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  • Colombian bill bans use of wild animals in circuses

    Elephants, lions, bears, tigers, monkeys and other wild animals will no longer be permitted in circuses in Colombia under a bill approved by Congress. The legislation covers "native and exotic" animals, which account for a small percentage of the circus acts in the country. Circus industry executives, however, have expressed opposition to the bill, calling it unfair. "In Colombia, there are ...

  • Venezuela to Boost Dollar Sales to Aid Imports Leon Says

    Venezuela will boost supplies of dollars to importers as it seeks to alleviate a shortage of goods that is fueling the fastest inflation in the region, central bank ...

  • Colombia Congress Approves Law Extending Military Privilege

    Military forces of Colombia (Photo: Wikimedia) The House of Representatives adopted a controversial law on Monday 17th June which critics say will provide impunity for the army in cases of violence and human rights abuses. The law was adopted with a large majority after an eight hour debate. The law increases the scope of the military courts to includes cases of crimes against humanity, rape, ...

  • Oil prices gain ahead of Fed meet

    OIL prices have pushed higher for the fifth straight session chasing a surge in the euro against the dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy announcement and as worries over the Syrian conflict ...

  • More than 500.000 Tourists Visited Colombia This Year

    Bogota, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) More than 534.000 tourists, mostkly from the United States, Argentina, and Venezuela, visited Colombia from January to April, 2013, announced the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism. According to the minister, Sergio Díaz-Granados, the amount of travelers exceeded 3.9 percent in relation with the same period of 2012. This increase, he said, demonstrates ...

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Mission: Impossible–Ghost Protocol [Blu-Ray]

Mission: Impossible–Ghost Protocol [Blu-Ray]

Despite the unwieldy title, Mission: ImpossibleGhost Protocol, the fourth entry in the now 15-year-old franchise based on the cult 1960s television series, is an effectively enthralling back-to-basics action thriller. Moving away from J.J. Abramss ... ...

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  • Oil prices decline toward US$97

    BANGKOK--The price of U.S. benchmark oil fell slightly Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal Reserve policy ...

  • Venezuelan lawmaker wants to ban baby bottles

    (CNN) — Venezuelan lawmakers are weighing whether to ban the use of baby bottles as part of a push to promote breast-feeding, state media reported. The proposed measure will be up for debate in the South American country’s National Assembly on Tuesday, lawmaker Odalis Monzon said in an interview with state-run VTV. ';Every baby has the right to breast-feeding,'; said ...

  • Russia’s economy should start orienting on lower oil prices in 2014– IMF

    Russia and the global economy Given the shaky global economic environment, Russia should revise its expectations of oil prices and start to plan its budgetary expenses on the basis of lower oil, the IMF said in its Tuesday report. Russia's budgetary rule "should be tightened starting next year--via a lower benchmark oil price and reduced net borrowing--to allow rebuilding of ...

  • Venezuelas Maduro to meet Irans new president-elect Hassan Rowhani further strengthen ties

    CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says he'll meet soon with Iran's President-elect Hassan Rowhani to further strengthen already close relations. Maduro announced plans for a meeting through Twitter on Tuesday, saying that he recently spoke with Rowhani and they agreed to meet. He did not offer details. Venezuela deepened trade with Iran under the ...

  • Panama files dispute against Colombia on textiles measures

    The request for consultations formally initiates a dispute in the WTO. Consultations give the parties an opportunity to discuss the matter and to find a satisfactory solution without proceeding further with litigation. After 60 days, if consultations have failed to resolve the dispute, the complainant may request adjudication by a ...

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