Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been diagnosed with malignant lymphoma, his doctors have said. Lugo, 59, will travel to Brazil on Tuesday for more tests, Health Minister Esperanza Martinez and doctors treating him said in a press conference on Friday.

At least six million fish have died in three rivers of Bolivia due to the intense cold wave sweeping through the country in the past few weeks.

Mexico City, July 24: Mexico has registered a $312 million trade surplus in the first half of 2010, a big turnaround from the $1.2 billion deficit in the same period last year, the government said.

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Sao Paulo, July 23: Brazil will soon start producing sugarcane-based bio-fuel, which will be used in commercial vehicles from 2011.

The sugarcane-based fuel will be produced in collaboration with an

Santiago, July 21: Chile's LAN Airlines has said it will buy 50 Airbus planes as part of a deal worth $4.15 billion between 2012 and 2016.

Under the agreement, the airline will buy A319, A320 and 210

Madrid, July 13: The Spanish royal family and government welcomed the country's World Cup-winning soccer team home Monday and emphasised that the players' work projects the best image of Spain.

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Spain’s controversial abortion law, which allows girls at 16 and above to terminate a pregnancy in the first 14 weeks without informing their parents, has come into force.

Five children who had lived since birth in caves dug by their father and who had no contact with the outside world were rescued by Colombian authorities, a media report said.