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Chile to be Latin America's only candidate to U.N. Council
ReutersSANTIAGO, April 30 (Reuters) - Chile will be Latin America's sole candidate for a seat at the United Nations' Security Council for the 2014 to 2015 period, Foreign Affairs Minister Alfredo Moreno told reporters on Tuesday. The Andean country needs to...Tags: Chile, Elections, Politics, United Nations
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Chilean centre-right's hopes sag as top candidate quits race
Reuters* Former candidate Golborne engulfed in retail, funds scandals * UDI party taps Economy Minister Longueira as new candidate * Ex-president Bachelet expected to win November vote By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - Chilean businessman...Tags: Chile, Elections, Santiago (Chile), Metal and Mineral, Politics
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Funeral begins for Venezuela's Chavez
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CARACAS, Venezuela -- The funeral ceremony for late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez got underway Friday at a military base in the capital before 32 heads of state and with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra directed by Los Angeles conductor Gustavo...Tags: Human Interest, Hugo Chavez, Sean Penn, Heads of State, Caracas (Venezuela)
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China commits $15 billion in development funds for Latin America
World NowTo solidify its relationship with Latin America, which already accounts for $200 billion in annual trade, China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, said his nation was ready to commit $15 billion in financing for infrastructure, manufacturing and technology... -
Controversial dam project in Chile's Patagonia region on hold
World NowThe HidroAysen dam project, which would have inundated 12,500 acres in the bio-diverse Patagonia region, is effectively suspended as a partner suspends work on an environmental impact study.... -
Washington Post: Rubio-Mack tiff in Colombia
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelDid U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's talks in Colombia last week get in the way of another Florida Republican who wants to join him in the Senate, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV of Fort Myers? The Washington Post reported that there may have been some bad blood... -
Argentina's Fernandez sworn in for a second term as president
World NowArgentinan president Fernandez de Kirchner was sworn in for a second term, after winning re-election in an October landslide... -
Pablo Neruda's death is next to be investigated as Chile exhumes its past
La PlazaThis post has been corrected. See the note at bottom for details. Was Pablo Neruda poisoned? A judge in Chile has opened an investigation into the death four decades ago of the Nobel Prize-winning poet in response to allegations by his former driver... -
The week in Latin America: Unrest continues in Chile
La PlazaHere are stories that made headlines this week in Latin America, and highlights from our coverage of the region by Times reporters and your blogger here at La Plaza: 1 dead in Chile national strike A two-day national strike in Chile led to hundreds of... -
List of Chile dictatorship victims grows, sparking controversy
La PlazaChile's government has expanded its official list of victims of the Pinochet dictatorship to more than 40,000, but among the new names are victims of torture who later became torturers themselves, as well as a torture victim who fled and later returned to... -
Analysis: War in Libya trumps peace in Latin America, despite Obama's determined effort
AP White House CorrespondentSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — In the heart of his mission to Latin America, President Barack Obama tried to get the world to see what he saw. "Latin America is at peace," he said in Chile. The world, however, has been busy. His speech was not...Tags: Trips and Vacations, International Travel, White House, U.S. Military, Elections
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Trapped miners in Chile face long wait
La PlazaRescuers were able to lower a video camera into the shaft but no audio link. Grainy black-and-white footage showed the dazed eyes of a single miner. The 33 men have been trapped for 18 days. Authorities are now working to get the miners glucose,...
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