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Missouri State U. agrees to admit MBA candidates from university in Chile
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Representatives of the University of Andres Bello (UNAB) were on the Missouri State University campus on Monday to sign a unique partnership agreement. The partnership with MSU allows UNAB students who have completed four years of...
Tags: Morehead State University, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Chile, Students
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A year after pact, US trade with Colombia grows while anxiety mounts
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON At the Colombian Embassy in Washington, Ambassador Carlos Urrutia says there's no doubt that his country's trade deal with the U.S. has paid off: Colombian businesses are sending more socks and cosmetics to California, beet sugar to New York...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Trinidad and Tobago, Globalization, Barack Obama, Government
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With even toilet paper scarce, Venezuelan president warms to business
ReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan supermarket puts a stack of toilet paper on its shop floor, and desperate consumers snatch it up within five minutes. A woman's voice over the loudspeaker reminds shoppers each person can only buy four packages. Few...Tags: Business Enterprises, Caracas (Venezuela), Consumers, Hugo Chavez, Business
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Brazil probes rumor that set off panic run on state bank
ReutersBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumor that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend....Tags: Dilma Rousseff, Brazil
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Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla dies of natural causes at age 87 serving life in prison
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died...Tags: Prisons, Sports, War Crimes, Murder, Paraguay
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Algeria's aging regime, restive youth makes for a volatile political mix in North Africa
Associated PressALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Arab Spring may finally be en route to Algeria. With the president in a French hospital recovering from a stroke, the generation of aging politicians and generals that has run Africa's largest country for a half-...Tags: Elections, Political Corruption, Political Dissent, North Africa, U.S. Department of State
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South American corn bolsters drought-ravaged U.S. stocks
Reuters* Corn from Brazil, Argentina seen going north until August * United States 2012 crop staggered by Midwest drought * U.S. chicken, hog producers bitten by high feed costs * New U.S. corn to be harvested September through November By Hugh Bronstein...Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Disasters, Brazil, Argentina
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FACTBOX-Argentina's upcoming payments on foreign-currency bonds
ReutersBUENOS AIRES, May 13 (Reuters) - Argentina is embroiled in a high-stakes legal dispute with "holdout" creditors who shunned debt swaps that the South American country hoped would put its 2002 default to rest. U.S. courts jolted markets last year by ruling...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Argentina
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Business Briefs: RE/Max Platinum going international
Bradenton HeraldRE/MAX Platinum Realty, a luxury real estate brokerage with five offices in Sarasota and Manatee counties, has opened a Global New Homes Division. The division will provide international sales support to builders and developers, starting with those in the...Tags: Martin County, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Students, Aventura
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NEWSMAKER-Azevedo looks to resurrect WTO with patient diplomacy
ReutersBy Alonso Soto and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, May 7 (Reuters) - Roberto Azevedo, picked on Tuesday to head the World Trade Organization, is in every respect the quintessential Brazilian diplomat: a well-spoken, competent and smooth negotiator with a...Tags: France, Doha (Qatar), Trade Dispute, World Trade Organization, North America
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Auto industry love for Mexico grows with new Audi plant
ReutersBy Ben Klayman SAN JOSE CHIAPA, Mexico, May 4 (Reuters) - The automotive industry's growing love affair with Mexico was celebrated here on Saturday as Audi executives laid the foundation stone for its first assembly plant in the Americas. Volkswagen AG'...Tags: Trade Dispute, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Trade Agreements, Ford Motor Co.
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1400 GMT, May 1
ReutersMay 1 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- ATHENS/MADRID - Trains and ferries were cancelled and hospital staff walked off the job in Greece on Wednesday and thousands were due to demonstrate across Spain as May Day triggered protests against harsh...Tags: Guinea, Japan, European Union, China, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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