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Bathroom Blues: Venezuela’s Toilet-Paper Crisis
The government has now been forced to order 50 million rolls to appease desperate shoppers
WATCH: Quick-Thinking Cop Saves Man From Speeding Train
The officer’s heroic actions were caught on a security camera at a station in Medellin, Colombia.
WATCH: Thousands of Spiders Hang in the Sky over Brazil Town
This is definitely not recommended viewing for arachnophobes.
Raw Video: Chaotic Emergency Response in Brazil As Nightclub Fire Kills More Than 200
Chaos descended on the southern Brazilian town of Santa Maria Saturday night after a massive fire swept through a busy nightclub.
Silent Treatment: Mimes Enforce Traffic Laws in Venezuela
A sort of silent shame has cropped up in South American cities, as officials plead with both drivers and pedestrians to obey traffic laws by using the antics of hired mimes.
Workplace Kissing: A Big Problem in Germany, Apparently
In business, it’s important to be courteous and to respect cultural differences. But etiquette experts say Germans can’t stand all the cheek kissing.
Mario Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Prize For Literature
Some may not have heard of him, but 74-year-old Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa has repeatedly been hailed one of South America’s most influential writers.
Cold Weather Proves Killer in Parts of South America
Strange but true: despite blazing hot temperatures, sometimes in the triple digits, sweeping across the United States, the opposite is true in much of South America where a cold front has actually claimed more than 400 lives in …