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Georg H.B. Luck, Hopkins professor
Georg H.B. Luck, whose career teaching the classics at the Johns Hopkins University spanned two decades and included studying the role magic and witchcraft played in the theology and world of the ancient Greeks and Romans, died Sunday from complications...Tags: University of Michigan, Yale University, Book, Financial Aid, Teaching and Learning
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A drug-defiant disease
Sun StaffILIFI, Kenya -- It's a calamity occurring in slow-motion, something that many see happening but no one is sure how to stop. Here in Africa, where AIDS and tuberculosis rage, doctors are witnessing another health catastrophe in the making, a surge in fatal...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Wetlands, Research, Death, Malaria
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South American corn bolsters drought-ravaged U.S. stocks
Reuters* Corn from Brazil, Argentina seen going north until August * United States 2012 crop staggered by Midwest drought * U.S. chicken, hog producers bitten by high feed costs * New U.S. corn to be harvested September through November By Hugh Bronstein...Tags: Brazil, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Natural Disasters
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FACTBOX-Argentina's upcoming payments on foreign-currency bonds
ReutersBUENOS AIRES, May 13 (Reuters) - Argentina is embroiled in a high-stakes legal dispute with "holdout" creditors who shunned debt swaps that the South American country hoped would put its 2002 default to rest. U.S. courts jolted markets last year by ruling...Tags: Argentina
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Business Briefs: RE/Max Platinum going international
Bradenton HeraldRE/MAX Platinum Realty, a luxury real estate brokerage with five offices in Sarasota and Manatee counties, has opened a Global New Homes Division. The division will provide international sales support to builders and developers, starting with those in the...Tags: Students, Brazil, Martin County, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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NEWSMAKER-Azevedo looks to resurrect WTO with patient diplomacy
ReutersBy Alonso Soto and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, May 7 (Reuters) - Roberto Azevedo, picked on Tuesday to head the World Trade Organization, is in every respect the quintessential Brazilian diplomat: a well-spoken, competent and smooth negotiator with a...Tags: International Trade, Brazil, Doha (Qatar), International Organizations, Globalization
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Auto industry love for Mexico grows with new Audi plant
ReutersBy Ben Klayman SAN JOSE CHIAPA, Mexico, May 4 (Reuters) - The automotive industry's growing love affair with Mexico was celebrated here on Saturday as Audi executives laid the foundation stone for its first assembly plant in the Americas. Volkswagen AG'...Tags: Car Engine Repair, Brazil, General Motors Corp., Nissan Motor Co., Volkswagen AG
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1400 GMT, May 1
ReutersMay 1 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- ATHENS/MADRID - Trains and ferries were cancelled and hospital staff walked off the job in Greece on Wednesday and thousands were due to demonstrate across Spain as May Day triggered protests against harsh...Tags: China, Peru, Google Inc., Parliament, Wars and Interventions
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1 foot in Miami, 1 in South America
Miami HeraldAs Miami's housing market gains steam, fueled in good part by strong international demand, Francisco Angulo feels like he's in the right place at the right time. He is based in Miami, with one foot in South America. Angulo, who recently was appointed...Tags: Brazil, Homes, Finance, Real Estate Buyers, The Miami Herald
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Venezuela's Maduro pledges continued alliance with Cuba
Reuters* Cuba-Venezuela alliance is like "brotherhood" -Maduro * Maduro meets with Fidel Castro for five hours HAVANA, April 27 (Reuters) - Cuba and Venezuela signed cooperation accords on Saturday for 51 projects as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, on his...Tags: Hugo Chavez, Raul Castro, Venezuela, Fidel Castro, Nicolas Maduro
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SPA announces new shipping service to South America
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.Oceangoing cargo that isn't shipped in containers has been one of the leading sources of growth for the State Ports Authority. That business is poised to increase even more with Grieg Star Shipping's decision to use the Port of Charleston for a new...Tags: Georgetown, Personal Service
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U.S. cash soy markets sizzle on long tail to export season
ReutersBy Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean crushers are running at reduced capacities and bidding record premiums for beans from tight-fisted farmers as demand for protein-rich animal feed has shown few signs of slowing down amid...Tags: Brazil, Chicago Board of Trade, Emporia (Emporia, Virginia), Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Petroleum Industry
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