Latin America

• Wednesday, August 11th 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Santos/Chavez admits differences but restore diplomatic relations

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez announced the resumption of diplomatic ties following talks to end the latest dispute between the two neighbouring but ideologically opposed countries.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 14:19 UTC

  Since last year Chilean women are a majority in higher education and increasing

  

  Last year was the first time that a majority – 51% - of all higher education students in Chile were women, the Education Ministry reported last week.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 11:39 UTC

  Chilean economy recovering strongly shows Central bank data

  

  Chile’s Central Bank released the Economic Activity Index (IMACEC) results for June on Sunday showing an increase in economic activity of 6.8%, over June 2009. The results showed an increase in activity across the board — from the transportation and electric industries, to gas and water.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 05:03 UTC

  Colombia/Venezuela to resume relations, Santos anticipates to Lula da Silva

  

  Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos informed his Brazilian peer Lula da Silva that Bogotá and Venezuela would resume full diplomatic relations “in coming hours”, according to a spokesperson from the Brazilian presidency.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 05:02 UTC

  Raul Castro wants “an opening” with Washington to help with the economy

  

  Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Roman Catholic archbishop of Havana, told The Washington Post that Cuban President Raul Castro wants “an opening” with the United States.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 03:22 UTC

  Punta Arenas on the move to recover cruise industry lost activity

  

  The business community in Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile has begun to campaign to ensure the cruise industry does not abandon the city and is asking authorities for a radical change in the costs policy, which seems one of the main causes for the current situation.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 01:25 UTC

  Kirchner meets Santos confirms dialogue process with Venezuela

  

  Unasur (Union of South American Nations) secretary general Nestor Kirchner held a meeting Monday with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos to keep advancing in the dialogue process with neighbouring Venezuela sponsored by the group. Santos and his Venezuelan counterpart are scheduled to meet Tuesday.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 01:12 UTC

  Venezuela will be incorporating several “non-atomic” submarines

  

  Very soon “we will have our submarines cruising” which will be “normal submarines”, with no nuclear capacity at all, pointed out Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, in anticipation of any criticisms “that could suggest such an option”.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 01:05 UTC

  Chavez rejects newly nominated US ambassador: “he broke rules of diplomacy”

  

  Newly nominated United States Ambassador Larry Palmer will not be allowed to take up his post in Caracas after criticizing Venezuela's government and policies, President Hugo Chávez said.

• Monday, August 9th 2010 - 07:18 UTC

  Chavez to meet with Colombia's new president tomorrow

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his new Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, will meet this week as the first step toward restoring diplomatic relations between the South American neighbours, officials said Sunday.