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It's the longest bridge ever built in Peru, and so far, it goes nowhere
Associated Press· 2 days agoThe bridge is part of a federal highway project to connect Iquitos, in Peru’s northeast, to the El Estrecho district on the Colombian border, in total some 188 kilometers (117 miles). It faces ...
India's Allied Blenders and Distillers files for $180 mln IPO
Reuters· 4 days agoIndian liquor company Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD) on Wednesday filed for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $180 million, amid intensifying competition ...
Qaeda Commander at Guantánamo Bay Is Sentenced for War Crimes
New York Times· 3 days agoA former Qaeda battlefield commander who admitted that his insurgents killed 17 U.S. and allied...
Christopher Bollen’s Cairo Thriller
The Nation· 3 days agoI was growing up in Cairo in the 1990s, my great-aunts frequently talked about people who had been “suicided”—murdered by security agents of the state in...
These $20 Target Candles Are Dupes for Designer Candles Six Times the Price
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn case you’re in the splurging mood, below is one of the bestselling Cire Trudon scents. Keep...
War Crimes Hearing Gives Public Virtual Look Inside a Secret C.I.A. Prison
New York Times· 5 days agoThe public on Monday got its first view of a C.I.A. “black site,” including a windowless,...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Houston Chronicle· 2 days agoJune 14-20, 2024
Battlefield Commander’s Case Goes to Guantánamo Jury
New York Times· 3 days agoThe panel is deciding a sentence for a prisoner who pleaded guilty to commanding Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan that carried out war crimes. A...
Former NBCU Exec Frances Manfredi Joins Future Shack, Reuniting With CEO Jeff Wachtel (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFormer NBCU exec Frances Manfredi, who most recently was president of content acquisition and...
Gaza, the Quran and the Torah: Is the Middle East conflict now a religious war?
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPalestinian leaders to the left of Arafat, like George Habash, Nayef Hawatmeh and Yasser Abd Rabbo,...
