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Brazil Biodiesel Sputters on Social, Green Goals
Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:08:00 PM
IRAQUARA, Brazil—Booming demand for biodiesel has become a lifeline for some poor farmers who plant oil seeds in Brazil's dry northeast but critics say the fuel is not as clean, equitable and boun ...   Full Story
 

Chinese Embassy Closes When Human Rights Torch Arrives
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:17:00 PM
When the Human Rights Torch Relay arrived in Argentina, the Chinese Embassy staff decided to close its doors rather than meet with the HRTR delegation.   Full Story
 

Government Supporters to Rally Amid Argentine Farm Strike
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:20:00 PM
BUENOS AIRES—Supporters of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner planned to march on Wednesday in support of the government's decision to increase taxes on soy exports, which has sparked a near ...   Full Story
 

Striking Argentine Farmers Await Government Offer
Monday, March 31, 2008 9:20:00 PM
BUENOS AIRES—Argentine farmers angry over soy export taxes manned roadblocks Monday as the government tried to end a 19-day strike that has emptied meat counters, disrupted trade and set off a politic ...   Full Story
 

Argentina Farm Strike Strengthens, Trade Disrupted
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:10:00 PM
Argentina's government said Wednesday it would forcefully clear road blocks to get goods to market as a two-week-old farm protest against new taxes gained momentum.   Full Story
 

Argentine Farm Strike Rages, President Stands Firm
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:23:00 PM
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Tuesday refused to budge on a tax hike on grains exports, as farmers protesting the measure vowed to extend a two-week strike amid signs of food shortages.   Full Story
 

Dinosaur Fossil Found on Bus in Peru's Mountains
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:12:00 PM
Officials found the fossil of a giant dinosaur jawbone while investigating a suspicious package on a bus in the mountains of Peru Tuesday.   Full Story
 

Magnitude 6.1 Quake Hits Chile, No Damage Reported
Monday, March 24, 2008 8:03:00 PM
A powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck copper-rich northern Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.   Full Story
 

Venezuela Students Seeking to Create a New Society
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:13:00 PM
The free world was jubilant last December when Venezuela President Hugo Chavez suffered an electoral rejection of his referendum to amend the Venezuela constitution.   Full Story
 

Human Rights Torch Relay Visits the Dominican Republic
Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:32:00 PM
The Human Rights Torch Relay (HRTR) visited the Dominican Republic on Saturday, March 12, after beginning its tour of South America in Peru on Friday.   Full Story
 

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