MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 8th 2010
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Monday, November 8th 2010 - 03:06 UTC
Rural poverty remains strong in Latin America in spite of agriculture boom
Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean has had a dynamic development growth during this decade but it has not been sufficient to reduce rural poverty in the region according to a report from FAO and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Cepal.
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Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:59 UTC
Google Maps errors rekindle border conflict between Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Google Maps error is being blamed for Nicaraguan troops accidentally invading Costa Rica last week. The troops have been accused of crossing the hotly disputed Nicaragua border into Costa Rica in Central America and setting up camp for the night after taking down a Costa Rican flag and raising the Nicaraguan flag.
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Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:45 UTC
Commander in Chief of Chinese Navy on official visit to Chile
In the framework of the close relations between Chile and China, the commander of the Chinese Navy, Admiral Wu Shengli was scheduled to arrive Sunday in Santiago for an official several days visit, according to a release from the Chilean Navy.
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Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:34 UTC
Bad weather impedes presidents Piñera and Correa from visiting Antarctica
The Chilean air force plane carrying President Sebastian Piñera and his Ecuadorian counterpart, Rafael Correa, to Antarctica was forced to return to Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, after the pilots found it impossible to land due to bad weather, officials said.
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Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:28 UTC
Mercosur forgot to integrate with the rest of the world, says Piñera
Chilean president Sebastian Piñera said that Mercosur privileged integration among its members but forgot about integration with the rest of the world.
