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3.595.886
63,7 inh./km²
ParaÃba (pron. IPA: // The presented pronunciation is in Brazilian Portuguese. The European Portuguese pronunciation is: //.) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It contains the easternmost land of the Americas.
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L.A. Times - Latin America
Immigrants squeezed as Spain's boom turns to bust
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The downturn, strikingly similar to the one in the United States, has thrown tens of thousands of recent arrivals out of work. Lured by the promise of wealth in a booming economy, immigrants from North Africa, Latin America and other regions flocked to Spain in the last decade, quickly becoming Exhibit A in the Mediterranean nation's remarkable success story. ¶ But the surging economy -- which relied, to its eventual peril, largely on construction, tourism and service industries -- has crashed. ¶ In a real estate-fueled boom-and-bust cycle that mirrors remarkably the one in the U.S., Spain today is in the throes of a dramatic downturn. Many of the first to lose their jobs and default on loans are those same immigrants, many of whom eschewed a move to the United States to try their luck in Spain. ¶ Of nearly 460,000 who lost their jobs in the last year, about 60% were immigrants, official data show. The unemployment rate is rising three times faster among immigrants than it is for the general population. ¶ Similar economic contraction is racking communities throughout Europe, with Spain -- along with the region's other star performer, Ireland -- merely the most acute examples. Projections for growth are being slashed across the board and the word "recession" is in the air. Germany, France and Italy all posted negative growth in the second trimester of 2008.
LAX employee arrested in alleged smuggling plot
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Federal officials say the man is seen on tape guiding Mexicana passengers out of the airport, avoiding immigration and customs inspectors. They believe he is part of a larger smuggling operation. A longtime elevator mechanic at Los Angeles International Airport has been charged with smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States by leading them out of the terminal before they were inspected by federal authorities.
L.A. Unified elementary school experiments with dual-language program
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Effort to make pupils fluent in English and Spanish by fifth grade adds anxiety and hope to first day of classes at Highland Park campus. Twenty kindergartners gathered expectantly around their teacher Wednesday, the first day of an urban experiment nearly two years in the making at Aldama Elementary School in Highland Park. They are going to learn Spanish and English and, teacher Amanda Kunkel promised, have fun.
A Greek festival in a Latino area? Zorba would say, 'Why not?'
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Celebrate Zorba's culture with food, music, dancing and a theatrical presentation. As ethnic stereotypes go, it's not such a bad one: More than 50 years later, Anthony Quinn's portrayal of earthy, irrepressible Alexis Zorba, a.k.a. Zorba the Greek , remains a revered embodiment of the Greek lust for life. And each year, the organizers of the L.A. Greek Fest try to bring a touch of that "Zorba spirit" to their celebration.
Colombia searches for missing cyanide
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Containers sank into the Magdalena River when barge went down. Two are unaccounted for. Colombian authorities, seeking to head off a potential environmental disaster, were still searching Tuesday for two missing cyanide barrels that had been aboard a ferry that capsized in the Magdalena River.
Mexico police arrest 8 digging tunnel to U.S. border
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The shaft, with rails, ventilation and lighting, is believed to be for drug smuggling. It begins in Mexicali and heads toward Calexico, but it stops short of the U.S. Mexican authorities have arrested eight men after discovering a sophisticated tunnel, believed to be designed to ferry drugs, that nearly reached into U.S. territory.
UN News Centre - Americas
Floating clinic brings vital health care to Ecuador's refugee communities - UN
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Isolated communities living in northern Ecuador are now able to receive urgently-needed health care thanks to a new floating clinic launched with the help of the United Nations refugee agency.
Ban sounds note of anxiety over Haiti's continued instability
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Efforts to stabilize Haiti have suffered serious setbacks in the past six months as a result of ongoing political disturbances, the delay in selecting a new prime minister and spiralling food prices, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report.
UN mission assists Haitians after second tropical storm strikes in less than a week
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti is assisting local authorities in rescue and relief efforts in the northern city of Gonaives after it was hit this morning by floods and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm Hanna, the second storm in a week to strike the country.
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Immigrants squeezed as Spain's boom turns to bust
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The downturn, strikingly similar to the one in the United States, has thrown tens of thousands of recent arrivals out of work. Lured by the promise of wealth in a booming economy, immigrants from North Africa, Latin America and other regions flocked to Spain in the last decade, quickly becoming Exhibit A in the Mediterranean nation's remarkable success story. ¶ But the surging economy -- which relied, to its eventual peril, largely on construction, tourism and service industries -- has crashed. ¶ In a real estate-fueled boom-and-bust cycle that mirrors remarkably the one in the U.S., Spain today is in the throes of a dramatic downturn. Many of the first to lose their jobs and default on loans are those same immigrants, many of whom eschewed a move to the United States to try their luck in Spain. ¶ Of nearly 460,000 who lost their jobs in the last year, about 60% were immigrants, official data show. The unemployment rate is rising three times faster among immigrants than it is for the general population. ¶ Similar economic contraction is racking communities throughout Europe, with Spain -- along with the region's other star performer, Ireland -- merely the most acute examples. Projections for growth are being slashed across the board and the word "recession" is in the air. Germany, France and Italy all posted negative growth in the second trimester of 2008.
LAX employee arrested in alleged smuggling plot
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Federal officials say the man is seen on tape guiding Mexicana passengers out of the airport, avoiding immigration and customs inspectors. They believe he is part of a larger smuggling operation. A longtime elevator mechanic at Los Angeles International Airport has been charged with smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States by leading them out of the terminal before they were inspected by federal authorities.
L.A. Unified elementary school experiments with dual-language program
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Effort to make pupils fluent in English and Spanish by fifth grade adds anxiety and hope to first day of classes at Highland Park campus. Twenty kindergartners gathered expectantly around their teacher Wednesday, the first day of an urban experiment nearly two years in the making at Aldama Elementary School in Highland Park. They are going to learn Spanish and English and, teacher Amanda Kunkel promised, have fun.
A Greek festival in a Latino area? Zorba would say, 'Why not?'
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Celebrate Zorba's culture with food, music, dancing and a theatrical presentation. As ethnic stereotypes go, it's not such a bad one: More than 50 years later, Anthony Quinn's portrayal of earthy, irrepressible Alexis Zorba, a.k.a. Zorba the Greek , remains a revered embodiment of the Greek lust for life. And each year, the organizers of the L.A. Greek Fest try to bring a touch of that "Zorba spirit" to their celebration.
Colombia searches for missing cyanide
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Containers sank into the Magdalena River when barge went down. Two are unaccounted for. Colombian authorities, seeking to head off a potential environmental disaster, were still searching Tuesday for two missing cyanide barrels that had been aboard a ferry that capsized in the Magdalena River.
Mexico police arrest 8 digging tunnel to U.S. border
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The shaft, with rails, ventilation and lighting, is believed to be for drug smuggling. It begins in Mexicali and heads toward Calexico, but it stops short of the U.S. Mexican authorities have arrested eight men after discovering a sophisticated tunnel, believed to be designed to ferry drugs, that nearly reached into U.S. territory.
UN News Centre - Americas
Floating clinic brings vital health care to Ecuador's refugee communities - UN
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Isolated communities living in northern Ecuador are now able to receive urgently-needed health care thanks to a new floating clinic launched with the help of the United Nations refugee agency.
Ban sounds note of anxiety over Haiti's continued instability
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Efforts to stabilize Haiti have suffered serious setbacks in the past six months as a result of ongoing political disturbances, the delay in selecting a new prime minister and spiralling food prices, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report.
UN mission assists Haitians after second tropical storm strikes in less than a week
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti is assisting local authorities in rescue and relief efforts in the northern city of Gonaives after it was hit this morning by floods and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm Hanna, the second storm in a week to strike the country.
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