The Guardian - 1/04/13, Reuters in Caracas

Venezuelan president suffering breathing problems from respiratory infection, the government announces in latest update

Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is still suffering a "severe" respiratory infection that has hindered his breathing as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery in Cuba, the government said on Thursday.

The 58-year-old socialist leader has not been seen in public nor heard from in more than three weeks. Officials say he is in delicate condition after his fourth operation in just 18 months for an undisclosed form of cancer in his pelvic area.

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Weather.com - 1/02/13, Dennis Magee/Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

A general view of the Geminid meteor shower in the National Park of El Teide on the Spanish canary island of Tenerife on December 13, 2012. Getty Images.

WATERLOO -- The new year will start with an annual light show, at least for those sturdy enough to brave some fairly intense cold.

The Quadrantids, a prolific meteor shower already under way, likely will peak Thursday evening or early Friday, and most of North America should offer prime viewing.

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