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☆ Murders, imprisonment and violence: Threats to press freedom grow in Latin America
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Esteban Campanela | Sol Amaya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

These are just the tip of the iceberg of the challenges faced by many media workers in Latin America, where experts say the status of press freedom is increasingly worrisome. The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed in a press conference that they believed the crime was linked to his journalistic work. Last week, the Mexican president criticized the US State Department’s report on human rights in the world, which refers to concerns over press freedom in Mexico, saying that US authorities should “be respectful”. In a publication in social network X, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said US officials are not concerned about the human rights of Cubans and that the United States has its own human rights violations. Nicaragua: Ortega-Murillo regime targets journalismHarassment of the press in Nicaragua has been widely reported on numerous occasions.

Persons: CNNE, Francisco Cobos, ”, Cobos, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, López Obrador, Enrique Peña Nieto, Felipe Calderón, Lourdes Maldonado López, Maldonado López, Séptimo Día, Roberto Figueroa, Xochitl Zamora, Lourdes Maldonado, Maldonado ´, Marco Ugarte, AP López Obrador, Andres Oppenheimer, Javier Milei, Lopez Obrador, Abraham Jimenez, Jimenez, civically, “, Miguel Diaz, Yamil Lage, Jiménez, Bruno Rodríguez, Ortega, Murillo, Juan Lorenzo Hollman Chamorro, Hollman Chamorro, Chamorro, Carlos Fernando Chamorro, Rosario Murillo, … provocateurs, Chávez, Vos, Chavez, ” Edgar López, López, Juan Pablo Lares, Maximiliano Bruzual, Ariana Cubillos, Nicolas, Maduro’s, Yván Gil, ” Jeannine Cruz, Gustavo Petro, Nayib Bukele, Gonzalo Zegarra, Rey Rodríguez, Manuela Castro, Ana María Cañizares, Ivonne, José Álvarez, Elvin Sandoval, Iván, Sarmenti, Español Organizations: CNN, Amnesty International, Protect Journalists, Univision, Televisa, Prosecutor’s, AP, CIA, Canel, Getty, Cuban Foreign, La Prensa, National Police, ”, El, Regional, Democracy, Nicaraguan, State Department, National College of Journalists, Venezuelan, TC Television, Communication, “ Locations: Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Latin America, Mexican, American, Tamaulipas, McAllen , Texas, Tijuana, Morelos, Tijuana , Mexico, Spain, Cuban, Havana, AFP, United States, Costa Rica, El Confidencial, Managua, NIcaragua, Sur, Washington, Venezuelan, “, Caracas, ”, Ecuador, Guayaquil, America, Argentina, Colombian

☆ Ventana Wilderness: Body of missing California hiker found near waterfall
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Caroline Meister was an avid hiker familiar with the trails around the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center where she lived and worked, about 45 miles southeast of Monterey, California. Finally, on Friday, the 30-year-old’s body was found at the base of a waterfall. “And as the days rolled by this became more of a possibility.”Caroline Meister went missing while hiking in California. Monterey County Sheriff's OfficeAt a news conference Friday, Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto said no foul play is suspected. She’s also an avid hiker,” her father, John Meister, told KSBW on Tuesday.

Persons: Caroline Meister, ”, Paul, Tina Nieto, Nieto, “, She’s, John Meister, KSBW Organizations: CNN, KSBW, Monterey County Sheriff's Locations: Monterey , California, San Jose, California, Monterey County

☆ Black hole 'particle accelerators' are causing mysterious cosmic rays to rain down on Earth at the speed of light
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

For the first time, a study showed how the cosmic rays are accelerated to near the speed of light. AdvertisementA small black hole is helping scientists understand how mysterious cosmic rays can barrel through the universe and hit Earth at nearly the speed of light. High-energy cosmic rays are constantly raining down on us from space, but scientists don't know that much about them. Speedy cosmic rays come from black holes and exploding starsOur planet is swimming in a sea of cosmic rays. But a nearby cosmic object called SS 433 provided a rare opportunity to peer into cosmic rays in unprecedented detail.

Persons: —, Laura Olivera, Nieto, it's, It's, Olivera Organizations: Jets, Service, Kernphysik, OSAKA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, KYOTO UNIVERSITY, SS, NASA, Science Locations: Heidelberg, OSAKA, Manatee

☆ US tourists to Colombia warned about dating apps after 8 suspicious deaths in 2 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The incidents are being called "suspicious deaths" by the US embassy in Bogotá. It warned of the risk of dating apps used by local criminals to entrap and drug victims. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Several of the victims had been using online dating apps, prompting authorities to warn of the risk of meeting strangers online. The US embassy describes a pattern where criminals exploit dating apps to lure victims to hotels, restaurants, and bars, where the odorless drug can be easily slipped into a drink.

Persons: —, Ger Xiong, Andrés Nieto Organizations: Service, BBC, Guardian, Statistics, Tourism Observatory Locations: Colombian, Medellín, Bogotá, Colombia, American, Minnesota

For all the desperation that the winless Sharks might have brought to the rink, the Penguins said they wanted the win more after a 3-6 start. We give up the third goal and we’re a fragile group.”Anthony Duclair and Jacob MacDonald scored power-play goals for San Jose. I think our battle level is just non-existent sometimes and it’s costing us.”The game also saw the return of Erik Karlsson to San Jose. Penguins head coach Dan Sullivan said it means a little extra for Karlsson and Matt Nieto — another former Sharks player now on the Penguins — to return to San Jose. “I know they have a lot of fond memories here in San Jose.

Persons: — Reilly Smith, Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin, Smith, Penguins —, —, Pittsburgh’s, Bryan Rust, Vinnie Hinostroza, Kris Letang, Matt Nieto, Tristan Jarry, ” Rust, “, David Quinn, Quinn, ” Anthony Duclair, Jacob MacDonald, “ We’re, Duclair, Erik Karlsson, San, Norris, Karlsson, Marcus Pettersson, Jarry, Mike Hoffman, Dan Sullivan, Matt Nieto —, ” Sullivan, Mackenzie Blackwood, Magnus Chrona, Sidney Crosby, Crosby, we’ve, haven’t, Sullivan, ___ Organizations: JOSE, Calif, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose, Sharks, NHL, Penguins, Pittsburgh, New York Rangers, Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, The Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, San, ”, ” UP NEXT Penguins, Anaheim, Philadelphia Locations: Jose, San Jose, ” UP

☆ Powerful Mexican oil union boss who became symbol of corruption dies at 79
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Local media reported that Romero Deschamps died of a heart attack on Thursday. Days earlier, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that Romero Deschamps was under criminal investigation for corruption, allegations which he denied and was never prosecuted for. Romero Deschamps was included in a list of the "10 Most Corrupt Mexicans" published by Forbes in 2013. He, however, rode out scandals even as other top Mexican union leaders fell foul of the law, including the former boss of the powerful teachers' union, Elba Esther Gordillo, who was arrested on fraud charges early in 2013. While a government audit later revealed anomalies covering 2.3 billion pesos ($188.97 million) in the so-called Pemexgate scandal, Romero Deschamps himself escaped unscathed.

Persons: Carlos Romero Deschamps, Petroleos, Edgard Garrido, Romero Deschamps, Pemex, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Enrique Pena Nieto, Elba Esther Gordillo, Francisco Labastida, Paulina, Jose Carlos, Ferrari Enzo, Lopez Obrador, Dave Graham, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Local, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Senate, Pemex, Forbes, Reforma, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Latin America, Mexico's, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, Cancun, Europe, Miami

☆ An Investigation Into Mexico’s 43 Missing Students Ends in ‘Falsehoods and Diversions’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | More About Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It’s all lies, one after another,” Carlos Beristain, a Spanish doctor and panel member, told The New York Times on Monday night. “We’re not going to stay if we don’t have a chance to get answers,” he added. More recently, only two members of the panel remained on the committee and its mandate had expired. The technical analysis revealed a constant flow of communications that reached the top levels of the military in the region. Mexican soldiers not only knew about but most likely witnessed the shootings, the detentions and the violence “second by second,” Ángela Buitrago, a Colombian lawyer and another panel investigator, said during the news conference.

Persons: “, ” Carlos Beristain, “ We’re, ”, Enrique Peña Nieto, Beristain, Ángela Organizations: New York Times Locations: Spanish, Mexico, Colombian

☆ Mexico's presidential jet sold to Tajikistan, in latest twist to political saga
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mexico Presidency/Handout via REUTERSMEXICO CITY, April 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential jet has been sold to the Tajikistan government, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday, marking a possible end to a long-running political saga that the Mexican leader used to assail past excesses. The populist leftist who has for years railed against corruption of political elites, had previously said he hoped to sell the aircraft for at least $150 million. Shortly after he took office in late 2018, he announced plans to sell the jet, which featured marble touches and official government seals emblazoned on the walls along with multiple flat-screen monitors. "They will be built by military engineers and will be inaugurated before my term ends," he added. ($1 = 17.9941 Mexican pesos)Reporting by Isabel Woodford and David Alire Garcia; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 2022 was most dangerous year for journalists in Mexico -advocacy group
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] People march as they attend a demonstration to protest against the murder of journalists in Mexico City, Mexico, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoMEXICO CITY, March 28 (Reuters) - Last year was the most violent on record for journalists in Mexico, the free-speech group Article 19 said on Tuesday, citing security forces and other state agents as the main offenders. In 2022, Article 19 recorded 696 crimes against media workers, ranging from intimidation and harassment to kidnapping and murder, the organization said in its annual report. "In Mexico, journalists are killed, but they are also intimidated and silenced systematically and recurrently through harassment, stigmatization, threats and the illegitimate use of public power," the report said. Article 19 compared the level of attacks on journalists in the fourth year of previous Mexican presidents.

☆ NHL roundup: William Nylander's OT goal lifts Leafs past Wild
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY SportsFebruary 25 - William Nylander scored at 1:05 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Friday night. David Kampf also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row. Brandon Duhaime scored for the Wild, who had won their fourth straight game 2-0 on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Canadiens 5, Flyers 2Jesse Ylonen had one goal and one assist to lift Montreal past host Philadelphia. Compher and Nathan MacKinnon each had a goal and an assist for visiting Colorado in a win over Winnipeg.

☆ NHL roundup: Adrian Kempe, Kings pound Penguins
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Mika Zibanejad scored his 27th goal, Kaapo Kakko also found the net and Vincent Trocheck and Jimmy Vesey each added two assists. Carolina's Sebastian Aho saw his six-game goal streak end. Blues 6, Coyotes 5 (OT)Ryan O'Reilly scored the winning goal 1:02 into overtime to lift St. Louis past visiting Arizona. Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves in his first appearance since blanking the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 on Jan. 19. Jonatan Berggren scored two goals, Filip Hronek scored a goal, and Ben Chiarot had two assists for the Red Wings.

☆ NHL roundup: Panthers rally late, nip Bruins in OT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Barkov also assisted on Brandon Montour's goal, and Sam Bennett scored for the Panthers. Anders Lee also scored for New York, which won its second straight game and prevailed for just the third time in 13 games (3-7-3). Carrier scored the only goal for Vegas, which lost its fourth straight game (0-2-2) and fell for the seventh time in eight games (1-5-2). Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Phillip Danault scored goals for the Kings, whose three-game winning streak ended. Colorado forward Valeri Nichushkin sat out for the second straight game with an upper-body injury.

☆ California picks up debris from latest storm, braces for the next
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

At least two more storm systems were set to pound California and the Pacific Northwest starting Friday and over the weekend, the National Weather Service said, including another atmospheric river, systems of dense moisture funneled into California from the tropical Pacific. The state has already been hit with seven such weather systems over the past two weeks. In Monterey County, water from prior storms continued to swell the Salinas River, officials said. The heavy rains have eased California's historic drought but not ended it, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed on Thursday. Even with more atmospheric rivers in the immediate forecast, the state's water system will remained strained in coming years without new infrastructure to capture more storm water, restore flood plains and recycle wastewater.

☆ NHL roundup: John Klingberg lifts Ducks over Sharks in OT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Anaheim's Troy Terry, who was named an All-Star this week, carried the puck to the front of the San Jose goal in overtime and sent a pass back to Klingberg, who beat Sharks goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen. Trevor Zegras and Ryan Strome added goals for the Ducks, while Anthony Stolarz had 37 saves in his first game since he faced the Sharks on Dec. 9. Timo Meier had two goals for the Sharks, while Erik Karlsson added a first-period assist to extend his franchise-record point streak to 14 games. Matt Nieto and Steven Lorentz added goals for the Sharks, Kevin Lebanc logged two assists and Kahkonen made 24 saves. Yakov Trenin added a goal and an assist and Thomas Novak also scored for Nashville.

☆ Mexico elects first female Supreme Court president
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A screen shows the ceremony in which Norma Lucia Pina prepares to take the oath as president of the Supreme Court of Justice while speaking on a television screen in the press room of the Supreme Court building in Mexico City, Mexico January 2, 2023.REUTERS/Henry RomeroMEXICO CITY, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Mexico's Supreme Court on Monday elected its first female president, who has pushed back against the government's nationalist energy agenda, amid a succession process clouded by allegations of plagiarism against another justice competing for the job. By a 6-5 majority vote, the justices chose Norma Pina to head Mexico's highest court, putting in place a member appointed to the tribunal under the previous administration. Esquivel vehemently denied the accusation, which triggered an investigation by her alma mater, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His electricity bill ended up at the Supreme Court, and Pina cited Mexico's constitutional obligation to cut its carbon footprint in voting down sections of the law, including one that gave priority to CFE in connecting power plants to the grid. Reporting by Dave Graham; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ From ads in video games, retail media, and cookieless tracking — experts predict these surging areas will drive ad industry M&A in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Despite an economic downturn, experts predict there will be plenty of advertising M&A in 2023. While that could include some and firesales, deals are expected in hot areas like retail media and CTV. Insider spoke to more than a dozen industry experts who dished on the trends that will drive advertising M&A next year. Companies in hot areas like performance marketing, retail media and CTV will buy others to build out their offeringsPerformance marketing, retail media, and the growth of connected TV advertising have been among the hottest trends for advertising companies and agencies in recent years. Areas like retail media and ad-supported streaming are on fire.

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☆ In Chile, amateur beekeeper rescues hives from coastal tourist city
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Rodrigo Garrido | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Amateur beekeeper Angel Nieto, known as "the Bee Rescuer", prepares to remove a swarm of bees from a tree on a private property, in Vina del Mar, Chile December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo GarridoVINA DEL MAR, Chile, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A goldsmith by trade, Angel Nieto carefully pries away a beehive from an inner-city tree in Chile's coastal Vina del Mar. Chilean scientists have warned of declining bee populations, threatened by agricultural pesticides and the impacts of climate change. "In this space we prepare for them, they can be free, live peacefully, without any aggressive interventions," he added. Reporting by Rodrigo Garrido; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ NHL roundup: Devils dump Habs for 10th straight win
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Jonathan Marchessault and Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who took their second straight loss following a nine-game winning streak. Boone Jenner added two goals and Eric Robinson contributed one goal and one assist for the Blue Jackets. Canucks 5, Sabres 4Bo Horvat notched a goal and two assists as Vancouver ended a three-game losing streak with a win in Buffalo. Predators 2, Wild 1Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist for Nashville in a win against visiting Minnesota. Dylan Strome and John Carlson scored for the Capitals, who got 38 saves from Darcy Kuemper.

☆ NHL roundup: Phil Kessel breaks ironman mark, scores 400th goal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Kessel, 35, skated in his 990th consecutive NHL contest, eclipsing Keith Yandle's mark to become the league's new ironman. Colorado's Valeri Nichushkin scored a power-play goal in the first period and Logan O'Connor netted a short-handed goal in the opening minute of the third. Dominik Kubalik recorded a goal and an assist for Detroit, and Dylan Larkin scored the other goal (the first of the game). Brandon Duhaime added a goal and an assist for the Wild, who improved to 2-0-1 in the past three games. Kings 4, Lightning 2Gabriel Vilardi tallied a goal and assist for Los Angeles in a win against visiting Tampa Bay.

An independent report in 2015 from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights also backed their position, concluding that there wasn’t evidence to support the incineration of the 43 missing students at the dump. The Ayotzinapa parents have fought with the Mexican government to uncover the involvement of the military in the case. She is an expert on human rights and social justice policy in Mexico and Latin America. “This is not just a militarization of public security, it’s a militarism of parts of Mexican civilian life,” she said. “If you’re looking at the chain of command in any of these human rights cases, who knew what and when becomes important.

☆ Former senior Obama advisor guides lobbying and policy strategy of London cryptocurrency firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The crypto industry has been ramping up lobbying around the world with potentially strict regulations on the horizon. The Biden administration released its framework on potential U.S. crypto regulations earlier this month, including ways that could help fight fraud. Kasselman described Messina as a critical guide to the company's lobbying and overall policy efforts. He noted that Messina is not a registered lobbyist, yet often advises their team on lobbying strategy. Kasselman credits Messina with the company hiring Ian Mair as Blockchain.com's head of U.S. policy and Giles Swan to run its European policy.

☆ 43 de studenți mexicani dispăruți în condiții misterioase: A fost descoperit primul cadavru după șase ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: AFP43 de studenți mexicani dispăruți în condiții misterioase: A fost descoperit primul cadavru după șase aniDescoperire tulburătoare în cazul celor 43 de studenți din Ayotzinapa care au dispărut în 2014 în sudul țării. Procuratura a anunțat în urmă cu câteva zile că a identificat rămășițele unuia dintre studenți, la aproape șase ani de la dispariția inexplicabilă a acestora. Rămășițele lui lui Jhosivani Guerrero au fost identificate de Universitatea din Innsbruck, în Austria, din resturi osoase descoperite în comuna Cocula, în statul Guerrero, a indicat pentru AFP o sursă cadrul Centrului Prodh reprezentând rudele celor dispăruţi. Studenți dispăruți în MexicActualul preşedinte de stânga al Mexicului, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, a creat o Comisie a Adevărului şi a ordonat deschiderea unei noi anchete care urma "să înceapă de la zero". Omar Garcia, fost elev al școlii Ayotzinapa, a scăpat de drama dispăruților din Iguala:"Este un demers semnificativ, deoarece pune sub semnul întrebării versiunea oficială care ne-a fost prezentată de administrația anterioară".

Persons: Jhosivani Guerrero, Enrique Pena Nieto, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, Omar Garcia Organizations: Universitatea din Locations: Universitatea din Innsbruck, Austria, Guerrero, Ciudad de Mexico, Arestaţi, Mexic, preşedinte, Mexicului

☆ (video) Documentarele românești „Acasă” și „colectiv” au fost nominalizate la premiile Academiei de Film Europene 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

(video) Documentarele românești „Acasă” și „colectiv” au fost nominalizate la premiile Academiei de Film Europene 2020Documentarele româneşti „Acasă”, în regia lui Radu Ciorniciuc, şi „colectiv”, regizat de Alexander Nanau, au fost nominalizate la cea de-a 33-a ediţie a premiilor Academiei de Film Europene (EFA Awards). La categoria „cea mai bună actriţă europeană” au fost selectate interpretele Paula Beer („Undine”), Natasha Berezhnaya („DAU. Natasha”), Andrea Braein Hovig („Hope”), Ane Dahl Torp („Charter”), Nina Hoss („My Little Sister”) şi Marta Nieto („Mother”). Câştigătorii vor fi desemnaţi prin votul celor 3 800 de membri ai Academiei de Film Europene. În 2019, lungmetrajul „The Favorite”, regizat de Yorgos Lanthimos, a fost desemnat cel mai bun film european în cadrul unei gale organizate la Berlin.

Persons: Radu, Alexander Nanau, Victor Kossakovsky, Susanne Regina, Thomas Vinterberg, Burhan, Jan Komasa, Martin Eden, Pietro Marcello, Vaclav, Christian Petzold, Grey, Adrien Merigeau, Jorge Jacome, Dorian Jespers, Thomas, Regina Pessoa, Cineaştii Agnieszka Holland, François Ozon, Maria, Paula Beer, Natasha Berezhnaya, Natasha, Andrea Braein, Ane Dahl, Nina Hoss, Marta Nieto, Goran Bogdan, Elio Germano, Luca, Martin Behnke, Damiano, Fabio D’Innocenzo, Maurizio Braucci, Tobias Lindholm, Câştigătorii, Yorgos Organizations: Academiei de Film, Academiei de Film Europene Locations: România, Germania, Finlanda, Luxemburg, Norvegia, Statele Unite, Franţa, Elveţia ), Siria, Danemarca, României, Olanda, Suedia, Berlin, Polonia, Italia, Cehia, Ucraina, Slovacia, Portugalia, Belgia, Rusia, Canada, Costa

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