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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 ...

  • 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 ...

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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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  • 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 ...

  • Kimberly-Clark moves to provide Venezuela with more toilet paper

    Supermarket staff work next to partially empty shelves of toilet paper in Caracas on May 16, 2013. The government announced this week it is importing 50 million rolls to compensate for "over-demand due to nervous buying." (JORGE ...

  • CORRECTED-Kimberly-Clark moves to ease Venezuelan toilet paper shortage

    Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:48am EDT (Corrects currency to bolivars not dollars, and name of manager to Cahen not Cohen) CARACAS, June 18 (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp is planning a 234 million bolivar ($37.1 mln) investment to expand operations in Venezuela, the state news agency said, in a move that should help ease an embarrassing national shortage of toilet paper. Scarcity of some food items, ...

  • Oil prices climb above $98 before US Fed meeting

    The price of oil climbed back above $98 a barrel Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal Reserve policy ...

  • U.S. oil prices ease back

    The price for a barrel of crude oil slid under $98 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday morning. World leaders in Northern Ireland, meeting for a Group of Eight summit, have been discussing the crisis in Syria, which has raised concern of a possible disruption in crude oil supplies from the region. Traders are also waiting for the results of a two-day monetary policy meeting ...

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