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Honduras: Zelaya Celebrates One Million Signatures Collected

The former president of Honduras and current coordinator of the Resistance Front (FNRP), Manuel Zelaya, celebrated having reached over one million signatures for a Constituent Assembly. In a message to the Hondurans, said the people, only sovereign, celebrate “his decision to convene for a National Constituent Assembly and demand the return of their president with [...]

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Honduras One Year On: The Struggle Continues

Honduras One Year On: The Struggle Continues

Guy Tymorek investigates the polarisation and problems that still exist in Honduras one year after the coup d’état that removed democratically-elected president Manuel Zelaya from office.

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Culture

Culture

SPORT Fútbol, fútbul y fútbol. Do not miss out on going to a game. There are six top flight clubs in the capital alone and so it’s not just about seeing the internationally-known Boca Juniors play. Be careful though, some of the games are not the safest to be around; clasicós, or the local derbies, [...]

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Gospel Music Arrives in Buenos Aires

When I found out there was a gospel choir presenting a show in Buenos Aires innocently googling one afternoon, my first presumption was that it was a group coming over from the US. To my surprise, I found out that this all-Argentine choir is home-grown here in BA and sings entirely in English.

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