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Colombian model arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling

Source: guardian.co.uk

Angie Sanclemente Valencia had been hiding out in Buenos Aires since December, when airport police caught a 21-year-old Argentinian woman with 55kg (121lb) of cocaine in her baggage boarding a flight to Cancún. That led to arrests of six other alleged gang members who were said to have named Colombia’s former Coffee Queen as a [...]

Brazil swine flu deaths soar to almost 200

Brazil’s swine flu death toll has soared to almost 200, Health Minister Jose Temporao said Tuesday.

His new figure of 192 was double the figure given by the health ministry last Wednesday, although a tally of individual states last week already came to 132 deaths.

If confirmed by the World Health Organization, the new toll would mean Brazil [...]

Swine flu outbreak worsens in Argentina

Health officials in Argentina said Saturday the government may declare a state of emergency as the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also called swine flu, is spreading alarmingly in the country.Till date, 26 people have died and more than 1,500 people have been infected by the deadly virus in the country.
“The emergency does not mean we’re closing [...]

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Swine flu outbreak worsens in Argentina

Health officials in Argentina said Saturday the government may declare a state of emergency as the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also called swine flu, is spreading alarmingly in the country.Till date, 26 people have died and more than 1,500 people have been infected by the deadly virus in the country.
“The emergency does not mean we’re closing [...]

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Economic Storm Batters Argentina’s Breadbasket

Source: washingtonpost.com
When Héctor Farroni married a few years back, he took his new bride for a swing through Iowa. The silos and windmills, the spider-like combines, the wide, flat fields all reminded him of this region of eastern Argentina, part of a fertile farm belt that has propelled the country’s economy since the 19th [...]