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01 Oct 2010 13:53

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World: U.S. infected Guatemalans with syphilis in ’40s; now they’re sorry

  • 696 people were infected during the disturbing 1940s study
  • 1946 The U.S. begins a scary sounding syphilis experiment in Guatemala, infecting prison inmates, women and mental patients with the STD. Because that’s ethical.
  • 2010 An author researching a similar test at Tuskegee discovers the study and informs the U.S. government, who’s very sorry for doing that. Really sorry. source
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05 Sep 2010 14:37

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World: Dramatic death, damage tolls in Guatemala landslides

  • 36+ people have died in the mudslides
  • 40+ are reportedly still missing in the mud
  • 40k+ are now homeless due to the storms source
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31 May 2010 20:53

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World: Posted without comment: Giant #*&@ing sinkhole in Guatemala

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30 May 2010 23:37

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World: The death toll from Tropical Storm Agatha goes way up

  • 90+ were killed in the season’s
    first tropical storm
  • 73+ were killed in landside-ridden Guatemala alone source
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30 May 2010 11:35

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World: Tropical Storm Agatha makes herself known in Central America

The storm, the first of the possibly busy hurricane season has already killed at least 18 people in Guatemala and El Salvador. source
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15 May 2009 20:25

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World: Guatemala’s dirty laundry goes up on YouTube. Scary.

  • “The history at the end repeats itself as usual in Guatemala.” The Central American country is understandably freaked out at the sight of this video on YouTube, which features attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano explaining (in Spanish) that he was assassinated at the hands of President Álvaro Colom Caballeros. It’s a chilling video, guys. Colom denies Marzano’s claims, but suffice it to say, he’s dead. source
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14 May 2009 21:27

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Tech, World: Guatemala arrested someone for posting this Tweet

  • Primera accion real “sacar el pisto de Banrural” quebrar al banco de los corruptos. #escandalogt
  • @jeanfer • Who was arrested for “inciting financial panic.” The banks are at the center of the controversy in the country. Jean Fernandez’ post, by the way, also translates into English: “The first action people should take is to remove cash from Banrural, and break the banks of corrupt people.” • source
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