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Latin America

  • Wednesday, April 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Urges Peru protest suspension over land mine

    Peruvian nationalists are scheduled to illegally cross into Chile today

    Peruvian nationalists are scheduled to illegally cross into Chile Wednesday in protest of a historic border dispute. But if the event goes as planned, Chile's Interior Minister Belisario Velasco warned Tuesday that the protest could turn deadly.

  • Wednesday, April 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile: Airline wars continue

    The battle between Chile's three principle domestic airlines, LAN, Sky and Aerolínes del Sur has become increasingly heated over the past months.

  • Wednesday, April 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile's armed forces 100 percent voluntary for first time in history

    Pte. Bachelet at a ceremony at the Escuela Militar training academy

    Chile's Armed Forces announced Tuesday that the 16,050 new recruits for 2007 were all volunteers. Citing the new recruitment law which provided funding for marketing and better benefits for solders, over 40,000 applications were received for the available spots.

  • Tuesday, April 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    US-Chilean trade booming, up 25% over January 2006

    During January 2007 trade between Chile and Untied States reached 1.29 billion US dollars, up 26% from the same month in 2006, according to the latest report on bilateral trade from the Chilean-North American Chamber of Commerce. (AmCham).

  • Saturday, March 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    El Salvador chosen as “pilot” country for ethanol project

    Pte. Lula da Silva & Pte. Bush at the end of a joint news conference at Camp David

    United States and Brazil invited El Salvador to become the “pilot” country for the production of ethanol thus helping to save on hydrocarbons, was confirmed in El Salvador by the country's president Elias Antonio Saca.

  • Friday, March 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile: Street protest, teargas commemorate 1985 death of young Pinochet opponen

    The protester is surrounded and is eventually taken in by the military

    Flying rocks and teargas marked the 22nd annual Young Combatants' Day, which commemorates the slaying of brothers Eduardo and Rafael Vergara Toledo by Augusto Pinochet's military forces in 1985.

  • Friday, March 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Italy/Chile cooperation in renewable energy sector

    Minister Prodi & Pte. Bachelet

    Chile's presidential Palace La Moneda put out the red carpet this week for a quick official visit from Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi. During the day-long visit Prodi announced his country hoped to increase investment in Chile, especially in the renewable energy sector.

  • Friday, March 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile leads Latinamerica in information technology

    In a new study released this week by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Chile ranked 31 on a list of 122 countries for efficient use of information and communication technology. Only four Latin American countries made the top 50, of which Chile was the leader.

  • Thursday, March 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    HMS Grafton becomes Chilean Navy's “Almirante Grafton”

    New chilean frigate Almirante Lynch

    Former Type 23 frigate HMS Grafton was delivered Wednesday in Portsmouth to the Chilean Navy and renamed “Almirante Lynch”, according to a release from the Chilean Embassy in London.

  • Thursday, March 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    “Latinamerica at the crossroads”, four possible scenarios by 2020

    Lord Triesman

    By Lord Triesman of Tottenham

    British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibilities for relations with Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Overseas Territories, the Commonwealth, UK visas, Migration policy, Consular policy, Public Diplomacy, including the British Council, the BBC World Service and the Chevening Scholarships Scheme.

    The speech at the House of Commons, March 28, was the launching of FCO Latin America strategy paper