Stories for December 3rd 2006

Sunday, December 3rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Venezuelans to vote on president

Venezuelans cast ballots today in an election polls show will hand President Hugo Chavez six more years in office after he spent the nation's oil wealth on helping the poor and bolstering anti-U.S. sentiment in the region.

Sunday, December 3rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

New sun-protection pill arrives in Chile

A new kind of sun protection has arrived in Chile, in the form of capsules that can be taken orally once a day to increase the skin's tolerance to ultraviolet (UV) rays. The pill, called “Tan Optimizer,” is now available in Chile's pharmacies.

Sunday, December 3rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Pinochet momentarily “stable and in good condition”

Former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet suffered a heart attack on Sunday and has undergone a bypass operation which his son said brought him back from the brink of death. Pinochet was rushed to a military hospital in the Chilean capital Santiago around 2 a.m. (0500 GMT).

Sunday, December 3rd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Chavez with significant lead in vote count

Polls officially closed Sunday in Venezuela's presidential race in which left-wing populist Hugo Chavez was widely expected to win re-election to a six-year term.