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Chile leaves interest rate unchanged at 8.3 pct

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:05:20 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile : Chile's central bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at 8.3 percent, its highest level in a decade.

Oct. 9, 2000: Ozone Hole Exposes Chilean City

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:53:31 GMT

At 53 degrees south latitude, Punta Arenas is the world's southernmost city, sitting on the Straits of Magellan only 900 miles from Antarctica.

Carpal Tunnel Surgery Relieves More Symptoms Than Splinting

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:46:05 GMT

Surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome is more effective at relieving the symptoms of the painful condition than splinting, according to an updated review of studies by Chilean researchers.

Chilean president urges L. America to join hands to combat financial crisis

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:13:55 GMT

Visiting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said here Monday that Latin American countries should join hands to cope with the international financial crisis.

Former Chilean President Not To Run For Next Presidency

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:58:10 GMT

Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Escobar has said that he will not compete in next year's presidential election.

A cannon and an old lighthouse - La Serena, Chile

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:34:17 GMT

Further south to a trendy beach town. La Serana. Well I wouldn't say its a beach town as the beach is 4 Km from the town.

Chilean President Calls For Reinforced Fight Against Corruption

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:16:43 GMT

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated an anti-corruption forum on Thursday, urging political actors to be responsible for the fight against corruption.

Latin American Pacific Arch Meets in Chile

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:58:43 GMT

Santiago de Chile, Oct 3 Chile s Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley will address Friday the two-day 4th ministerial meeting of the Latin American Pacific Arch in Santiago.

Chile urges Latin America to raise trade with Asia

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:40:15 GMT

Chilean Representative of the Foreign Ministry Carlos Furche on Thursday urged Latin America to promote regional integration and raise economic exchanges with countries from the Asia-Pacific region.

Chilean rescue teams find three bodies in plane debris

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:02:57 GMT

Rescue teams from the Chilean Air Force said Monday they had found three bodies of crew members of a light aircraft which lost contact with ground from last Sunday afternoon.

Airport Privatization Isn't Always Successful

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:51:36 GMT

The consortium in the deal to lease Midway Airport is no stranger to operating airports.

Chilean President Honors Sen. Kennedy

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:44:36 GMT

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet made a trip to Massachusetts to honor one of the great and true friends of Chile, U.S. Sen.

UN event sparks further endorsement of 11 treaties

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:58:26 GMT

On the fourth day of the United Nations treaty event to promote universal participation and implementation of multilateral pacts, six Member States undertook nine treaty actions by signing or ratifying separate ...

Chile: A force for good, now

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:58:15 GMT

TEN years after General Augusto Pinochet stepped down as commander-in-chief, Chile's army is at last emerging from the shadow of its murky past.

Sen. Kennedy taken to hospital from Cape Cod home

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:44:42 GMT

Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has been in treatment for brain cancer, was taken by ambulance to a hospital near his Cape Cod vacation home Friday after complaining of feeling ill.

Bolivian Evo Morales: UNASUR stops US domineering ambitions in Latin America

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:10:28 GMT

New York, Sep 24 .- President Evo Morales declared on Wednesday, thanks to consolidation of UNASUR , United States won't lead politically to Latin America.

Credit crisis casts cloud over UN

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:57:42 GMT

UNITED NATIONS : Wall Street's credit crisis continued to cast a dark cloud over the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday with leaders expressing concern the international economic downturn will make it harder to ...

South American Leaders To Meet In New York Over Bolivian Political Crisis

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:42:42 GMT

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has called a fresh summit of the Union of South American Nations in New York, the Chilean Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Kennedy to talk politics after getting award

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:08:44 GMT

Sen. Edward Kennedy's condition is improving after brain cancer surgery and he will make a statement on legislative matters after receiving an award from the president of Chile.

Low sperm count may be associated with prenatal testosterone excess

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:22:28 GMT

Exposure to an excess of sexual steroids, like testosterone, during fetal development may be a potential risk factor for low sperm count and motility, according to a new study accepted for publication in ...

Hydrocarbons Daily Record Monday, 12 September 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:05:07 GMT

At 1930hrs LMT on Monday, 22 September 2008 Light Sweet Crude was trading at $120.92 up 16.37 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

A culinary tour of Chile

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:07:23 GMT

I just got back from Chile, a land of culinary delights. Aside from fabulous wine, Chile has amazing food.

Chile's teens are testing the country's sexual limits

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:07:06 GMT

It is just after 5 p.m. in what was once one of Latin America's most sexually conservative countries, and the youth of Chile are bumping and grinding to a reggaeton beat.

CHILE: Salvador Allende - Greatest Chilean, by Popular Acclaim

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:54:49 GMT

The late socialist President Salvador Allende, who was overthrown by the armed forces on Sept.

Rights monitor blasts Venezuela govt for expulsion

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:14:07 GMT

A leading Human Rights Watch monitor who was abruptly put on the first plane leaving Venezuela early Friday said his expulsion shows the intolerance of President Hugo Chavez's government to criticism.

Chilean student smartmob for better education: "The Penguin Revolution"

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:35:39 GMT

On September 7, in Santiago Chile, I interviewed Luis Ramirez and Paloma Baytelman about "the penguin revolution" -- Chilean schoolchildren used social media to organize widespread protests against underfunded ...

Happy Chilean Independence Day : Violeta Parra

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:11:34 GMT

Last night I was watching TV Nacional de Chile and the ending of the series Grandes Chilenos , that featured the artista Violeta Parra .

Chile's Fiestas Patrias

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:06:17 GMT

September 18 is celebrated as Chile's Independence Day, or Fiestas Patrias . The celebrations begin a week earlier, with parades, festivities, food, music and beverages.

Latin American presidents meet to mediate in Bolivian crisis

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:53:03 GMT

Latin American presidents and representatives met here Monday at an urgent summit summoned by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to seek a political solution to the crisis in Bolivia.

Regional summit seeks solution to Bolivia crisis

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:52:07 GMT

South American presidents gathering in Chile on Monday will try to find a peaceful solution to a political crisis in Bolivia that has seen more than a dozen people killed in clashes between supporters and foes of President Evo Morales.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who is temporary president of the 12-member Union of South American Nations, called the summit after speaking by phone with Morales late Friday.

'We can't remain impassive in the face of a situation that worries us all,' Bachelet said Saturday as she announced the meeting.

Morales struggles to control Bolivia amid violence

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:25:04 GMT

President Evo Morales struggled to assert control over a badly fractured Bolivia on Sunday as separatist protesters set fire to a town hall and blockaded highways in opposition-controlled provinces, impeding ...

Once de Septiembre: Chile's September 11

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:54:17 GMT

The sign outside downtown Edmonton's Ukrainian Centre reads, in simple black letters, Viva Allende.

Chile calls for regional summit on Bolivia crisis

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:43:21 GMT

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is convoking an emergency meeting of South American leaders to find a resolution to Bolivia's political crisis.

Chile: more pension funds can go abroad

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:23:24 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile : Chile is gradually doubling the amount private pension funds can invest abroad.

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Chilean Copper Mining Area

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:03:14 GMT

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake has rocked northern Chile, the United States Geological Survey reported.

Chile: Violence on coup anniversary

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:49:01 GMT

Clashes erupted in the Chilean capital Thursday night as protesters erected burning barricades and attacked police with firearms and rocks on the 35th anniversary of a bloody military coup.

A police commander told Chilean television two officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, one of them in the chest. Local media reported at least one civilian was also shot.

The violence shattered what had been a relatively calm day on which Chileans marked the anniversary of the 1973 coup, when the right-wing Gen. Augusto Pinochet toppled elected Marxist President Salvador Allende.

Chile approves whale sanctuary

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:56:51 GMT

Chile is making its entire Pacific Ocean territorial waters a whale sanctuary. The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill submitted by President Michelle Bachelet that bans whale hunting off Chile's 3,400 ...

Quake rocks northern Chile

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:24:04 GMT

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake has rocked northern Chile. There are no immediate reports of victims or major damage but the quake caused landslides that blocked some highways.

Chile's Private Escondida Copper Mine to Invest in Water

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:15:37 GMT

Northern Chile's lack of water has made it difficult for water-hungry mining operators, who normally must compete with local towns or farming communities for scarce water resources.

Chile's Businesswomen Network

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:56:22 GMT

Around 200 businesswomen congregated on Sunday for the first meeting of Chile's National Businesswomen's Network, under the slogan "Women alone invisible, women together invincible." The initiative, organized ...

Chilean presidency changes ageing 707 with Boeing 767-300

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:53:34 GMT

The Chilean Air Force formally presented last weekend the new presidential aircraft, a Boeing 767-300ER which cost 30 million Euros and will enable Chilean leaders to reach any point in the world.

Flood Emergency Declared in Chile

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:52:47 GMT

Chile has declared an emergency in southern areas where torrential rains have left at least eight people dead and caused widespread flooding.

Crews on rescue mission amid Chile rains

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:42:36 GMT

Emergency crews used helicopters to rescue some of the nearly 100,000 people hit by the worst rain in three decades in southern Chile, where at least four people have died, officials said.

Chilean President Declares Catastrophe, Emergency Zones

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:35:17 GMT

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Wednesday declared the regions in the central south of the country as catastrophe and agriculture emergency zones, due to days of massive rainfalls in the area.

Storms affect 23 000 people in Chile

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:31:38 GMT

Santiago de Chile - At least four people were killed in southern Chile in the worst storms to hit the country in the last decades, authorities said on Wednesday.

Argentina endorses $3B Andes tunnel

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:30:39 GMT

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is promising to help build a 14-mile tunnel through the Andes into Chile.