“Regarding the massive discontent people feel toward both political parties and the political class in general, it has been said that there is a growing sense of anti-politics among the citizenry, one that might very well erode the viability of democracy and lead to authoritarian experimentation on the one hand or a breakdown in social
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An unusually deep-seated apathy toward politics has taken root in Brazil in recent years.
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The threat of a plague in Latin America has triggered the global alert as scientists fight to save the banana. In PáginaSIETE of La Paz Bethlehem Delgado wrote of Raza Tropical 4, known as Panama disease, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum, which has spread in recent years from Asia to Africa. Faced with the threat
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President Rafael Correa insists that technology and knowledge to fight climate change should be declared “global public goods” to ensure their free access to all countries.
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“Snake” is not a word tourists usually want to hear, but this one is different.
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The workforce of the tourism industry is growing twice as fast as overall employment in OECD countries.
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Approximately 130 candidates have been victims of political violence in a pattern of criminality and political intimidation reminiscent of actions by paramilitaries and guerrillas in years past, though the number of incidents is down.
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A poll showed Néstor and Cristina Kirchner, along with Raúl Alfonsín, to be the top-rated presidents, while the opposition looks to poach Peronista votes by speaking of “defending the banners of social justice and national unity, while even promising “zero poverty.”
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