Year: 2017
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LIFE
Biomarker in pregnant women linked to depression
Researchers found that low levels of a biomarker called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) can cause depression in the mother and…
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LIFE
Yellow fever outbreak in Brazil prompts a state of emergency
The governor of the Minas Gerais State in southeastern Brazil declared a public health emergency on Friday over an outbreak…
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ANALYSIS
Trump barking at the wrong tree
Automation revolution is taking the jobs, not evil foreigners. The first self-driving cars are now on the road in the…
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ANALYSIS
Is the U.S. opening to Cuba dead in the water?
Obama’s historic normalization with Havana is under threat from Trump’s hardline cabal of Castro-haters
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Argentina’s YPF signs gas exploration deal in Bolivia
Argentine state oil company YPF on Monday signed a 40-year natural gas exploration contract with Bolivian counterpart YPFB for an…
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AMERICAS
Venezuela’s new high value banknotes enter circulation
Venezuela has issued new larger denomination banknotes in response to the country's soaring rate of inflation.
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ANALYSIS
Can Colombia meet its huge 2017 coca eradication goal?
Colombia has outlined plans to mitigate surging coca cultivations — one of the biggest threats to lasting peace in the…
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Travel
Neo-Gothic colombian mountain church becomes major tourist attraction
The Las Lajas Sanctuary, a church located at an altitude of 2,900 meters (9,508 feet) in the Colombian Andes, has…
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Environment
Illegal mining in Colombia is a growing threat
Ecosystems, water, biodiversity and Colombian’s health are endangered by the growth of this activity.
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AMERICAS
Who are Trump’s cabinet picks?
These posts will require Senate confirmation but they have already caused controversy.
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