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• Monday, May 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Strong handed Uribe re-elected with landslide

  President Alvaro Uribe, a key United States ally in Latin America, swept Sunday to a landslide re-election in Colombia rewarded by voters for turning around the security threat in a country bloodied by years of conflict and crime.

• Monday, May 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Economists stress caution as Chile enjoys boom

  Three leading Chilean economists worried last week that unless the government proceeds with caution, the boom years the country is now experiencing could turn to bust.

• Monday, May 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  First UN aid flight arrives in Java

  The first UN aid flight has arrived in Indonesia's earthquake zone carrying water, tents, stoves and cooking sets, as the death toll from the disaster climbed near 5.000

• Sunday, May 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's flag carrier Varig to be auctioned June

  Brazilian authorities decided to advance to June the auction of Brazilian flag carrier Varig in a final effort to ward off the airline's collapse, announced the National Civil Aviation Agency, ANAC.

• Sunday, May 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Support for Bolivian president Morales reaches 81%

  Popular support for Bolivian president Evo Morales ballooned to 81% following the nationalisation of the oil and gas industry last May 1, according to a survey published Saturday in the La Paz newspaper La Razon.

• Sunday, May 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chirac praises Chilean economic policies

  French President Jacques Chirac wrapped up a two-day visit on Saturday by praising Chile's economic policies and riding a French-built subway with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.

• Sunday, May 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Humala to ?free Peru'

  Nationalist presidential candidate Ollanta Humala promised yesterday to free Peru from centuries of racial discrimination but vowed not to risk economic policies that have made the country one of the world's top mineral exporters.

• Sunday, May 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Uribe poised for 2nd term

  If there's such a thing as a safe bet in politics, it's that President Alvaro Uribe will be the winner in today's presidential elections in Colombia.

• Saturday, May 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Partial lifting of beef export ban in Argentina

  The Argentine government announced a partial lifting of the ban on beef exports which was imposed last March with the purpose of forcing prices down in the domestic market.

• Saturday, May 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean parents concerned with “obese” children

  Two out of ten Chilean children at the age of six are obese with a 40% chance of becoming obese adults, according to a report from the Chilean Health Ministry.