Items by By SIMON ROMERO
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YPF Nationalization Draws Praise in Argentina
Posted: April 26th, 2012, 2:30pm EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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The takeover caused an uproar outside the country, but many Argentines supported the move, and the economy is still projected to grow, albeit more slowly.
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News Analysis: Dismay Over Argentina’s Nationalization Plan
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 7:30am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Financial experts say that the decision to nationalize YPF and other policies were making Argentina a hemispheric outlier.
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High in Chilean Desert, a Huge Astronomy Project
Posted: April 8th, 2012, 5:53am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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High in the Chilean desert, scientists have installed one of the world’s largest ground-based astronomical projects to look for clues to the origins of the universe.
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Brazil Bars 17 at Chevron and Transocean From Leaving After Spill
Posted: March 19th, 2012, 12:04am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Seventeen employees of the American oil giant Chevron and the rig operator Transocean could face charges connected to an offshore oil spill, adding to Chevron’s woes in Brazil.
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Latin America Sees Own Past in West’s Economic Crises
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:00am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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After years of hearing lectures on fiscal prudence from the West, many in Latin America are left with bewilderment, and even a little schadenfreude, at the West’s problems.
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Nova IguaÇu Journal: Don Blanquito, Funk Star and Rio’s Bravest Gringo
Posted: December 26th, 2011, 3:10am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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An American with a nickname that translates as “Sir Whiteboy” chases fame in Rio de Janeiro’s gritty periphery as a singer and a composer of Brazilian funk.
NYT > Health
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Chávez Tries to Rally Venezuela Against a New Enemy: Breast Lifts
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 1:30am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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President Hugo Chávez said it was a “monstrous thing” that poor women were facing pressure to put plastic surgery ahead of household expenses.
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Chávez Tries to Rally Venezuela Against a New Enemy: Breast Lifts
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 1:30am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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President Hugo Chávez said it was a “monstrous thing” that poor women were facing pressure to put plastic surgery ahead of household expenses.
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New Laws in Venezuela Aim to Limit Dissent
Posted: December 24th, 2010, 7:25pm EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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The measures restrict Internet messages, grant decree powers to President Hugo Chávez and prevent legislators from breaking with his political movement.
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In Venezuela, a New Wave of Foreigners
Posted: November 6th, 2010, 11:52pm EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Merchants and laborers have found some prosperity, as scientists, doctors and engineers have headed elsewhere.
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Venezuelans Vote for Legislators
Posted: September 26th, 2010, 7:42pm EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Millions cast ballots in tightly contested legislative elections seen as a test of whether the opposition can gain ahead of the presidential vote in two years.
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As China Expands in Latin America, Tensions Fester at Its Mining Venture in Peru
Posted: August 15th, 2010, 1:44am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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A long-festering conflict in a mining town does not square well with China’s portrayal of its rising profile in Latin America, in which everyone benefits.
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Chávez Meets with His New Colombian Counterpart
Posted: August 11th, 2010, 3:58am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela met in an effort to repair relations that deteriorated over claims that Colombian guerrillas were operating from Venezuela.
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Latin America’s Economies Surge Forward
Posted: July 1st, 2010, 2:27am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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With recovery fragile elsewhere, Latin America benefits from strong demand and past economic measures.
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Latin America’s Economies Surge Forward
Posted: July 1st, 2010, 2:27am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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With recovery fragile elsewhere, Latin America benefits from strong demand and past economic measures.
NYT > Health
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Poor Sanitation in Haiti’s Camps Adds Disease Risk
Posted: February 20th, 2010, 11:37am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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Public health specialists consider the diseases stemming from the buildup of human waste in tent camps as possibly the most pressing health threat in Haiti.
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Agony Sets In as Medics Focus on the Survivors
Posted: January 14th, 2010, 3:24am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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At a medical compound, it was hard to tell which was worse, the suffering of the victims behind the tall gate, or the scene on the sidewalk outside.
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Agony Sets In as Medics Focus on the Survivors
Posted: January 14th, 2010, 3:24am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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At a medical compound, it was hard to tell which was worse, the suffering of the victims behind the tall gate, or the scene on the sidewalk outside.
NYT > Sports
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Caracas Journal: An American Household Name in Venezuela
Posted: December 30th, 2009, 2:11am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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Buddy Bailey, manager of a Venezuelan baseball team, has become a rarity: an American attaining success and admiration in the land of Hugo Chávez.
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Venezuela Takes Greater Control of Banks
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 3:04am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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The government detained a powerful financier and forced the resignation of his brother who is a top aide to President Hugo Chávez.
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Chávez Loyalists Push to Close Golf Courses
Posted: August 12th, 2009, 11:12am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Since President Hugo Chávez called golf a “bourgeois sport,” officials have moved to shut down two of the country’s best-known courses.
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Venezuela Still Aids Colombia Rebels, New Material Shows
Posted: August 3rd, 2009, 4:45am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Despite denials by President Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan officials have continued to help Colombia’s largest rebel group, according to new evidence.
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Venezuela Still Aids Colombia Rebels, New Material Shows
Posted: August 3rd, 2009, 4:45am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Despite denials by President Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan officials have continued to help Colombia’s largest rebel group, according to new evidence.
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Venezuela’s Hope of More Sway Dims as Riches Dip
Posted: May 20th, 2009, 8:44am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Hugo Chávez’s socialist agenda is suffering in the downturn as neighbors seek other partnerships.
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Chávez Reopens Oil Bids to West as Prices Plunge
Posted: January 15th, 2009, 1:53am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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The shift shows how the global financial crisis is hampering Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s ideological agenda and making him more pragmatic as he seeks to bolster his country’s stream of income.
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News Analysis: Once Considered Invincible, Chávez Takes a Blow
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 12:01am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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Across Venezuela, many of President Hugo Chávez’s supporters deserted him in regional elections.
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Venezuelan Opposition Gains in Vote
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 11:33am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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Opponents of Hugo Chávez won several state and municipal races in another setback for the president.
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Venezuelan Opposition Gains in Vote
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 3:42am EST by By SIMON ROMERO
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President Hugo Chávez’s supporters suffered a stinging defeat in several state and municipal races, with the opposition gaining control in several important footholds.
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Fears of Turmoil Persist as Powerful President Reshapes Bitterly Divided Bolivia
Posted: September 27th, 2008, 9:21pm EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Increasingly, the question confronting Bolivia is whether President Evo Morales can redress the indigenous majority’s historical grievances without causing national chaos.
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Venezuela Expels 2 After Human Rights Report
Posted: September 20th, 2008, 1:46am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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President Hugo Chávez’s government expelled two employees of Human Rights Watch after chafing at their documentation of widespread political discrimination.
NYT > Health
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Mystery Disease Kills Dozens in Venezuela
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 2:11am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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At least 38 Warao Indians have died from an outbreak that preliminary studies indicate might be a type of infectious rabies transmitted by bites from bats.
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Fear for Colombian Hostages Still in Jungle
Posted: July 8th, 2008, 2:02am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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The rescue of 15 hostages last week is threatening to eclipse concern for those who remain captive of the FARC.
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News Analysis: Chávez Goes Over the Line, and Realizes It
Posted: June 10th, 2008, 1:35am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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By switching course on two contentious policies, Hugo Chávez displayed a willingness for self-reinvention that has served him well throughout his long political career.
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Chávez Suffers Military and Policy Setbacks
Posted: June 8th, 2008, 6:13am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela said he would withdraw an intelligence policy overhaul he had decreed.
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Colombian Guerrilla Leader Is Reported Dead
Posted: May 24th, 2008, 10:48pm EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Colombia’s defense minister said officials were trying to corroborate an intelligence report that Manuel Marulanda died in March.
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Clashes in Bolivia on Vote Over More Autonomy
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 12:55am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Even before official results were announced on the referendum, provincial officials declared victory to thousands of supporters on Sunday night.
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Life Stalls in Venezuela as Power Shuts Off
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 2:16am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
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Government electricity officials gave different reasons for the blackout, which lasted more than two hours in parts of Caracas.