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World champions Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat to Paraguay while rivals Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela as South America's big
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Adriana Torres is due for release soon from the biggest women's prison in the South American nation of Paraguay. But she says she's in no hurry. "I've no plans to escape," the gap-toothed 33-year-old mother of five joked as she took her bow after performing a stand-up comedy routine in the prison yard. Torres is…
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