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3 February 2012 Last updated at 19:35 ET

Colombia emerald tsar faces probeRaw Colombian emeralds (file photo, 2008)

Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with paramilitary groups in the 1990s.

Yoani SanchezCuban blogger denied travel visa

A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa.

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