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Todo listo para el inicio de la fiesta(ESPN Deportes) - Guadalajara [México] A la capital del estado de Jalisco llegan las estrellas del deporte en el continente americano [para] los XVI Juegos Panamericanos...Más de 6 mil competidores de 42 países disputarán las medallas en 36 deportes.Everything ready for the beginning of the party (ESPN Deportes) - Guadalajara [Mexico] To the capital of the state of Jalisco are arriving the stars of the sport in the American continent [for] the 16th Panamerican Games...More than 6 thousand competitors from 42 countries will compete for the medals in 36 sports.
Everything is ready for the party to begin(ESPN Deportes) - Guadalajara [Mexico] The sports stars of the Americas are arriving in the capital of the state of Jalisco for the 16th Pan American Games...More than 6,000 competitors from 42 countries will compete for medals in 36 sports.
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Protestas contra Wall Street crean dilema para políticos(Univisión/AP) Demócratas y republicanos por igual intentan hallarle algún sentido a las protestas contra Wall Street y responder al movimiento que no deja de crecer desde que unos jóvenes levantaron una carpa frente a la Bolsa de Nueva York y empezaron a manifestar contra la desigualdad económica.Protests against Wall Street create dilemma for politicians (Univisión/AP) Democrats and Republicans for equal attempt to find in it some sense in the protests against Wall Street and respond to the movement that not stops growing since that some young people raised a tent front of the Stock Exchange of New York and began to protest against the economic inequality.
Protests against Wall Street pose a dilemma for politicians(Univisión/AP) Democrats and Republicans alike are trying to make some sense out of the protests against Wall Street, and to respond to the movement that has not stopped growing since some young people put up a tent in front of the New York Stock Exchange and began to demonstrate against economic inequality.
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A favor y en contra del TLC(La Nación [Colombia], AFP) Gremios y trabajadores aplauden y rechazan la implementación del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Colombia y Estados Unidos. Entre los beneficiados están los productores de flores [y] textiles, y los afectados son los arroceros y lecheros. Colombia celebró el pasado miércoles la aprobación del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) con Estados Unidos [por] el Congreso Norteamericano...In favor and in opposition of the FTA (La Nación [Colombia], AFP) Unions and workers applaud and reject the implementation of the Treaty of Free Trade between Colombia and United States. Among the benefited are the producers of flowers [and] textiles, and the affected are the ricers and milkers. Colombia celebrated the past Wednesday the approval of the Treaty of Free Trade (FTA) with United States [by] the North American Congress...
For and against the FTA(La Nación [Colombia], AFP) Unions and workers are applauding and denouncing the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the United States. Among the beneficiaries are flower growers [and] textile manufacturers, and the ones harmed are rice farmers and dairy farmers. Colombia celebrated the passage, last Wednesday by the United States Congress, of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States.
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¿Cómo sufren los tiburones cuando son despiadadamente desmembrados?(RCN Radio)...Nadie se imagina el sufrimiento que viven estos animales, quienes son devueltos al agua una vez les quitan sus codiciadas aletas...El biólogo marino...Germán Soler explicó..."Depende de la especie del tiburón y cómo lo hayan maltratado, pero pueden durar hasta cinco o seis horas tratando de respirar".How suffer the sharks when they are mercilessly dismembered? (RCN Radio)...Nobody imagines himself the suffering that live these animals, who are returned to the water one time from them they take their coveted fins...The marine biologist...Germán Soler explained..."It depends of the species of the shark and how it they have mistreated, but they can last up to five or six hours trying to breathe."
How do sharks suffer when they are mercilessly dismembered?(RCN Radio)...Nobody imagines the suffering these animals go through, that are returned to the water once their coveted fins are removed...The marine biologist...Germán Soler explained..."It depends on the species of the shark and how they have mistreated it, but they can spend up to five or six hours trying to breathe."
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Colombia: un candidato muerto y otro ileso por atentados(La Nueva Provincia) ...Luis Martínez, candidato del Partido Liberal a alcalde de Magüí Payán...fue asesinado por pistoleros....sus seguidores atribuyeron el homicidio al candidato a alcalde del mismo municipio por el Partido Verde...durante 2011 se registraron 80 casos de amenazas a alcaldes, concejales y diputados, y se perpretraron 22 homicidios, ocho atentados y seis secuestros.Colombia: One candidate dead and another uninjured by attempts (La Nueva Provincia) ...Luis Martínez, candidate of the Liberal Party to mayor of Magüí Payán...was assassinated by pistoliers....his followers attributed the homicide to the candidate to mayor of the same municipality by the Green Party...during 2011 were registered 80 cases of threats to mayors, councilmen and representatives, and were perpetrated 22 homicies, eight attempts, an six kidnappings.
Colombia: One candidate dead and another unharmed by assassination attempts(La Nueva Provincia) ...Luis Martínez, the Liberal Party candidate for mayor of Magüí Payán...was assassinated by gunmen....his followers blamed the murder on the Green Party candidate for mayor of the same town...in 2011, 80 cases of threats against mayors, city councilmen, and congressional representatives were recorded, and 22 murders, eight attempted murders, and six kidnappings were committed.
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La represión en Siria se cobra ya más de 3.000 vidas, según la ONU(EFE) ...la fuerte represión militar en Siria se ha cobrado desde marzo la vida de más de 3.000 personas, entre ellas, al menos 187 niños...en los últimos diez días han muerto al menos cien personas, y miles de manifestantes y disidentes han sido detenidos, torturados y desaparecidos forzosamente.The repression in Syria claims already more of 3,000 lives, according to the UN (EFE) ...the strong military repression in Syria it has claimed since March the life of more than 3,000 persons, among them, at least 187 children...in the last ten days have died at the less hundred persons, and thousands of demonstrators and dissidents have been detained, tortured, and disappeared forcibly.
Syrian repression has claimed more than 3,000 lives, according to the UN(EFE) ...the strong military repression in Syria has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people since March, among them at least 187 children...in the last ten days, at least one hundred people have been killed and thousands of demonstrators and dissidents have been forcibly arrested, tortured, and disappeared.
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Justin Bieber, íntimo en el programa de Susana Giménez(La Nación [Argentina])Justin Bieber intimate in the program of Susana Giménez (La Nación [Argentina])
Justin Bieber talks about his personal life on Susana Giménez's program(La Nación [Argentina])This link includes a half-hour video of Susana Giménez's bilingual interview of Justin Bieber on her TV show. For those of you who are interested in Justin Bieber's language abilities in Spanish (and French), the best two-and-a-half minutes of the interview begin at minute 25:10 and end at minute 27:30. I wish I could tell all the guys out there that Argentine girls would react like this if you would learn to count to ten in Spanish for them, but I would tell you that it wouldn't hurt for you to learn how, just in case! Go to page and scroll down for video. |
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