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There is sufficient evidence from tree rings, boreholes, retreating glaciers, and other proxies of past surface temperatures to say with a high level of confidence that the last few decades of the 20th century were warmer than any comparable period in the last 400 years, according to a new report from the US National Research Council.
The South Korean government formally requested Chile's support for the candidacy of Foreign Affairs minister Ban Ki-Moon to the post of Secretary General of United Nations, reported diplomatic sources in Santiago.
Petrobras Bolivian affiliate will cease to distribute fuel and refined products in Bolivia as of next July 1 in accordance with the May nationalisation decree from President Evo Morales government.
Cuba plans to triple sugar production to 3 million tons and join the world rush for alternative fuels, the official AIN news agency reported this week in Havana.
The Sugar Ministry is working to expand production by planting an additional 30% area thus increasing the annual harvest to three million tons, added AIN.
Chile together with Brazil and Peru are the alternative to the state-managed economic model and limited democratic values that Venezuela is trying to impose in the region, said Peruvian elected president Alan Garcia following his meeting with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet.
With just over a week to Mexico's presidential election on July 2, populist candidate Andres Lopez Obrador is emerging with an edge over Felipe Calderon from the ruling National Action Party, PAN, according to the latest public opinion surveys.
Brazil proposed in Montevideo a new deal for Mercosur and requested a credit of confidence from Uruguay, which has bitterly complained about the group's functioning and is moving closer to United States.