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Argentina: nurse dies after contracting Influenza A in the United States

She spent several days in intensive care and contracted the flu virus in the United States. She died on Friday, as reported by the Ministry of Health of the Province of Buenos Aires. The woman, 39, remained in the clinic Rossi de La Plata from Jan. 28 to be affected by the virus. Read Article

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Belize: three Lebanese businessmen murdered since October 2012

Reporter.bz reported that Lebanese Belizean businessman, Majdi Agha, 50, was executed in front of his wife and young child, in front of their home in Buttonwood Bay around 8:50 a.m., on Tuesday. He and his family had just returned home, when a masked gunman ambushed him from inside his yard. Police found Agha’s lifeless body […]

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Belize to begin new regulations for obtaining passport

reporter.bz has reported that the Belizean public will learn the ins and outs of getting a new passport through an education campaign that the Department of Immigration and Nationality will be conducting throughout the country. This campaign will familiarize Belizeans with the changes in the new application form, and the ways in which the application […]

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Four Carnival participants die in fire during parade on float in Santos Brazil

At least four dead and six people were injured early today in a fire at a float during a parade of carnival samba schools of the Brazilian city of Santos, firefighters reported. The fire started just before 1:30 local time (3.30 GMT) when one of the coaches of the school Sangue Jovem (Young Blood) touched […]

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Recent Assaults, Robberies in popular area with tourists, Guayaquil Ecuador

El Unviverso.com reported that this past Saturday, February 9, 2013, there were three reported assaults and robberies at Cerro Santa Ana, in the center of Guayaquil. The first assault was when Roberto Rivera denounced Semiglia and was walking with his friend Christian Tapia to his vehicle when two armed men intercepted them to steal. Two […]

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Colombia: German tourists still being held by ELN, want proof they are retirees

elcolombiano.com reported at 11:00 am, the Minister of Defense, Juan Carlos Pinzón, began meeting with delegates of the International Red Cross to arrange the release protocol of three soldiers kidnapped by the FARC and the ELN kidnapped German . On the other hand, the ELN called on Monday to the German Government to appoint a […]

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Dengue Fever takes 23 lives so far in 2013 in Parauay

lmcordoba.com.ar reported that a new dengue epidemic forced the health authorities to enact national epidemiological alert on 8 January. Health authorities in Paraguay today raised to 23 the death toll due to dengue so far this year, a total of 21,367 suspected cases of the disease. The Director General of Health Surveillance ministry area, Celia […]

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U.S. expatriate found murdered inside her residence in San Miguel del Allende Mexico

periodico.am reported that residents of the community of Santa Teresita de Don Diego in San Miguel de Allende, said they were dismayed by the news that Joyous Heart was killed inside his house. To the people the news they fell by surprise, the woman had no relatives in Mexico. “He was very kind lady but […]

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Mazatlan Mexico: tourist allegedly assaulted by taxi driver during Carnaval

Noroeste.com.mx reported that the Regional Deputy Justice in Mazatlan received a complaint from a tourist of being assaulted by a taxi driver on Saturday February 9, 2013. The alleged assault took place during Carnaval celebrations. Read Article THE NEWS ARTICLE DID NOT PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE ALLEGED ASSAULT OR THE ORIGIN OF THE TOURIST.

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Chile, Argentina: border closed due to landslides, tourists evacuated by plane in Chile

Clarin.com reported that National Route 7 is cut by landslides. And the steps are kept closed to Chile in Mendoza and San Juan. Evacuated more than 100 tourists by plane. Hundreds of people were now isolated in the high mountains of Mendoza after landslides that cut traffic on National Highway 7, while more than 130 […]

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