosis, an infectious disease spread by flooding experienced by the region, Efe reported a source in the Regional Health Authority (Diresa) of Loreto. In February passed a 9-year-old man in March 64 and on Wednesday another 32 years for leptospirosis, the source said, a […]
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Latinamericacurrentevents.com has received reports from reliable sources that there has been a recent increase in home invasions and robberies in Canoa, Ecuador. Once a tiny fishing village this community has become a hamlet for expatriates over the last several years. An area of focus of the criminals has been in the beach home area south […]
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Aa U.S. citizen was arrested in Tijuana, who was wanted by authorities in his country for allegedly committing a robbery. Ministerial Police Officers of the Organized Crime Attorney, arrested the fugitive, who identified himself as Dustin Kunkel, 25. The arrest was achieved by exchanging information with U.S. authorities had insufficient data is that the alleged […]
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Ciudad Obregon, Sonora. – Four people died and 16 injured, some seriously, left a toll-rollover crash between a truck Tufesa passengers, a cargo van and a bicycle, which occurred yesterday afternoon on the international highway, north of the toll booth of Esperanza. Read Article
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Alausí, Chimborazo. Last Thursday opened the path-Sibambe-Alausí Alausí, called Devil’s Nose section. Thus began the three-car operation scenic tourist. In a time of two hours, last Thursday saw the first train ride route-Alausí Alausí Devil’s Nose, after Ecuador Railways make delivery of the train station and three panoramic cars to promote local tourism. This activity, […]
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Detalles del Sismo Magnitud 4.4 MLv Fecha – Hora 29/04/2012 18:42:27 TL 29/04/2012 23:42:27 UTC Localización 2.39°S; 79.86°W Profundidad 31.00 Km Zona Prov: O. PACIFICO Distancia epicentral e (hipocentral) a ciudades referenciales 25.0 ( 39.8) km al S 13° E de la ciudad de GUAYAQUIL 25.1 ( 39.9) km al S 7° O de la […]
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Wittweno Volker became trapped in sea cave on the island of Utila.A German tourist died while diving in a cave on the island of Utila. At the time of his death was diving with his wife and two friends. The victim was identified by German police authorities last Thursday as Utila Wittweno Volker (51).The stranger […]
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At least 8 people were killed and 19 wounded when shooting into an abyss the bus they were traveling in the southern Colombian department of Putumayo, which borders Ecuador, local police said. The vehicle had left the southern city of Pasto to Puerto Asis, ran off the road and rolled into an abyss of over […]
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The address of the Hospital of La Serena confirmed a case of infection with the bacterium Clostridium difficile, the same as in the former Central Hospital of Santiago, killing 26 patients. The address of the Hospital of La Serena confirmed a case of infection with the bacterium Clostridium difficile, the same as in the former […]
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58-year-old Denis Ian Levy was shot dead in El Tamarindo hostel in the city’s El Poblado district shortly after midnight Wednesday. In a hostel in the neighborhood Provence, in the village, unknown assailants killed yesterday in the morning, the American tourist Denis Ian Levy. The New Yorker, 49, received a shot in the chest and […]
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M4.7 – Naranjito, Ecuador 2012-04-29 00:43:24 UTC Event Time 2012-04-29 00:43:24 UTC 2012-04-28 19:43:24 UTC-05:00 at epicenter 2012-04-28 17:43:24 UTC-07:00 system time Nearby Cities 7km (4mi) SW from Naranjito, Ecuador 23km (14mi) SE from Yaguachi, Ecuador 26km (16mi) NW from La Troncal, Ecuador 34km (21mi) ESE from Duran, Ecuador 251km (155mi) SSW from Quito, Ecuador […]
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Mexico: Closure of polluted beaches in Tijuana The Health ministry of Baja California reported the closure of the beaches in Tijuana due to sewage spill and rain water that poured down the beaches in Tijuana. Polluted water could be dangerous since it contains infectious microorganisms that could cause minor illnesses such as skin irritation ear […]
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Mexico: Dangerous radiation levels reported in Mexico The Atmosphere Monitoring System in Mexico City (Simat) reports there is a high solar radiation in the valley of Mexico. The ultraviolet rays range between 11 and 12 UV. The recommendations for citizens are to wear light colored long-sleeved shirts and applying sunscreen constantly. Read Article
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It was 12:00 yesterday and reported that some residents Ruales sector advised them not to move to the area of El Faro, where the church and the museum The Fort, as the previous day two young Swiss nationals were attacked by two individuals armed. This is Chemelik Elizabeth and Laurel Clark, whom he stole their […]
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Aerosur, the line of Bolivia international flights canceled, stranding hundreds of passengers and ended last Monday suspended by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), promised to open next Wednesday, the procedure for returning the tickets issued the company in Argentina. So he communicated by telephone, the Argentina Association of Travel Agencies and Tourism. The announcement […]
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Between 2009 and 2011 there were around 23 914 traffic accidents in the country. Because of that, between 2008 and 2011 there were 51 942 victims annually, according to data Covial. The main reason why accidents occur is the recklessness of the driver cell phone use while driving and not the hands-free device. This adding […]
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Until last night were 16 fatalities and 17 injured from the accident of a bus of the Cooperative Amazon The bus crashed cooperative Amazon yesterday morning in Quito-Papallacta road did not have the certificate of approval of the technical review-vehicle to which are bound vehicles that travel regularly in the capital. According to the Mobility […]
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Mexico City. Two of the most important environmental areas of the country, the National Wetlands wetlands, mangroves covering territory of Nayarit and Sinaloa, and the Cabo Pulmo reef park are at risk from tourism mega authorization by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), experts say. Given the environmental importance of the two sites, […]
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La Paz, April 23: Eight people, including opposition Senator Gerald Ortiz, were killed in two separate plane crashes in Bolivia, officials said. The senator died along with his father, Luis Ortiz, who was flying the plane, and mechanic Mario Torres when their aircraft went down near Viru Viru international airport in the eastern city of […]
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The affected area includes the department of Boqueron with 3,485 families, 1,543 families with Alto Paraguay and Presidente Hayes, with 8,626 families. To date were distributed resources of the SEN, 7610 food kits. In the area of General Diaz, also delivered 20 packets of herb, 3 bags of rice of 50 kilos each, 2 bags […]
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80 municipalities in the department of Boyacá are on high alert due to heavy rains that occur in the last days and left in the country, about 29 March fatalities to date.As reported by the governor of Boyaca, Juan Carlos Granados , Moniquirá populations and San Miguel de Sema are most affected by floods and […]
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The assets and Cuenca attractions can be enjoyed from a different site. Two double-decker buses and a railcar transport tourists and foreign nationals in the city. On trips will visit landmarks such as the Calderon Park and the cathedral of the Immaculate and Old. Also, Bolivar and Long streets, the park of San Sebastian, Otorongo […]
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Citizens who seek medical assistance to Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in this city, reported having been victims of robberies and assaults in the hallways and in the outpatient area.Even antisocial yesterday tried to steal tools in the area of Ophthalmology, admitted the director of the nursing home, Ivan Feicán. Read Article
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Even with police protection to prevent attacks on crews this week will continue spraying in Portoviejo mingas and to avoid the presence of the dengue mosquito, which in the country and amounted to 5,147 cases last week. This week is crucial in Manabi to fight the mosquito vector of dengue, since the totals are off […]
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Three divers foreign nationals died in the cenote Chac Mool, located in an area very close to Puerto Aventuras. A couple native to Brazil and his guide, a Spanish diver, have entered the cenote near four in the afternoon of Thursday, and about nine o’clock at night, two of his companions they told authorities they […]
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Offered 20 million pesos for those who report on those responsible for this. In less than 24 hours and are eight wounded by two bombings in Ibague. A driver of a public bus was injured by the explosion of a firecracker that occurred Sunday in the city center. Another explosion occurred Saturday night in a […]
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Mexico: Red code alert in Saltillo On April 20th a Code Red alert was implemented in Saltillo, after a shootout between an armed group and official authorities. Members of the armed group threw a grenade that exploded near a car dealership. The federal police and military officials followed the aggressors meanwhile one of the armed […]
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The death toll from the accident on a highway in Veracruz, Mexico rose to 43 and totaling 18 wounded. The fatal accident occurred after a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer in northern Veracruz on Friday morning, said state Civil Protection. Read Article
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The authorities have declared a yellow alert phase 3, which corresponds to “explosive activity intermediate to high, possible expulsion of magma and ash rain notorious”, and in these elections have been quick to implement preventive measures. Including distribution of masks and bottles of water, the deployment of security forces and mobile health care units, the […]
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At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded last night in Bolivia, when a bus fell into a ravine several hundred feet on a road between La Paz and the Yungas area, said Unit Fire. The bus company Trans August 24, fell at a place called The Castle, about 60 kilometers from La Paz, […]
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A U.S. truck driver was arrested after 268,000 rounds of ammunition were found in a semi-truck in Juárez by Mexican customs agents at the Bridge of the Americas on Tuesday afternoon. The case was one of the largest ammo seizures made by Mexican authorities in Juárez since a vicious drug cartel war that has claimed […]
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Some 10,000 Honduran workers protested Thursday in different cities against the high cost of living and the rapid increase of fuel prices, which has reached record highs. In the capital, Tegucigalpa, teachers and students left the University of Education and traveled 6 kilometers to the center of the city wielding banners and signs, chanting slogans […]
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Thirteen homes and businesses built on the southern Caribbean coast near Puerto Viejo and found to be in violation of the Maritime Zone Law must be destroyed by Nov. 30, according to an order by the Comptroller General. Residents are horrified. “It will devastate this area,” said Niki Chapman, co-owner of the Lazy Mon Bar […]
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According to the Information System for Governance (Sigob, Database System), thefts from people rose this year in Quito, by 28%. Between January and March 2038 events registered capital, compared to 1592 same period in 2011. That is, there were 446 robberies reported over people. In January 626 events were reported (compared to 512 in January […]
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Yesterday afternoon a heavy rain fell from 13:30, accompanied by hail in the north of the city. The heavy rain caused havoc from the ring of Labrador to the Rumiñahui sector. The exchanger was closed to traffic for an hour, like the depressed step of Y. On streets and avenues as the Galo Plaza, Amazon […]
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CANCUN. – An armed commando shot yesterday against two bars, a pharmacy and a hotel on a main road of the first frame of the city, leaving one person dead. According to the State Attorney General, the events occurred at 3 am when occupants of a van fired a burst of shots at the bar […]
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This spa in Brazil fascinates with gentle hills, soft sand, stone streets and its 23 beaches. Only 170 miles, which are covered by road in about two hours, separate Buzios Rio de Janeiro, one of the most popular summer destinations in Brazil. The village, home to 28,563 people, has 23 beaches, including highlights of Ferradura, […]
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The Popocatepetl volcano remains moderate exhalations but the alert remains. The Popocatepetl volcano in central Mexico, on Wednesday presented a decrease in the exhalations of steam and ash that are alarming to evict more than 28,000 people, authorities said. Although the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred) for Mexico reported in the last hours only […]
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Central American Criminals crossing border to commit crimes, escape back to Guatemala. Tapachula, Chiapas. – On the morning of Sunday, the group of society ladies of the town of Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas, denounced the insecurity has increased in recent months in this border city, so they said that American criminals crossing the border the early […]
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Last Friday night, a vapor release at least 300 meters high at the Poás Volcano, in the northwestern province of Alajuela, deposited a large quantity of ashes and rocks in the southeastern sector of the volcano’s crater. National Seismological Network (RSN) experts on Monday visited the crater to collect water samples from the volcano’s lagoon […]
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The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) is reviewing a new fuel-rate hike at the request of Costa Rica’s National Oil Refinery. The hike would increase by ₡22 the per-liter cost of “super” gasoline and diesel, and by ₡29 for “plus” gasoline. If the increase is approved, it would take effect later this month, and drivers […]
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The Public Services Regulatory Authority announced this Wednesday that a rate increase for all domestic bus routes will go into effect next week. The hikes will apply to 3,557 fares in 696 routes, and only 104 (15 percent) will remain the same. The variation is due to the new method for automatic fare calculation. The […]
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It is a longing of the political leadership and the union tour. Allow the arrival of international flights and could become reality in the medium term. Peter Grosssich and Julio Andrés Torres, executive Concession East Airports SAS, which is responsible for the Simon Bolivar in Santa Marta since November 2010, undertook to present the 11th […]
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Colombia’s National Police today reported the capture of Jorge Maximiliano Pachón, alias “Pachoviola” considered a “czar” to clone credit cards and ATM debit cash dispensers in South America. The institution said in a statement that the subject was arrested in Bogota after “five months of research, and from the complaint filed by one of the […]
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The earthquake of 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale that struck eight regions of Chile, early yesterday, killing two people due to heart attacks and even recorded several aftershocks, officials said. The victims were Hugo Muñoz Sepulveda, 72, and Luis Orders Tapia, 59, died in the towns of Quillota and Papudo, both in the region […]
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Between Monday and Tuesday the Caracas Metro users had to endure delays of more than 40 minutes generated by different incidents involving service lines 1 and 2, ranging from power outage, trains and even a rail failure The Hoyada broken between stations and Capitol. According to estimates by the Metro Family organization in the system […]
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Asuncion, Paraguay. – Dengue fever killed 11 people and affected 4 000 600 people in the last four months in Paraguay, according to a bulletin released on Saturday by officials of the Sanitary Surveillance Ministry of Health. Poor health forced authorities to declare an “epidemic” in an area close to the Paraguayan capital, where public […]
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The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) seized a suitcase full of cocaine headed to the United States at Las Americas Airport (AILA), with at least three arrests, including two employees of a company which provides service in the luggage inspection area, and seeks six others. Read Article
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