Colombians find football is the game to die for

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It is widely known in Colombia that drug barons control the country's leading football clubs. This gives them considerable influence over the national team that will play England in France in Jun 1998. In some cases, drug barons own football clubs openly, while in others they do so through front men. They use the clubs to launder very large sums of money from drug trafficking, mainly cocaine but also marijuana and heroin. Research indicates that drug barons control 80% of the shares in the country's top five clubs.

Sports Teams and Clubs, Sports clubs, managers, & promoters, Professional Football, Illicit Drugs, Colombia, Football teams, Drug traffic, Illegal drugs

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Bolivians fear dictator-turned-democrat

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General Hugo Banzer became Bolivia's democratically elected President in 1997, but many ordinary Bolivians have reservations about him. They feel that they are living in a semi-dictatorship, and believe that there is a danger of him reverting to his former repressive policies under the cover of democracy. His opponents are concerned about recent political brutality against coca farmers, and point out that Banzer himself was frequently accused of drug trafficking connections during his military rule.

Political activity, Bolivia, Banzer Suarez, Hugo

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Suicide still the surest way out of Cuba

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President Fidel Castro still retains tight political control over Cuba, and opponent are often dealt with very harshly. Municipal elections are to be held soon, but the outcome will not affect political developments in any way. Many Cubans want to leave the country, and many despair of ever being able to do so. Cuba has the highest per capita suicide rate in the western hemisphere.

Cuba

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