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Argentine beef is coming to the US

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Business, Economics and Jobs

Amid surge in exports to US, Argentina aims to reclaim the glory days of its beef

Cuba's private businesses navigate a narrow opening

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Cuba’s private businesses navigate a narrow opening

The Americas' last prison island has become a tourist bioreserve

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History

The Americas’ last prison island has become a tourist destination

International adoptions are a failure

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Lifestyle

International adoptions face hurdles, leaving little hope for many orphaned children

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Conflict & Justice

Clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan raise concerns about ‘open war’

Sun for Spain's solar park projects or olive harvests?

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Energy

Spain debates using the sun for olive harvests or solar park projects

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US-Israel-Iran War

Trump says Iran war could last weeks, Iran strikes US bases across region

War in Iran sparks global travel chaos

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Group 'Daughters of the Donbas' memorializes children stolen by Russia

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Ukraine

Daughters of the Donbas group creates music remembering abducted Ukrainian children

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Health & Medicine

Health aid pact between US and Zimbabwe collapses

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Krussia got his start in New York beatboxing because you don't need translation. "This is where you gain trust with people through sound ... without using any words,” he says.

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How this Russian rapper found his groove — in New York

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