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Aumentan abusos en Latinoamérica.- EU
WASHINGTON, DC.- Las violaciones a los derechos humanos, algunas realizadas por las fuerzas de seguridad de cada país en el marco de la lucha anticrimen, así como la represión de las libertades fundamentales han aumentado en los países latinoamericanos,...Tags: Cuba, Venezuela, International Organizations, Politics, Aung San Suu Kyi
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Sacude sismo de 7 grados a Tailandia
Adelante ValleBANGKOK, Tailandia - Dos fuertes sismos de magnitud 7.0 grados richter sacudieron una zona cercana a la frontera norte de Tailandia con Myanmar y Laos, reportó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos. Testigos indicaron que los temblores se sintieron en...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Bangkok (Thailand), Laos, Disasters
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Aberdeen class gives immigrants opportunity to improve English skills
Adolfo Garcia is one of the top students in the English as a Second Language class at Cornerstones, but his nearly fluent English is not the whole story. His English reading and writing skills are poor. "I need to improve," he said. "I only went...
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Myanmar's kyat currency slumps as imports flood in
ReutersBy Aung Hla Tun and Jared Ferrie YANGON, May 24 (Reuters) - Myanmar's currency has plunged more than 7 percent over the past month to the lowest since it was floated last year, raising concern about economic stability in Asia's newest democracy. The...Tags: Science and Technology, International Organizations, Politics, Money and Monetary Policy, Exports
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RPT-With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India
Reuters(Repeats with no changes in text) By Frank Jack Daniel and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, New Delhi (India), Beijing (China), Politics, Manmohan Singh
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BC-AP Limited Digest
Member Choice Limited For editorial or technical questions concerning AP Member Choice Limited, contact customersupport(at)ap.org or call 877-836-9477. TOP STORIES POWERBALL JACKPOT ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — Some lucky person walked into a Publix...Tags: U.S. Congress, Civil Rights, Powerball Lottery, Sweden, Crime, Law and Justice
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Myanmar court sentences Muslims for killing Buddhist monk during sectarian unrest
Associated PressMEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Religious Conflicts, Human Rights Watch
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Obama says Myanmar president to release more political prisoners
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that Myanmar's President Thein Sein planned to release more political prisoners and institutionalize democratic reforms in his country. Obama told reporters that he had expressed U.S. concern...Tags: Thein Sein, Washington, DC, Prisons, Barack Obama, White House
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: U.S. Congress, Civil Rights, Dwayne Johnson, Energy Resources, Crime, Law and Justice
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51 MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night early Tuesday...Tags: U.S. Congress, The New York Times, Crime, Law and Justice, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Labor Legislation
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US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about incidents in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran. Secretary of State John Kerry named Ira Forman,...Tags: Iran, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Venezuela, Justice and Rights
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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Civil Rights, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Politics
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