Buenos Aires Times - Argentina Presidential Primary Election
Alberto Fernández & running mate Cristina Kirchner score huge victory over Mauricio Macri Opposition presidential candidate Alberto Fernández emerged from Argentina's PASO primaries with a huge victory over incumbent President Mauricio Macri, shocking the nation with a huge margin. The margin of victory indicates Macri faces a huge challenge ahead if he is to win re-election. The president admitted as much on Sunday night, as he faced supporters before provisional numbers had even been announced. He had hoped to earn a second mandate, but his chances now appear all but over..... |
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National Geographic
The Cavendish banana is one step from extinction - Colombia reports deadly TR4 fungus has arrived in Latin America |
Bolivian Express
Bolivia - Flight Of The Bumblebees With a worldwide decline in the bee population, Yungas beekeepers protect their hives. Outside Coroico, a small town in the centre of the sparsely populated Nor Yungas Region, a select few begin the process of tearing apart egg cartons and breaking decaying wood into small pieces. They then light the material on fire and place it into a large metal cup, known as a smoker, which apiculturists use to spray bees with smoke in order to calm them.... |
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BBC Travel
Colombia's Buzzing Comeback City In 2016, the Colombian government and the Farc rebels signed a historic peace deal, ending half a century of civil war and opening the floodgates for tourism. Last year, more than four million foreigners visited the country, up from only 1.3 million a decade ago. And while the cities of Bogota, Cartagena and Medellin top most travellers' lists, only one in 20 visits Santiago de Cali, or Cali for short, a hot, vibrant, buzzing city of 2.7 million in the valley of the Cauca River in the country's south.... |
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