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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2012, file photo, Guatemala's former dictator Efrain Rios Montt (1982-1983), who faces genocide charges, returns from a break in court in Guatemala City.
Efrain Rios Montt   Guatemalan Genocide   Heart Attack   Photos   Wikipedia: Efraín Ríos Montt
 Messenger-Inquirer 
Lawyer: Ex-Guatemala dictator Efrain Rios Montt dies at 91
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who seized power in a 1982 coup and presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war in which soldiers waged a... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd)
Presidential candidate Carlos Alvarado, with National Restoration Party, talks to the press after cast he vote in a presidential runoff election in San Jose, Costa Rica, Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Carlos Alvarado   Central America   Photos   Politics of Costa Rica   Wikipedia: Elections in Costa Rica
 Richmond Times Dispatch 
Ruling party candidate easily wins Costa Rica presidency
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica's governing party won a big presidential election victory Sunday as many voters rejected an evangelical pastor who had jumped into political prominence by... (photo: AP)
Presidential candidate Carlos Alvarado, with the Citizen Action party, prepares to do a Facebook live transmission as he campaigns in San Jose, Costa Rica, Thursday, March 29, 2018.  Olean Times Herald 
Costa Ricans split over gay marriage vote for next president
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Ricans vote Sunday in a presidential runoff between the ruling party's candidate and an evangelical pastor who has capitalized on the backlash against talk of... (photo: AP / Arnulfo Franco)

Carlos Alvarado   Costa Rica Presidential Election   Photos   Same Sex-Marriage   Wikipedia: Costa Rican general election, 2018
In this April 12, 2016, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the company's 10-year roadmap during the keynote address at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco.  The Observer 
The big data lie has been exposed – but just blaming Facebook won’t fix things
The continuing collapse of public trust in Facebook is welcome news to those of us who have been warning about the perils of “data extractivism” for years. It’s reassuring to have final, definitive... (photo: AP / Eric Risberg)
Facebook Scandal   Mark Zuckerberg   Photos   Social Media   Wikipedia: Criticism of Facebook
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In this Dec. 14, 2011 photo, a lemur looks through the forest at Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Andasibe, Madagascar. The East African island nation is the only place in the world to see lemurs in the wild, although deforestation - in part due to vanilla production - is threatening the environment. The Guardian
Madagascar's vanilla wars: prized spice drives death and deforestation
The vanilla thieves of Anjahana were so confident of their power to intimidate farmers they provided advance warning of raids. “We are coming tonight,” they would write... (photo: AP / Jason Straziuso)
Deforestation   Madagascar Poverty   Photos   Vanilla Production   Wikipedia: Agriculture in Madagascar
File - Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers the Presidential address to the Federal Assembly, 1 March, 2018, Moscow, Russia. The Guardian
Russia expels more British diplomats over spy poisoning row
Russia has announced a further round of expulsions of British diplomats, escalating the fallout over the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter.... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)
Photos   Russia-UK Relations   Skripal Poisoning   UK Terror   Wikipedia: Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
Australia v India Test match Cricket from the Gabba  - Day 1 CNN
How to solve cricket's ball-tampering problem?
(CNN)What next for cricket following the ball-tampering scandal which has led to lengthy bans for Australian trio Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft and... (photo: Creative Commons / Rae Allen)
Ball-tampering   Photos   Sport Cheats   Test Cricket   Wikipedia: Ball tampering
File - Mark Zuckerberg on stage at Facebook's F8 Conference, 2014. BBC News
Facebook 'ugly truth' growth memo haunts firm
So we connect more people. That can be bad if they make it negative. Maybe it costs a life by exposing someone to bullies. Maybe someone dies in a terrorist attack... (photo: Creative Commons / Maurizio Pesce)
Cambridge Analytica   Facebook Scandal   Photos   Social Media   Wikipedia: Criticism of Facebook
Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for the MORENA political party and his wife Beatriz Gutierrez waves to supporters after he formalized his candidacy at the National Electoral Institute in Mexico City, Friday, March 16, 2018. The Times of India
Campaigning begins for Mexico presidential vote
MEXICO CITY: Two of Mexico's four presidential hopefuls began their campaigns on Friday, as the country looks set to reject the party that has governed for most of the... (photo: AP / Eduardo Verdugo)
2018 Mexico Elections   Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador   Corruption Scandals   Photos   Wikipedia: Mexican general election, 2018
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