Mexicans have been urged to refrain from kissing and avoid large crowds amid growing global concern about a swine flu virus blamed for 81 deaths. Several cases have been reported in the U.S. and a group of New Zealand students are in quarantine in what officials call “a public health emergency of international concern.”
Ecuador pulls diplomat from BogotaEcuador’s President Rafael Correa withdrew his government’s ambassador in Bogota, Colombia, and ordered troops to the country’s bord…Crew of U.S. container ship describe hijackingThe battle for control of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama began with a bold move by some crew members to jump the pirates, crewmembers say. A scuffle …Ecuador won’t pay foreign debt interestEcuadorian President Rafael Correa said Friday he will not pay interest on the nation’s foreign debt and that he was prepared to accept any cons…U.S. protests diplomats’ expulsion from EcuadorThe State Department called the expulsion [...]
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