Year: 2017
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Colombian town votes against gold minning
The AngloGold Ashanti project is still in the exploratory phase, but could unearth 28-million ounces of gold
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The largest páramo in the world under threat
The Sumapaz páramo is threatened by fracking as exploration areas have been delimited close by.
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AMERICAS
Correa´s candidate headed for victory in Ecuador presidential runoff
The latest release of public opinion polls ahead of next Sunday's (April 2) presidential runoff in Ecuador show the ruling…
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ANALYSIS
There has never been a better time for Latin American integration
In theory, internal borders should not exist in Mercosur. In practice, customs, sanitary inspections and other paperwork mean that the…
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AMERICAS
Venezuela slams meddling in Its affairs by OAS Secretary General
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez denounced the headquarters of the Organization of American States in Washington that OAS Secretary General…
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ANALYSIS
Changing Latin America’s culture of insular science
The region’s scientists lament that their research is too often disconnected from the larger world. In the age of Zika,…
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AMERICAS
How technology changes the human body
In the next decades we can expect these devises and technologies to enhance our body and mind.
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Environment
The largest páramo in the world under threat
The Sumapaz páramo in Colombia is threatened by fracking as exploration areas have been delimited close by.
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
China state firms eye land around Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority will officially open a tender to develop about 1,200 hectares of land - roughly the size…
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AMERICAS
Venezuela asks the UN to help boost supply of medicines
Venezuela's Medical Federation said recently that hospitals had less than 5% of the medicines they needed.
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