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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 gain amid Syrian conflict

    US oil prices rose to a nine- month high, as the Syrian conflict bolstered concern of supplies from the Middle East.Traders worried that the level of confrontation and violence in Syria would increase. Middle East is a critical source of crude oil, conflicts which threat crude production in this area always drive oil price higher.Investors' eyes are all on the Fed's policy-setting ...

  • US man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to US

    TYLER, Texas - Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm. A Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States. During a court hearing Wednesday in Tyler, William Lamar pleaded guilty to importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign law. Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in ...

  • U.S. oil prices steady Tuesday

    A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ...

  • 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 ...

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Classe tous risques [DVD]

Classe tous risques [DVD]

Although he would go on to become a highly respected director in France, Claude Sautets feature directorial debut, Classe tous risques, didnt jump-start his career in the manner in which it probably should have. A low-key, intimate portrait of a former gang leader tr ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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