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Around Latin America

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

While at the AHA, a decent number of stories came out of Latin America late last week. -Ecuadoran courts upheld an $18 billion judgement against Chevron for the deaths and damages (human and environmental) caused when the company dumped millions … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

-The new year was not all peaceful for politicians in South America. In Argentina, Carlos Soria, a governor and former chief of Argentina’s spy agency, died after what is being called an accidental shooting, while in Colombia, a mayor-elect was gunned … Continue reading →

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