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• Friday, November 10th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Washington wants to again train Latinamerican military

  United States will again begin training Latinamerican and Caribbean countries military given the growing concern of Washington with the advance of “left wing regimes” in the region points out Friday's editions of USA Today.

• Thursday, November 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Certified toothfish gradually returning to posh New York

  Since October New York shoppers at Whole Foods markets have been greeted by banners proclaiming the return of certified Patagonian toothfish (Chilean bass), from the South Georgia and South Sandwich islands fishery, reports The New York Times in one of its leading stories.

• Thursday, November 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Chilean fish and fruit industries leery of El Niño

  Chile's Meteorological Institute predicts El Niño will hit Chile harder than expected this year, with more rain and Pacific Ocean temperatures up by half a degree Celsius.

• Thursday, November 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  US: Democrats win control of Congress

  Democrats have won control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994 after an upset victory in Virginia.

• Thursday, November 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  US trade deficit dips but China's surplus soars

  Falling crude oil prices helped the US trade deficit retreat from record highs and dip to 64.3 billion US dollars in September, according to a release Thursday from the Commerce Department.

• Thursday, November 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Fears of inflation push UK rates to five year high, 5%

  The Bank of England increased United Kingdom interest rates to a five-year high of 5% in response to concerns over. The quarter of a percentage rise was expected by market analysts.

• Thursday, November 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine arrest warrants for Iranian officials

  An Argentine judge has issued arrest warrants for former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and eight other Iranian officials over the 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires of a Jewish institution.

• Thursday, November 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Former Reagan official tilts Congress for Democrats

  Republican Senator George Allen gracefully conceded defeat Thursday after a bruising battle against Democrat Jim Webb, sealing the Democrats' control of the US Congress.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  US: Democrats “ready lo lead”.

  The Democrats have pulled off an historic win to seize control of the US House of Representatives after a dozen years of Republican rule in a resounding repudiation of a war, a president and a scandal-scarred Congress

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Bolivian electricity for Chile, why not?

  Bolivia confirmed Wednesday that the bilateral dialogue with Chile includes possible energy integration, but ratified that the century old claim to a sea outlet tops the agenda.