 World News
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Central America (62)
 2001
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| Jan.1 |
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El Salvador getting dollar economy
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| Jan.13 |
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7.6 earthquake| The death toll may have reached 100 and 1,200 people are missing. 1,500-foot landslide destroyed houses | | |
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| Jan.14 |
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El Salvador appeals for disaster aid Earthquake left more than 270 people dead, hundreds injured and as many as
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| Jan.15 |
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Aftershocks, possible mudslides
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Hope fades for missing after quake| Death toll is 594 and another 1,893 people were injured | |
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| Jan.16 |
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El Salvador fears epidemic
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| Jan.17 |
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Quake survivor died
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| Jan.20 |
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El Salvador mourns quake victims
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| Jan.21 |
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Victims paid to sweep debris
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| Feb.10 |
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25 dead in tourist bus accident| 35 injured. Bus collided with a truck | |
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| Feb.13 |
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173 dead in quake| 6.1 quake injured another 1,557. The tallies are expected to rise | |
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| Feb.14 |
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Quake damage slows relief effort
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| Feb.15 |
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Quake survivors lack food
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| Feb.16 |
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Reconstruction may be $2.8 billion
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| Feb.17 |
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Ground too unstable to rescue Bodies lie beneath the dislodged dirt, but with aftershocks rescuers may not be able to find them
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Panic as fresh quake rocks 3rd earthquake in country in 5 weeks. Landslides had forced to close several roads
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| Feb.20 |
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11 new Latin Cardinals Those are among 44 prelates hand-picked by Pope. Archbishop of Tegucigalpa is considered a rising star
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| Feb.28 |
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Coup rumors fly Spokesman for President said reporters and embassies had received calls falsely reporting that Portillo had fled to Brazil
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| Mar.2 |
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U.S. grants illegals 18 months Salvadoran citizens in the US have been granted 18 months relief from deportation, allowing them to continue work
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| Mar.22 |
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Trial in murder of bishop Trial begins a night after a grenade attack at a judge's house. Bishop Gerardi was bludgeoned to death in 1998
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| May.20 |
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Explosion aboard bus kills 6 The blast and fire were fueled by a natural gas canister. 40 injured
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| May.28 |
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Taiwan president visits Panama Chen Shui-Bian meant to build economic ties and to resist Beijing's growing influence
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| Jun.8 |
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4 convicted in murder of bishop A three-judge tribunal found 3 linked to the Guatemala military and Roman Catholic priest guilty of murder
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| Jun.19 |
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67 prison escapees Guatemala warns neighbors as inmates shot their way past 8 doors. 3 were on death row
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| Jul.23 |
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 Honduras win over Brazil 2-0 Honduras advances in Copa America. Hondurans' first win ever over Brazil. Colombia 3, Peru 0
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| Jul.26 |
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Colombia, Honduras, 2-0
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| Aug.20 |
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Chantal comes ashore Tropical Storm with maximum winds of 65 mph brought heavy rains and a battering storm surge
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| Nov.3 |
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 Hurricane Michelle leaves 20 dead Coastal areas received half annual rainfall in 5 days
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| Nov.4 |
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Ortega seeks comeback Sandinista leader has a strong chance to win presidency despite U.S. efforts
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| Nov.5 |
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Right claims poll victory| Conservative ruling party have taken the lead over Sandinista leader Ortega | | |
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| Nov.6 |
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Ortega concedes defeat Sandinista leader conceded defeat to the governing party candidate Enrique Bolanos
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| Nov.11 |
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 Mexico qualifies beating Honduras Mexico, Honduras 3-0. Blanco scored 2 goals and set up the 3rd
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| Nov.26 |
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President-elect pledges war on crime Ricardo Maduro, a newcomer of the Nationalist Party, won 53%, defeating Pineda of the Liberal Party, who got 44%
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