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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)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:13:24 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:00:24 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/americas/society(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/0/5c929fda-cd2f-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://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/aae3eea0-c57d-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aae3eea0-c57d-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlVenezuelans in the capital are bracing themselves for drastic rationing as public services in the oil-rich nation sink ever deeper into crisis, threatening to undermine President Hugo Chávez's supportFri, 30 Oct 2009 18:02:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c8f435c-c3e1-11de-a290-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c8f435c-c3e1-11de-a290-00144feab49a.htmlVenezuela's capture of Colombian 'spies', which it accuses of being part of a US-backed plot to undermine its socialist government, has escalated a simmering conflict between the neighbouring Andean nationsWed, 28 Oct 2009 18:47:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b8e2258-bcdb-11de-a7ec-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b8e2258-bcdb-11de-a7ec-00144feab49a.htmlFor all its problems with crime, the country has outstanding potential, a welcoming and richly diverse people and several world-class companies, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:01:12 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1214ee4-bbdb-11de-9426-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1214ee4-bbdb-11de-9426-00144feab49a.htmlTwo police officers and 10 suspected members of rival drugs gangs were killed in Rio de Janeiro after a gun battle in a hilltop shantytown that the authorities had been unable to preventSun, 18 Oct 2009 17:42:10 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fac606e2-b9c5-11de-a747-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fac606e2-b9c5-11de-a747-00144feab49a.htmlMany Venezuelans blame Hugo Chávez for the crumbling decay of the oil-rich country's public hospitals after years of neglectThu, 15 Oct 2009 21:18:45 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/13e0e8dc-b8f3-11de-98ee-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/13e0e8dc-b8f3-11de-98ee-00144feab49a.htmlArgentina's greatest handicap is its Peronist politics, which substitutes populism for policy. Argentines have been subjected to harmful export taxes, expropriated pensions and fudged inflation figuresWed, 14 Oct 2009 22:11:24 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/defa3f90-b8db-11de-809b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/defa3f90-b8db-11de-809b-00144feab49a.htmlResidents of Gualeguaychú, a resort town, began their blockade of a bridge in November 2007 in protest at the construction of a pulp mill in nearby Uruguay which they say will contaminate the river that divides the nationWed, 14 Oct 2009 22:06:26 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/65e538a2-b206-11de-a271-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65e538a2-b206-11de-a271-00144feab49a.htmlHonduras' de facto government on Monday repealed a decree passed just over a week ago to curb civil liberties – a sign that it may be relaxing its hitherto authoritarian styleTue, 6 Oct 2009 00:32:18 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ad75dca-ae06-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ad75dca-ae06-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.htmlFrench and Polish politicians are backtracking on calls to free the film director, arrested in Switzerland on 32-year-old sex abuse charges, after misjudging the public moodWed, 30 Sep 2009 23:00:03 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e77bdb76-adbc-11de-bb8a-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e77bdb76-adbc-11de-bb8a-00144feabdc0.htmlRio de Janeiro has declared a public holiday to allow its people to watch the IOC announce whether the self-proclaimed 'Marvellous City' will host the 2016 Olympic GamesWed, 30 Sep 2009 16:56:58 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/949a9ae0-a94e-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/949a9ae0-a94e-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.html The world's biggest brewer has targeted one of its brands at a specific South American region to tap into local tastes, traditions and musical stylesThu, 24 Sep 2009 23:17:22 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8571db1a-9d7c-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8571db1a-9d7c-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.htmlAlvaro Colom, the Guatemalan president, announced he would invoke the public order laws to impose a "state of calamity" in an effort to stave off mass hunger in the Central American nationFri, 11 Sep 2009 15:00:20 +0100