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Montevideo, November 30th 2024 - 06:39 UTC

Latin America

  • Friday, September 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Cuba's Castro looks healthy in TV interview

    Mocking rumors of his death he said “Well here I'm”

    Fidel Castro looked alert and healthier in a video taped Friday, the first images released of the ailing 81-year-old leader in more than three months

  • Thursday, September 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Blaze Destroys Chilean Hotel, Casino

    Pucon Hotel at the foot of the Villarrica volcano

    A devastating fire ripped through a hotel and casino Monday morning in the southern town of Pucon. The five-star resort complex, which hosts Hotel of the Lake and the Enjoy Casino, was consumed by flames after a short circuit in the casino's electrical system.

  • Thursday, September 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    United States embargo has cost Cuba US$89B

    Foreign Minister Pérez Roque

    Washington's 45-year-old embargo has cost Cuba more than US$89 billion to date, wreaking havoc on everything from primary education to pest control and nearly all other facets of island life, the foreign minister said Tuesday

  • Wednesday, September 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Experts Confirm Meteorite Crash in Peru

    A crater is some 65 feet wide and 15 feet deep after a meteorite reportedly fell

    A fiery meteorite crashed into southern Peru over the weekend, experts confirmed Wednesday, but they were still puzzling over claims that it gave off fumes that sickened 200 people.

  • Tuesday, September 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Bolivia's Morales says elites resent Indian power

    Morales has a popularity rating of about 57 %

    Bolivian President Evo Morales says wealthy elites are trying to block his leftist reforms because they do not like having an Indian leading the South American country.

  • Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Greenspan in housing market warning

    World-renowned economist Alan Greenspan has warned that Britain's housing market is set to turn and predicted a difficult time ahead for homeowners

  • Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Independence Day holidays celebrates Chile

    Last Saturday kicked off a record five days of “Fiestas Patrias” celebrations, as the entire nation celebrates its Declaration of Independence from Spain, declared nearly two centuries ago. Most work came to a grinding halt Friday at mid-day, as thousands prepared for a quick exit to coastal or mountain retreats, or a fun-filled weekend of dance and music at the hundreds of 'fondas' that will dot city and rural landscapes during the five day celebration.

  • Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Latin America Indians conference in Bariloche

    “Our territory is constantly under threat” said Nahuel

    Representatives from indigenous communities from across Latin America will join international experts in Bariloche, in a bid to articulate their concerns over threats to their ancestral lands.

  • Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Chavez Threatens to Nationalize Private Schools

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, after nationalizing oil, electricity and telecommunications this year, said private schools that fail to teach a ''socialist'' curriculum will be taken over by the state.

  • Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile accepts 100 Palestinian refugees displaced from Iraq

    There are currently 1.100 refugees in Chile

    Several Chilean cities have offered to take in as many as 100 Palestinian refugees that are currently living in refugee camps along the Iraqi border. These include the cities of La Calera and San Felipe in Region V, and Ñuñoa in the Metropolitan Region.