A North Canterbury man who tried to have sex with a goat told his counsel “animals could not talk” and he thought that if he used them for sexual gratification he would not get caught. The 68-year-old man, who lives on a small lifestyle block in a rural township and […]
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TRADE: U.S.-Colombia Pact Mired in Row Over Labour Abuses – Charles Davis
WASHINGTON, Mar (IPS) – U.S. President George W. Bush has made the passing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia one of his administration’s top priorities, arguing that a failure to do so would harm U.S. national security and hurt relations with one of Washington’s few remaining allies in […]
Juicy Hamburgers Threaten Young Kidneys by Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES, Feb (IPS) – Famed as one of the world’s leading beef producers, Argentina holds the unfortunate record for the highest incidence of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), an infectious disease caused by bacteria present in incompletely cooked foods, such as hamburgers.
Latin America Lags in Innovation and Technology
MEXICO CITY, Feb (IPS) – Brazil is the world leader in manufacturing small aircraft. In Argentina it was discovered that substances in the impotence drug Viagra can also treat sleep disorders. A non-polluting reactor was developed in Mexico to separate gold and silver from ore. All of this thanks to […]
