Month: January 2017
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LIFE
How young children use sensory cues to make social decisions
New research reveals that children begin using olfactory information to help guide their responses to emotionally-expressive faces at about five…
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LIFE
5 mistakes that make it impossible to keep your New Year’s resolution
Let this year be the one you finally follow through.
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ANALYSIS
Brazil’s Deadly Prison System
Part of the reason prison violence is so common in Brazil is that conditions in most of the country’s penitentiaries…
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AMERICAS
Maduro names controversial vice president — and potential successor
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday appointed Tareck El Aissami, the controversial former minister of interior and the governor of…
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AMERICAS
Paraguay, Bolivia eye inter-oceanic railway project
The railway running from the Bolivian city of Robore to the Paraguayan town of Carmelo Peralta would give Paraguay access…
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AMERICAS
Race to replace Ecuador’s Correa begins amid corruption scandal
Ecuador kicked off its presidential campaign Tuesday amid a looming economic crisis, a lingering corruption scandal and a thirst for…
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ECONOMY
Cuba’s economy contracts in 2016
Castro condemns “obsolete mentality” against foreign capital, as economy contracts. In his speech, Castro appealed to a combination of foreign…
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Travel
Top things to do in Lima, Peru, for first-time visitors
Peru’s historic grandeur is still visible in the city center (called El Centro or simply Lima, by locals), where the…
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AMERICAS
Hungry Venezuelans flood Brazilian towns, as threat of mass migration looms
Survival for Venezuelans is becoming a matter of flight. About 10,000 Venezuelans are streaming IGNORE INTO Brazil every month in…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Why mobile payment technology is leap-frogging in Latin America
The world of mobile payments is one of the hottest segments of the financial technology industry. Mobile payment technology in…
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