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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)Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:41:10 +0000Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:07:15 +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/0/31748214-d4e6-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://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/ab73d9be-d074-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsocietyhttp://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/0/5c929fda-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 +0100