Caribbean nations move toward hangings as deterrent
In St Lucia a 16 year old girl is raped and strangled. In Trinidad a family is slain in a drug dispute. Jamaica reports a robber killed by trunk lid blows. Governments push executions as a crime solution amid rising deaths, debate over the Privy Council, and talk of a regional court.
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Caribbean
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Dole Chadee
British Privy Council
Tamaica
Barbados
Privy Council
Council
Derrick Smith
Jamaica Labor Party
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Shamanic tea tours from Amazon to urban Bogota lofts
In Bogota, ayahuasca tea or yage is practiced by aging shamans for urban followers including artists and doctors. A Colombian Inga shaman guides groups through bitter cups as participants seek visions, while medical practitioners and scholars debate its therapeutic potential. The trend has spread to North America, sparking debate over culture, health, and survival.
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Colombia
Antonio Jacanamijoy
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William Burroughs
Yage
Peru
Fabio Ramirez
Ramirez
Semana
South America
California
Colorado
Tiny ant sized robot aids plant inspection in Japan
In Tokyo the Ministry and firms Mitsubishi Electric Sumitomo Electric and Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo unveiled a robot weighing about one hundredth of an ounce. It crawls pipes, can inspect and fix plant issues and links with other robots for larger tasks under a 1989 micro machine project with a $206 million budget.
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Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo, Inc
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Coke apology after Europe health scare sparks consumer doubt
Coca cola apologized for slow response to a health scare linked to its products in Europe. More than 200 cases of stomach pains and other symptoms prompted EU scrutiny and hospitalizations. Chairman M. Douglas Ivester said the company should have spoken sooner in full page ads in Belgian newspapers.
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European Union
Coke
M. Douglas Ivester
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