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Torrealba Still Fears For Family In Venezuela Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
San Diego Padres catcher still fears for the rest of his family. Nine months after his son was kidnapped by five men in Caracas, Venezuela, and later returned unharmed, Torrealba said his son and wif...
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Chavez Homers Twice For A's In Loss To White Sox Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Ben Sheets still looks like a pitcher who hasn't worked in nearly a year and a half. His command isn't quite there and his fastball velocity is slightly down. Oakland's new $10 million ace still co...
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New Report Chronicles Assassination of 45 Colombian Union Leaders Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Amid new reports of human rights abuses in Colombia involving the assassination of union leaders, Canada's largest labour organization says it is appal...
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Oil prices rise to settle above $82 Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil settled above $82 on Wednesday after driving past $83 briefly following a government report that showed U.S. crude oil supplies didn't grow as much as analysts expected last week.
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Saudi Aramco CEO Predicts Less Volatility in Oil Prices Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
CEO Khalid Al-Falih said, "The price range that we have seen recently—$70 to $80 (a barrel)—I believe has been supportive of new investment." With oil prices at an eight-week high as U.S. gasoline...
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Venezuelans sweating over order to cut power use Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Like others in homes and businesses in the Caribbean city, he has switched off the air-conditioning to save electricity and avoid punishment by the government, despite a heat wave. Venezuela is under...
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Venezuelan officials take control of 2 sugar mills Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
's government seized control of two sugar mills Tuesday and threatened to expropriate them, accusing managers of hoarding a basic good and violating the
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Venezuelans sweating over order to cut power use Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
CARACAS (Reuters) - Adrian Freites mops his forehead as steam rises from the pressing irons behind him in his sweltering Caracas dry-cleaning shop.Like others in homes and businesses in the Caribbean ...
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Chavez trusts God and nature in power crisis Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
CARACAS: President Hugo Chavez is confident that God and nature will pull Venezuela out of a power crisis battering both the economy and his popularity.Rationing and blackouts have afflicted the South...
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Ken Georgetti Comments on Trade Deal With Colombia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, will be available for media comment on the federal government's decision to reintroduce enabl...
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Houston American Energy's Stake in Colombia May Pay Off Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Houston American Energy Corp., a small energy company focused on Colombia, may soon reap big rewards from its well-established presence in that country. Houston American and partner South Korean ener...
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SNC-Lavalin to engineer crude oil facilities at Venezuela's state-owned oil firm Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin has nabbed a new contract to provide conceptual engineering for crude oil facilities at Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. The Montreal-based engi...
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After Chavez’s snub, Dominican leader gets Uribe’s thanks Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Bogota. - The Government of Colombia expressed its gratitude to Dominican Republic chief executive Leonel Fernandez, for his mediation to ease the strained relations between Bogota and Caracas. In a ...
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Tullow profit drops on lower oil prices Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Oil exploration company Tullow said earnings fell 92pc last year on lower oil and gas prices and a decline in output. Profit dropped to £18.m (€20m) from £226.2m a year earlier, the ...
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Canadian firm makes new oil discovery in Colombia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Canadian-owned Pacific Rubiales has made a new oil discovery at an exploration well located in Colombia's Llanos Orientales region, a media report said.
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Venezuelan officials take control of 2 sugar mills Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's government seized control of two sugar mills Tuesday and threatened to expropriate them, accusing managers of hoarding a basic good and violating the labor rights...
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Guyana-Suriname meet to discuss cross-border crimes Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The authorities of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) neighbours on Tuesday, opened bilateral talks in Georgetown, Guyana, to assess their progress in tacking trans-national crimes si...
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Power crisis to hit Venezuela growth, fuel exports Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
By Joshua Schneyer CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -- Venezuela's deepening electricity crisis may drag on the economy for several years, dashing government hopes for GDP growth, slashing fuel exports fr...
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Venezuelan prison riots leave 7 inmates dead Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
C ARACAS, Venezuela — Riots in several Venezuelan prisons Tuesday left seven inmates dead and 49 injured, officials said. Six of the prisoners died and 15 were wounded in a violent clash at Yar...
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Venezuelan MPs approve Junin 6 oil deal with Russia — local TV Print E-mail
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
The parliament of Venezuela approved a project on country's joint development of a major oilfield in Venezuela's Orinoco oil belt Junin 6 with Russia, local Globovision television channel reported. L...
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