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  • Paraguay becomes South Americas used car paradise

    Paraguay has become the main destination in South America for used cars from Japan, the US and other countries, thanks to new regulations aimed at making it easier to import automobiles so low-income consumers can purchase vehicles. Used cars are all the rage in Paraguay, where vehicles that have been shipped from thousands of kilometers away are put to use as soon as they are repaired and made ...

  • Venezuela TV host goes off air after audio scandal

    Opposition lawmaker Ismael Garcia, center, speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 20, 2013. Venezuela's opposition has released an audio recording that it says contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence officer. They have accused Cuban leaders of wielding influence behind the scenes in guiding ...

  • Colombia Two Spanish Tourists Kidnapped

    A beach in La Guajira in northern Colombia. Photo from Flickr In reports that were released today, it has been revealed that two Spanish tourists were kidnapped in northern Colombia on Friday. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement today of the kidnapping of ngel Snchez Fernndez, 49, and Concepcin Marlaska Sedano, 43, in the northeast department of La Guajira. Spanish ...

  • Brazilian Association of Travel Agencies opens registration for Tourism Fair of the Americas

    The Brazilian Association of Travel Agencies (ABAV) has opened registration for visitors who wish to participate in the 41st edition of ABAV - Tourism Fair of the Americas, which will be held from September 4 to 8 at the Anhembi Exhibit Hall (SP). Those who wish to participate should log on to the event website and click Online Registration on the right side of the home page. After reading and ...

  • Prehistoric crocodiles ruled the roost in South America study finds

    Modern alligators and crocodiles rarely share the same environments but that was not true of their prehistoric ancestors in South America, paleontologists say. From 9 million to 5 million years ago the deltas of the Amazonas and the Urumaco, a river on the Gulf of Venezuela that no longer exists, boasted an unparalleled abundance of extremely diverse, highly specialized species of crocodile, ...

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Spellbound [DVD]

Spellbound [DVD]

Despite getting good reviews and several Oscar nominations when it was first released in 1945, in the long run, Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound, the second of four films he would make with powerful independent producer David O. Selznick, has gotten a pretty bad rap. Consider that, in the lengthy, book-length interviews Franois Truffaut conducted with Hitchcock, the section on Spellbound ...

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  • CICAD Begins Debate on the Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas

    May 21, 2013 The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) today began debate on the Report on the Problem of Drugs in the Americas ...

  • Research and Markets Venezuela Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2020 - Supply Demand Investment Infrastructure and ...

    "Venezuela Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2020 - Supply, Demand, Investment, Infrastructure (Fields, Blocks, Pipelines, LNG, Refinery, Storage Assets) and Companies" report to their offering. Venezuela Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2020 provides a comprehensive overview of the Venezuela oil and gas sector, covering the entire value chain of the industry. It analyzes and ...

  • D.C. organizing biz trade missions to Colombia South Africa Toronto

    Interested in globe hopping for the sake of your business? Now's your chance, with ExportDC. The District's Department of Small and Local Business Development on Tuesday released its calendar of upcoming trade missions to the membership of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. Between June and September, they'll hit four continents, a pair of Caribbean islands and, for those wanting to stay ...

  • Guyana debates whether to eliminate law that prohibits cross-dressing

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana's chief judge is holding hearings on whether to eliminate a colonial-era law that prohibits cross-dressing in the conservative South American country. The case was filed by a local gay rights group following a 2009 conviction and minor fines imposed on seven of its members. The spokesman for the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination said Tuesday ...

  • Price of oil eases ahead of release of Fed minutes Bernanke testimony

    NEW YORK - The price of oil fell Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 47 cents to $96.24 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Wednesday, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke will appear before Congress and the central bank will release minutes of its most recent policy ...

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