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SPAIN-UNEMPLOYMENT OECD says Spain's jobless rate nearing 20 pct -
CHILE-GOVERNMENT/MEDIA Chile president-elect will cede TV network to foundation -
SPAIN-BANDERAS Banderas: Hollywood no longer stresses me out -
SPAIN-LITERATURE/PRIZE Argentine writer wins Spanish book prize -
COSTA RICA-ELECTIONS Chinchilla elected Costa Rica's first woman president -
ARGENTINA-KIRCHNER Argentina's Kirchner recovering after emergency surgery -
HONDURAS-KIDNAPPING Honduran journalist's son freed after payment of ransom -
US-CLINIC Community clinic serves Hispanic farmworkers -
HAITI-EARTHQUAKE/SPAIN Spanish military on the ground in Haiti -
CUBA-DISSIDENTS Dissidents beaten, detained in Cuba -
GUATEMALA-DRUGS Guatemala destroys $780 mn in opium poppies, marijuana -
SPAIN-ECONOMY Spain remains in recession -
ARGENTINA-BIOFUELS Argentina mandates that diesel fuel contain renewable component -
US-IMMIGRATION/LABOR Study: Inmigration doesn't hurt pay of native-born workers -
MEXICO-RAINS At least 9 die in torrential Mexico downpours -
MEXICO-ABORTION Women ask Mexican Congress to overturn state anti-abortion laws -
MEXICO-LITERATURE Carlos Fuentes and Jorge Edwards to be at Mexican Book Fair -
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-ACCIDENT 2 Americans die in helicopter crash on Dominican-Haitian border
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US-IMMIGRANTS -Hispanics-
Californian demands halt to seizure of undocumented workers' vehicles
08 de febrero de 2010Los Angeles, Feb 8 (EFE).- A California state senator says that the seizure of vehicles from undocumented workers without driver's licenses is an inhumane measure because of the high costs it imposes on families with scanty resources.
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NICARAGUA-CARDENAL
Nicaraguan court exonerates Ernesto Cardenal
08 de febrero de 2010Managua, Feb 8 (EFE).- The slander conviction of the Rev. Ernesto Cardenal, an acclaimed poet and leading opponent of the Nicaraguan government, was overturned Monday by an appeals court.
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BRAZIL-CAIMAN
Caiman crocodile devours girl in Brazilian Amazon
08 de febrero de 2010Brasilia, Feb 8 (EFE).- A caiman crocodile devoured an 11-year-old girl in a rural area of the western Brazilian state of Rondonia, the media reported Monday.
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GUATEMALA-VIOLENCE/WOMEN
Guatemalan women arming selves because of climate of insecurity
08 de febrero de 2010Guatemala City, Feb 8 (EFE).- The climate of insecurity in Guatemala is forcing women to arm themselves to protect themselves and their families, the official Diario de Centroamerica newspaper said Monday.
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COLOMBIA-DRUGS
Colombian police capture 21 drug traffickers
08 de febrero de 2010Bogota, Feb 8 (EFE).- Colombian police captured 21 alleged drug traffickers and the United States has requested the extradition of most of them.
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PERU-CARNIVAL
Arrests soar in Peru's capital during 1st weekend of carnival
08 de febrero de 2010Lima, Feb 8 (EFE).- The number of arrests in Lima during the first weekend of carnival reached 2,351 people, three times more than last year at this time, the press said Monday.












