Month: January 2017
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Travel
Colombia’s popular Parque Tayrona closes for indigenous cleansing ceremony
Parque Tayrona, one of Colombia’s most popular tourist attractions, will close for a month on Saturday to allow the local…
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LIFE
Curbing the tobacco epidemic in the Americas
Tobacco epidemic disproportionately affect low and middle-income countries, where more than 80% of the world’s smokers now live
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Environment
97% of endangered species threatened by two common pesticides
The US Environmental Protection Agency released an analysis of the effects of pesticides on endangered species.
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AMERICAS
Denmark will have the world’s first digital ambassador
The ambassador will work on building ties with the globe’s tech giants, stated the country’s foreign minister.
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AMERICAS
Colombia’s FARC rebels march one last time, to demobilization camps
Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels are on the move one final time, traveling by boat, road and on foot across jungle…
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AMERICAS
Peru and Colombia stand with Mexico
Peru and Colombia vowed to stand with Mexico as the country faces an uncertain economic future and grapples with a…
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LIFE
Curbing the tobacco epidemic in the Americas
Tobacco epidemic disproportionately affect low and middle-income countries, where more than 80% of the world’s smokers now live
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Travel
Animals and architecture make Guayaquil’s Parque Histórico worth the trip
As the largest city in Ecuador, Guayaquil is an important hub for business and transportation. It’s also home to an…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The web goes native
“Mozilla Nativo” an initiative that seeks the incorporation of the indigenous languages to the digital world. In particular, it will…
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UK scientists to solve whales’ deaths in Argentinian coast
A two-year project aims to learn why hundreds of baby southern right whales washed up on the coast.
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