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Brazil battles drug epidemic

Government launches R$4bn campaign to combat crack

Feb 10, 2012

Argentina protests to UN over Falklands

Regional responses to the diplomatic spat are varied

Feb 10, 2012

Toxic tacos latest misstep in Mexican race

Parties joust ahead of official start of campaign

Falkland Island From MULTIMEDIA Feb 10, 2012

Interactive Map: the Falkland Islands

Explore the economic and political set-up of the islands

Feb 10, 2012

Brazil scrambles to end Rio police strike

Authorities ready troops ahead of carnival celebrations

Feb 9, 2012

Frontrunner’s lead narrows in Mexican presidential poll

Vázquez Mota gaining on Peña Nieto

brazil and favela From MANAGEMENT Feb 8, 2012

Fortune favours the favelas

Multinationals target Brazil’s middle class

Feb 8, 2012

Falklands’ future fuels UK-Argentine tensions

Buenos Aires to make formal complaint to UN about British ‘militarisation’

From UK Feb 7, 2012

Argentina protests at Falklands warship

‘Give peace a chance,’ Fernández urges Cameron

Feb 7, 2012

Cuban blogger riles with her weapon of words

State technology monopoly challenges philologist

Global Insight Feb 7, 2012

Rousseff starts Brazil on road to assertiveness

President charts new course of more pragmatic foreign policy

Feb 6, 2012

PAN candidate shakes up election in Mexico

Vázquez Mota tapped to lead ruling party

From UK Feb 2, 2012

Prince William arrives in Falklands

Stint as search pilot stirs embers of Argentine controversy

Feb 1, 2012

Mexico’s ruling party fails to inspire voters

PAN party trails opposition in opinion polls

From MARKETS Jan 31, 2012

Mexico reveals $85 a barrel oil hedge

Crude ‘insured’ at 23% below current prices

From UK Jan 31, 2012

Argentina accuses UK of bid to ‘militarise’ Falklands

Anger over dispatch of warship and Prince William’s deployment

From AMERICAS ECONOMY Jan 30, 2012

Drought threatens Argentina’s tax revenue

Poor crops could mean losses of more than $1.3bn for government

Jan 30, 2012

Raúl Castro rules out new parties

Cuban leader promotes minimal political change

Jan 27, 2012

Freedom comes slowly to Cuba

Small reforms soften Soviet-style economy

From COMPANIES Jan 26, 2012

Vale to appeal R$9.8bn Brazil tax ruling

Miner dealt ‘unfavourable’ ruling over overseas profits

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