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Then there's oil. In 2007 and '08, state-controlled Petrobras discovered up to 12 billion bbl. beneath the Atlantic floor about 155 miles (250 km) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The oil lies almost 3 miles (5 km) below sea level and is covered by a thick layer of salt, so extraction will be a massive undertaking. And while the discovery promised a windfall when oil was $140 per bbl., at today's price of $40, profitability will be a challenge. Nor is oil always the blessing that it appears; in nations from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia...
...think they were not to be found.' ROBERT BLEAKLEY, father of William Bleakley, after the Coast Guard ended a three-day search for his son and two NFL players, Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, whose boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico...
...oppose the plan, which would needlessly put them at risk of armed conflict with Russia. Last year, President Medvedev announced that Russia would be relocating several SS-26 “Iskander” missiles to Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia’s small exclave of territory on the Baltic coast that borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania. While these plans have been temporarily put on hold, the Russian threat should be taken seriously, not needlessly provoked...
...tend to be grimy and raucous. Escape by boat instead, from the town's historic port (you can't miss the old, touristy galleon whose three masts are visible from much of the Old Town) to the Islas del Rosario, an archipelago about 30 miles (1 hour) off the coast. The islands offer proper beaches - though none quite lives up to the postcard-perfect white stretches for which the Caribbean is famous - with snorkeling, scuba-diving and a range of restaurants. I snuck onto the Sofitel's private island for a luxurious, leisurely lunch at the hotel's gourmet restaurant...
...eight-day romp through tropical rainforests and alongside volcanoes in Costa Rica (starting at $3,398); a week's trip to Mexico, including a horseback ride along a Baja beach and a stay in a 19th-century hacienda (starting at $3,198); a nine-day tour of the coast of Greece, exploring Roman mosaics and Byzantine churches (starting...