Latin America
Latin AmericaA wealthy nation made up mostly of poor people overtaking Japan?
Where world economy is concerned, August 16, 2010 will go down history as a significant date. On this day, Japan quietly ceded to China the coveted title as the world's second largest economy which it had held for four decades.
Gigantic (US made) Chilean flag for bicentennial celebrations
A gigantic Chilean flag, 18 meters wide and 27 meters long, is on its way to Chile from the United States.
National Geographic wants to protect Chilean pristine marine life Island
Chile’s Salas y Gómez Island has caught the attention of The National Geographic Society as one of the most pristine marine sites in the world.
Latam’s business climate in July reached highest level in a decade
Business climate in Latin America reached in July its highest level in a decade according to the joint report from Brazil’s Getulio Vargas Foundation and Germany’s Economic Research Institute (IFO) from the University of Munich.
Peruvian court revokes parole of US woman linked to terrorist group
A court in Peru has revoked parole for a US woman who was imprisoned for aiding a left-wing terrorist group. Lori Berenson turned herself into police after judges ordered that she be sent back to prison to finish the last five years of her 20-year sentence
Chile’s investments abroad amount to 54 billion USD, mostly Latinamerica
Chile's investment abroad amounted to about 54.2 billion US dollars between 1990 and June 2010, distributed among more than 70 countries from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Europe, according to a report released Monday by the General Directorate of International Economic Relations (DIRECON).
Printed media also victim of Venezuelan rampant crime
A judge in Venezuela has ruled that all printed news media cannot publish “violent, bloody or grotesque” photographs for the next 30 days because the pictures can cause psychological and moral harm to children.
Military exercise to defend the Panama Canal brings together 18 countries
More than 2,000 civilian and military personnel from 18 countries began a 12-day exercise in Panama City Tuesday to train in a joint, multinational effort to defend the Panama Canal.
Constitutional Court says US/Colombia military accord must pass Congress
Colombia's Constitutional Court suspended a deal giving US troops more access to Colombian bases, sending the agreement back to President Juan Manuel Santos to seek congressional approval.
Piñera condemns links of Chile’s communists, Mapuche militants and FARC
Responding to a recent document linking activists from the indigenous Mapuches and Chile's Communist Party to Colombian guerrilla group FARC, President Sebastián Piñera condemned any collaboration between Chileans and violent groups.
