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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:19:42 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/americas(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/31748214-d4e6-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31748214-d4e6-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlBrazil's top court rules to extradite former Italian guerrilla Cesare Battisti on murder charges but leaves the final decision to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who granted him refugee status early this yearThu, 19 Nov 2009 08:41:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebd368ea-d49c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebd368ea-d49c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlAs its neighbours recover, the country has posted a contraction in the third quarter of 4.5% year on year after a second quarter decline in economic activity of 2.4%. Inflation is forecast to exceed 26%Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:51:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4277c4ac-d574-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4277c4ac-d574-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlA string of countries have edged towards imposing capital controls to stop short-term speculative inflows driving their currencies higher amid concerns about the...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6b5f7d2-d49c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6b5f7d2-d49c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlCuba's regime has failed to improve its dire record on human rights under the leadership of Raúl Castro with Cubans continuing to be stripped of basic rights and freedoms, a Human Rights Watch report saidThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:25:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3a62ddc-d3a7-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3a62ddc-d3a7-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean and Latin American trade officials are close to a deal over bananas that would end the longest-running dispute in the history of the World Trade Organisation and could lead to lower prices for consumersTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:49:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e757c8-d371-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e757c8-d371-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlPeru's president demands that Chile addresses allegations that it paid a Peruvian air force officer to supply it with military secrets, blaming 'Pinochet-like' forcesTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:45:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e3800b2-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e3800b2-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlBrazil has become the world's biggest exporter of a basket of foods, but analysts say output is reaching its limit and the investment needed for growth is falling shortSun, 15 Nov 2009 19:36:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab73d9be-d074-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab73d9be-d074-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe political crisis in the violent region has hit businesses and people hardFri, 13 Nov 2009 16:59:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaef7304-cea9-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaef7304-cea9-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.htmlLula demands answers after more than half the country and all of neighbouring Paraguay were plunged into darkness - raising concerns about Olympics preparednessWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddf5d0a8-ce3b-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddf5d0a8-ce3b-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlBrazil's finance minister has sparked speculation the government will introduce further capital controls after he said foreign exchange markets were giving the Brazilian real an "exaggerated" valuationTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:25:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6dfd06e-ce2e-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6dfd06e-ce2e-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlHugo Chávez should call off mobilisation plans. Colombia and the US should respond with guarantees that the bases will be used to battle insurgents and drug trafficking within Colombian territoryTue, 10 Nov 2009 20:09:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c929fda-cd2f-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c929fda-cd2f-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlMexico's overflowing drugs museum's litany of colourful exhibits lifts lid on President Calderón's three-year war on narcotics and the industry's less-than-modest charactersMon, 9 Nov 2009 13:13:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/166bbfae-cd0d-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/166bbfae-cd0d-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlColombia says it will appeal to the UN Security Council and the OAS after Hugo Chávez, the fiery leftist president of neighbouring Venezuela, orders his army to prepare for war Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:54:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1ed46c2-cc8d-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=d7b5a5de-07de-11de-8a33-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1ed46c2-cc8d-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlAs Brazil, barely hit by the global crisis, lifts ever more citizens from poverty, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nears his final year in office held in high regardSun, 8 Nov 2009 18:14:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/34fbc5ec-cba3-11de-924d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericashttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34fbc5ec-cba3-11de-924d-00144feabdc0.htmlAn agreement to end a four-month political crisis in Honduras collapsed after two rival leaders failed to form a government of unity to heal the damage from a June coupSat, 7 Nov 2009 13:42:04 +0000