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The Next Pope

Pope Francis: Argentina’s Bergoglio New Leader Of Catholic Church

VATICAN CITY– After the surprise resignation of Benedict XVI, the calls to find a strong administrator to reform the governance of the Church, days of speculation and two rounds of black smoke…the white smoke came after the cardinals chose a new leader for the Catholic Church known for his humility, and notably the first pontiff […]

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The Next Pope

Our Turn Now – Hopes High Across Latin America For Its First-Ever Pope

EL DIARIO, SEXENIO (Mexico), LA PRENSA (Honduras), LA VOZ (Argentina), LAVANGUARDIA (Spain) Worldcrunch Latin America’s time has come. The papacy is ours for the taking. Strong candidates walking into the conclave, and more than 40% of the world’s Catholics come from this region. This is exactly what Latin America’s faithful, and newspapers, were saying back […]

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Geopolitics

Chavez Death: Venezuela Mourns, Looks To Funeral And New Election

BBC (UK), EFE, EL TIEMPO, EL NACIONAL, INFOBAE, INTORNO INTELIGENTE (Venezuela), LA VANGUARDIA (Spain) Worldcrunch CARACAS– Though not unexpected, the death of Hugo Chavez after 14 years in power and a nearly two-year battle with cancer, has left Venezeula without a leader. The government announced Wednesday that the funeral for the 58-year-old President was set […]

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Society

Counting Latin America’s ‘NiNi’ Youth: No Studies, No Work – No Hope?

This growing phenomenon is showing up across the region, a potential sign of entrenched unemployment and even deeper social malaise.

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Society

‘Norma The Avenger’ – Leading The Fight Against Domestic Violence In Latin America

BUENOS AIRES – At 7 a.m., Norma Andia begins her radio show with an ambulance siren and a charming accent from the high plains of Bolivia. “Let’s go, are you listening to me? Why the long face, didn’t you get enough sleep? And you, yes I’m talking to you – don’t hurt your woman thinking […]

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As Spanish Nears Half A Billion Speakers Worldwide, Its Next Conquest Is Asia

MADRID – Spanish has become the most spoken language in the world after English – in real life as well as on social networking sites. It is the second most used language on Twitter, after English, ahead of Portuguese and Japanese. These findings were presented in Madrid last week by the head of the Cervantes […]

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Economy

Latin America’s War On Tobacco, And The Toll On Local Growers

SANTIAGO – In early November, a group of delegates from Latin America and Britain, all part of the British American Tobacco multinational, gathered in Rio de Janeiro. The company said it was a routine meeting, and offered few details. The one thing we can know for sure is that if any of them smoked, they […]

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Geopolitics

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Battling Severe Lung Infection In Cuba

TELESUR (Venezuela), CNN (USA), BBC NEWS (UK) Worldcrunch HAVANA – According to a top official, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is battling a “severe” lung infection that has caused respiratory failure, reports state-funded media TeleSur. Fifty-eight-year Chavez underwent cancer surgery for the fourth time in Cuba on Dec. 11 and then developed a respiratory infection, according […]

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Economy

Trade And Tax Shelters – Can Panama Become “Latin America’s Hong Kong?”

PANAMA CITY – Panama’s fiscal incentives are luring more and more people to its shores: multinationals, retirees in search of sun and investors seeking new opportunities. Real estate prices are ballooning into a mini Manhattan-on-the-Pacific. The latest notable arrival is PKB Privatbank, the first private Swiss bank to open a “banking center” in Panama City. […]

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Ideas

South America On The Fed’s Stimulus Plan: “Thanks For Nothing”

SANTIAGO – The U.S. Federal Reserve’s recently announced stimulus package, designed to strengthen the American economy, offered a clear reminder of the huge gap that exists today between Mexico and the rest of Latin America. While Mexico enthusiastically applauded the Fed’s decision to begin pumping $40 billion per month into the U.S. economy through the […]

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Ideas

Why Peace May Finally Have A Chance In Colombia

-Analysis- LIMA – The negotiations that are set to begin formally in October are by no means the first attempt to demobilize members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and incorporate the guerilla organization into the political process. There’s no guarantee, therefore, that these talks will succeed where others have failed. And yet […]

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Eyes on the U.S.

Latin America To Romney And Obama: Get Serious About Immigration

-Analysis- SANTIAGO – If Mitt Romney’s Mexican father had been deported or had not been able to enter the United States in July 1912, the Republican candidate would not have been born in Detroit in March 1947, Bain Capital would not have existed and, most probably, the citizens of the state of Massachusetts would not […]

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