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Melodramas with a message 04/09/10 - They delay televised football matches in Brazil and have even brought forward prayer meetings where they are watched abroad.
Cartoon of Mexican flag draws criticism 04/09/10 - An American's cartoon showing the eagle in the Mexican flag dead in a pool of blood is drawing criticism.
Acid attack victim: Sunglasses -- and God's hand -- saved my vision 03/09/10 - Bethany Storro doesn't usually wear sunglasses, but she got a surprise paycheck and bought a pair earlier this week. Those sunglasses, she is convinced, saved her eyesight when a woman threw a cup of acid in her face 20 minutes later.
New drill arrives in Chile with great fanfare 03/09/10 - A new drill in Chile that could speed the rescue of trapped miners arrived at the rescue scene on Friday with great jubilation from families of the workers.
Mexican shootout leaves 25 drug suspects dead 03/09/10 - A shootout between soldiers and suspected drug dealers in northeast Mexico left 25 of the suspects dead, the regional military said Thursday.
Fidel Castro warns university students of nuclear war danger 03/09/10 - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro led his first open-air rally Friday since a near-death illness four years ago, urging thousands of students packed on the steps at the University of Havana entrance to help prevent a nuclear war.
Trapped Chilean miners await rescue options from NASA 03/09/10 - NASA experts will present options and recommendations Friday evening after assessing the situations and needs of the 33 miners trapped far below the surface of the Earth.
