We had heard about a drug in Colombia that essentially eliminates free-will in humans. It is called scopolamine and it seemed to us to be so completely out there–like a plot device in an awful Jack Black movie. In fact, it sounded so horrible and strange that we wanted to go down and try it out. So the producers and I compiled a laundry list of embarrassing chores for me to complete while under the influence and, chuckling hysterically to ourselves, got on a plane and headed for Bogota, Columbia.
Former Argentinian President Nestor Kirchner died Wednesday of a heart attack, state media reported.
As the clock strikes midnight around the world Saturday, people will usher in a new year with fireworks and festivities, purpose and promises — and a string of resolutions they’ll no doubt break.
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A tale of two Chiles began to emerge late Monday, with life starting to return to normal in Santiago, Chile, and northern parts of the country, while other areas struggled with lack of food and water and looters roaming the streets.
The world’s most diverse coral reef regions may be under greater threat from human populations than previously thought, according to a new global scientific field study.
A judge in Venezuela has ruled that all printed news media cannot publish “violent, bloody or grotesque” photographs for the next 30 days because the pictures can cause psychological and moral harm to children.
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Ophelia strengthened Friday into a Category 3 hurricane, with winds of 115 mph as it barreled northward across the Atlantic at nearly 12 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo underwent prostate surgery early Friday, his spokesman said.
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