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PHOTOS: 1,000 Tombs Discovered in Colombia
The massive burial site contains a treasure trove of artifacts and information about two little-known South American civilizations, experts said.
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Bamboo, dubbed ‘vegetal steel,’ superb for buildingGirardot, Colombia - Forget steel and concrete. The building material of choice for the 21st century might just be bamboo. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Brangelina’s 1st AidNew York City, New York, USA - Bill Clinton's global conference to help the world's needy turned into the Brangelina show yesterday -- with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie announcing they're spearheading efforts to raise millions to educate kids in war-torn countries and to rebuild New Orleans. |
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Cocaine use by workers dropsWashington, D.C., USA - Crackdowns on drug traffickers by Colombia and Mexico are credited with a drop in cocaine use by U.S. workers, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. |
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New hummingbird species discoveredBogota, Colombia - There's a new chirp in the forest. |
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Microsoft to open computer training centers in Colombia for former paramilitary fightersBogota, Colombia - Software giant Microsoft Corp. has agreed to donate more than US$300,000 (euro240,000) to open computer centers where former paramilitary fighters will receive free training for civilian jobs, the government said Thursday. |
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Groups find colorful bird in ColombiaBogota, Colombia - A colorful new bird has been discovered in a previously unexplored Andean cloud forest, spurring efforts to protect the area, conservation groups said Monday. |
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Shakira to build school in her hometownBogota, Colombia - Pop diva Shakira will donate the proceeds from a concert in her hometown to build an arts school for 1,800 children forced to flee their homes by Colombia's civil war. |
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Frogs thought to be extinct rediscoveredEl Dorado, Colombia - Two rare species of tropical frogs that were thought to have gone extinct have been rediscovered in a remote forest region of South America that was destined to be developed for holiday homes. |
news from South America
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- Peruvian doctors showcase high cure rate for drug-resistant TB
- Brazil launches international fund to preserve Amazon
- Whale-Watching Report: Whales More Valuable Alive Than Dead
- BOLIVIA: Domestics to Gain Healthcare Coverage
- PHOTOS: 1,000 Tombs Discovered in Colombia
- Brazil simplifies malaria treatment
- VIDEO: Private Rain Forests Touted
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