Honduras announced last week that it will temporarily take control of oil storage terminals as part of a program to lower fuel prices and combat "energy terrorism." "It is not a nationalization, it’s a temporary […]
Source: IPS News NEW YORK, Jan 17 (IPS) – A newly released investigation into the deadly scourge of Beri-beri in Haiti’s National Penitentiary uncovered evidence that the clash between the manufacturing process used in U.S. […]
Photos from conflicts in Cochabamba, Bolivia, January 10-12, 2007. For more news and analysis on Bolivia, see our Bolivia Watch Page.
Ecuador’s President-elect Rafael Correa is already hearing threats from Congress that they will block his proposed political reforms. Correa’s political party holds no seats in Congress. "This democracy is the property of 13 million Ecuadoreans, […]
A draft law which legalizes illegal genetically modified cotton varieties in Brazil has passed in the lower house of congress and is likely to pass in the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Paulo Pimenta […]
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