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Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela crisis: 4-5 March 2008 (updated IV)
Caracas, Venezuela, 4 March 2008. The Americas crisis continues. It was ignited by Colombia on 1 March 2008 when its military and police forces entered Ecuadorian territory to kill No 2 FARC leader,... Volcano sparks Ecuador evacuation
"Hundreds of villagers in Ecuador have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a volcano shot columns of ash several kilometres into the air.
About 1,000 people have been told to leave the area surrounding the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Ecuador Volcano Poised for Major Eruption, May Be Within Days
"QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano is poised for a major eruption, a volcanologist said Wednesday. Authorities last week evacuated 10 villages from its western slopes as a precaution. Patricia... Tourism of doom - travel to imperiled places
"The Woodses are part of a travel trend that Ken Shapiro, the editor in chief of TravelAge West, a magazine for travel agents, calls "the Tourism of Doom." "It's not just about going to an exotic place,"...Mysterious Plant May Cure Prostate Cancer
Every day, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center physicians and scientists perform important basic and clinical research in an effort to better understand, and help prevent, diagnose, and cure... Ecuador pushes contract talks after state oil grab
Following in Venezuela's successful state grab of oil, Ecuador's newly elected President Correa follows the Venezuelan blueprint sending Spanish and Brazilian oil companies into shock. As Latin America marches... Andean Nations to Challenge High-Altitude Soccer Ban
Update: leaders of the affected nations are banding together against the high-altitude match ban:"Representatives from five Andean nations are to meet in Bolivia to discuss opposition to Fifa's ban on...
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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"Oddball" Earth :: Oblate Spheroid
""Oddball" Earth An interesting fact was revealed in a highlight segment of the mornings news on ABC7, Los Angeles and that is - Mount Everest is NOT the tallest place on Earth, ie. the place on Earth that would...
created by Edmund Jenks | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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Le Temps, Switzerland - The New Anti-American Axis: What Holds it Together?
"The inaugural in Quito yesterday of Rafael Correa as the new president of Equator offered a good snapshot of the region's political climate. For the occasion, the socialist economist was surrounded by the newly-elected or reelected leading lights of the South American left,...Leftist economist wins Ecuador election (AP)
" QUITO, Ecuador - A leftist economist who called for Ecuador to cut ties with international lenders appeared to have easily won the presidency of this poor, politically unstable Andean nation, strengthening South America's tilt to the left. Partial returns from Sunday's...Even before vote, Correa looks beyond Ecuador - San Francisco Chronicle
" Juan Forero, Washington Post Printable Version Email This Article (10-15) 04:00 PDT Quito, Ecuador -- In his unlikely race to power, Rafael Correa is as anti-establishment as any on a continent where populists have surged by spewing invective against market reforms and...Volcano wipes out 3 villages in Ecuador
"A volcanic eruption in Ecuador's Andes mountains destroyed three villages, killed at least one man and left more than 60 others missing, the mayor of a village on the volcano's slope said Thursday. One body was...Ecuador volcano erupts and 3,600 villagers flee
"Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spewed ash, gas and molten rock for a second day on Saturday, driving hundreds of evacuated villagers into nearby schools and churches in search of refuge"Top Members Today
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