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Hurricane Paloma strengthened over the Caribbean and was approaching the Cayman Islands and Cuba with sustained winds of 140 kilometres an hour on Friday.
"Paloma is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Strengthening is likely and Paloma is expected to become a category two hurricane later today (Friday) and...
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Hurricane Paloma strengthened over the Caribbean and was approaching the Cayman Islands and Cuba with sustained winds of 140 kilometres an hour on Friday.
"Paloma is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Strengthening is likely and Paloma is expected to become a category two hurricane later today (Friday) and...
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Brazilian comedians gave symbolic "bad luck presents" to British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, who is seeking the world championship title Sunday in Sao Paulo.
Hamilton's rival for the title is Brasilian Felipe Massa, so many of his compatriots are hoping for a "miracle" at the season-ender on the Interlagos...
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's plane made an emergency landing at the Cumbica air base on Tuesday after a light indicated that the cargo hatch wasn't closed securely.
Lula was travelling from Sao Paulo to the northeastern city of Salvador.
According to Brazilian state news agency ABR, the presidential plane took...
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Cuba is confident that Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will become the first Spanish prime minister to make an official visit to the island since 1986, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said Wednesday.
Zapatero would also be the first Western European leader to visit the island since 1999, when his predecessor Jose Maria Aznar...
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Five police officers were killed in a grenade attack in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, near state capital Guadalajara, local authorities said Thursday.
The attack was allegedly perpetrated by hired killers around 11:30 pm Wednesday (0530 GMT Thursday) at a petrol station on the road linking Guadalajara to Lagos de...
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Colombian police were surprised Friday when they discovered that a thief that was shooting at police officers was a 10-year-old boy who engaged in crime alongside his father.
The incident happened in the city of Cucuta, capital of the Norte de Santander province, near the border with Venezuela, when police were called in to intervene...
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The European Union executive on Wednesday welcomed Cuba's decision to re-open diplomatic dialogue with the bloc following the lifting of EU sanctions, officials in Brussels said.
"We see that as a positive step and we welcome their reaction to the eventual re-establishment of a political dialogue," a spokesman for EU aid...
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 A little transmitter which is implanted under the skin to see one person’s whereabouts to a satellite is the newest technology used to kill the Mexicans’ fear of kidnappings. A Mexican company decided to release the tiny object as to assure the residents that they will be safe no matter how.The insurance industry also decided to offer...
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 The Yucatan Peninsula was shocked after the authorities have discovered the decapitated bodies of twelve Mexicans who might have been involved in a gangland execution. The incident left the popular tourist destination in shock, as the bodies had signs of torture.Eleven of the male bodies were discovered one on top of each other yesterday...
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Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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