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Sound Off: Club classics with a Latin flareIt's that time again - time for the ubiquitous best-of-the-year list. But you're going to have to wait another four weeks.
Source : topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 04:40
Abertis and Citi Reach an Agreement Over the Transfer of Some Stakes in Itinere Companies
The transaction is subject to obtaining the pertinent authorizations. - Once the transaction is completed, Abertis will control 100% of Autopista Vasco-Aragonesa in Spain, 100% of Elqui and 100% of Gestora de ...
Source : topix.net | 01-Dec-2008 18:38
Ted Kennedy's honorary degree from Harvard is latest among a string of accolades for senator
With Sen. Edward Kennedy battling a malignant brain cancer, admirers are showering accolades on the liberal lion for his decades of work in the U.S. Senate.
Source : topix.net | 01-Dec-2008 10:24
Peru leader rejects top general's remarks on Chile
Peruvian President Alan Garcia had to call his counterpart in Chile this week to explain comments by Peru's top army general that Chileans in Peru would be sent back in coffins or body bags.
Source : topix.net | 30-Nov-2008 05:22
Chile: Construction of a Zoo in Curico
Three thousand XO computers will be donated to the Guatemalan government for distribution to schoolchildren through the offices of the Ministry of Education and the Secetariat of Social Works of the First Lady, ...
Source : topix.net | 28-Nov-2008 05:18
Listeriosis scare prompts Chile to pull brie
Naples Overnight Crime Salvation Army needy in deed The Salvation Army had its final sign up for holiday assistance, and not surprisingly the numbers are through the roof...but it may be the helpers who need ...
Source : topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 05:09
Hubble Captures Outstanding View Of Mammoth Stars
This cluster is embedded within the Carina Nebula, an immense cauldron of gas and dust that lies approximately 7500 light-years from Earth.
Source : topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 21:00
Chile to restore train to Bolivia
Chile is setting out to revive a train line that gives neigboring Bolivia a cargo route to the sea.
Source : topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 16:39
Korea and Chile team up on broad FTA deal
Wearing traditional Peruvian ponchos, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, second from right in the front row, poses with other leaders yesterday for the official group photo of the APEC summit in Lima, Peru.
Source : topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 01:28
Harper sounds recession warning, calls APEC's 18-month timeline ?premature'
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, chats with President Michelle Bachelet of Chile, at the start of the second Leaders' Retreat at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru on ...
Source : topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 01:21
Bush urges leaders to embrace free trade
President Bush on Saturday called on nations to embrace free trade even as turmoil races through the world's markets, urging them to resist the temptation to resort to protectionism.
Source : topix.net | 23-Nov-2008 12:55
Geography of Chile
Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article: "Geography of Chile." 30 March 2008.
Source : topix.net | 22-Nov-2008 14:37
the first 2009 tour dates for Radiohead
Radiohead have announced a handful of tour dates in 2009. The band are set to play shows in Latin America in March.
Source : topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 05:51
Chile congress seeks bigger wage hike for workers
Chile's lower house of congress has overwhelmingly rejected a wage hike for public workers, supporting 400,000 striking state employees who say the government's offer wasn't big enough.
Source : topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 21:48
Key departs for Peru to attend Apec summit
Mr Key formed his government quickly so he could attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum meeting and gain the latest international assessment of the situation.
Source : topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 07:11
Alleged Pinochet victim turns up alive
The reappearance of man who was officially dead has shaken and outraged some in Chile, a country that mourns 1,196 other political prisoners who vanished in the hands of a military dictatorship.
Source : topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 21:54
Chilean Lawmakers Call For Investigation Of HIV/AIDS Situation
Chile's new health minister, Alvaro Erazo, on Thursday said that at least 512 people nationwide have not been informed by the public health system that they tested HIV-positive and that an additional 1,364 ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Nov-2008 23:29
Chile HIV scandal deepens
SANTIAGO: Chilean lawmakers on Saturday demanded an investigation of a mushrooming AIDS scandal after the government said the public health system had failed to notify at least 320 people that they were ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Nov-2008 06:16
Chile unveils mural thought destroyed by dictator Augusto Pinochet
The mural titled "The first goal of the Chilean people " by painter Roberto Matta is seen on display after three years of restoration work at the La Granja city hall outside Santiago, Sunday, Nov.
Source : topix.net | 16-Nov-2008 19:48
Chile to honor victims of Holocaust
The Degroots live on a third generation apple orchard. Growing the fruit is hard labor, but it's also a labor of love.
Source : topix.net | 14-Nov-2008 20:55
Chile admits failures in Aids scandal
Chile's public health system may have failed to notify at least 512 people that they were infected with the HIV virus, health minister Alvaro Erazo said today amid a mushrooming Aids scandal in Chile.
Source : topix.net | 13-Nov-2008 17:58
Harper works phones before world economy talks
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been working the phones with other world leaders in preparation for a key international meeting on the world financial crisis.
Source : topix.net | 12-Nov-2008 23:18
APEC to reinforce China-Latin American economic links
The 16th leaders' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Lima, Peru will mark a further development of economic ties between China and Latin America, a senior UN official said on Monday.
Source : topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 21:15
My 35-year Fight to Find Pinochet Torturers Who Killed My Brother
In recent years a determined, Anglo-Chilean woman has become a common sight in the streets of Valparaiso, the port city that was the power base of General Augusto Pinochet.
Source : topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 12:58
Puerto Varas in the Chilean Lake District - Puerto Varas in the Chilean Lake District, Chile
Chilean Pategonia is a lush region with 200 days rain per annum.Lots of fishmongers at Puerto Munn and a beautiful lake at Pu Varas.
Source : topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 04:47
Airmen spend day with Chilean children
30 to brighten the outlook for neglected Chilean children in a suburb of Santiago.
Source : topix.net | 09-Nov-2008 04:43
Chilean President welcomes World Soccer Congress participants
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Thursday welcomed the delegations of the 45 countries that will participate in the yearly congress of the International Federation of Professional Soccer Players.
Source : topix.net | 07-Nov-2008 04:32
Peru mulls state of emergency in south after protests
The government of Peru said it was considering imposing a state of emergency in the south of the country after violent protests in the city of Tacna.
Source : topix.net | 05-Nov-2008 08:52
Chile to spend $1.2 billion on housing, credit
Chile is putting up more than $1 billion to help middle-income families and smaller businesses survive the global financial crisis.
Source : topix.net | 04-Nov-2008 18:31
Chilean Politico Quits Over Mishandling HIV Tests
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Source : topix.net | 04-Nov-2008 06:13
Chilean glacier will vanish in 50yrs: study
Chile's official water authority has warned that the Echaurren glacier near Santiago, which supplies the capital with 70 per cent of its water needs, could disappear in the next half century.
Source : topix.net | 02-Nov-2008 06:02
No sight, but lots of fight for footballers in Chile
A football tournament that's won a lot of attention has just wrapped up in Santiago, Chile.
Source : topix.net | 02-Nov-2008 01:37
Chile's Health Minister Resigns Following Incident Related To HIV/AIDS
Bachelet appointed Deputy Health Minister Jeanette Vega in Barria's place, according to BBC News .
Source : topix.net | 31-Oct-2008 19:08
Traces of hallucinogens found in Andean mummy hair
Analysis of the chemical composition of hairs from an adult Andean male and a one-year-old baby, both dating between 800 and 1200 A.D., revealed the presence of the hallucinogenic alkaloid harmine.
Source : topix.net | 30-Oct-2008 19:07
World Conference on Climate Change opens in Chile
The World Conference on Climate Change and Renewable Energies on Tuesday opened at the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago.
Source : topix.net | 29-Oct-2008 17:54
Chile's health minister quits over AIDS scandal
Deputies search for Lee Bank robber Item on ballot impacts Collier students and teachers Voters will decide if they want to pay for teacher salaries and school programs.
Source : topix.net | 28-Oct-2008 22:07
Migiro to make official visits to Republic of Korea and Chile
Environmental cooperation, the impact of the global financial crisis on United Nations efforts to slash poverty and the role of women in tackling climate change will be on the agenda when Deputy ...
Source : topix.net | 28-Oct-2008 16:53
Chile leader to shake up Cabinet after municipal vote
Setbacks in municipal elections appear to have pushed Chile's president to shake up her Cabinet.
Source : topix.net | 27-Oct-2008 23:47
Chile's municipal elections normally held
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said Sunday the country's municipal elections were held normally without any major events.
Source : topix.net | 27-Oct-2008 04:24
Chile: Presidential leanings in mayoral voting?
Chileans may be voting for mayors on Sunday, but the outcome could influence who becomes the country's next president.
Source : topix.net | 26-Oct-2008 02:39
CHILE: Achievements in AIDS Fight Marred by Irregularities
Irregularities like delays in notifying 25 people that they were HIV-positive, which led to the deaths of at least two of them, have cast a shadow on Chile's exemplary image in the field of AIDS prevention and ...
Source : topix.net | 24-Oct-2008 03:27
Jordan, Chile set to expand ties
Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania arrived on Sunday in San Diego, the first leg of a Latin American tour that also includes Argentina and Brazil.
Source : topix.net | 22-Oct-2008 18:01
Valle de Luna y Valle de Muerte - San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Sightseeing around the town in the morning. In the afternoon took a tour to into Valle de Muerte and Valle de Luna .
Source : topix.net | 20-Oct-2008 17:24
Chilean President Urges Unasur To Tackle Global Crisis
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Friday urged the Union of South American Nations to tackle the global financial crisis which threatens to drag behind the economic growth of its member states.
Source : topix.net | 18-Oct-2008 17:11
HIV scandal rocks Chile
Chilean authorities and activists reacted strongly this week to news that 24 patients who tested positive for HIV at northern Chile's Iquique Regional Hospital were never informed of their results.
Source : topix.net | 16-Oct-2008 23:44
Whale sanctuary becomes law in Chile
Chile has turned all of its Pacific Ocean territorial waters into a whale sanctuary.
Source : topix.net | 15-Oct-2008 20:31