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Mexico decides Monday whether to reopen businesses and schools or extend a shutdown that has helped choke off the spread of swine flu but caused untold economic harm. The virus continued to spread around the world, with new cases in Europe and North and S
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AP, Bogota
Colombia’s social protection minister says a case of swine flu has been confirmed in the Andean nation. It is the first confirmed case in South America
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AP, Mountain View
Google is promoting a top advertising executive in Europe to oversee the Internet search leader’s sales in North America and South America.
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AP, Miami
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AP, Brasilia
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AP, Buenos Aires
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AP, Rome
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AP, La Paz
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