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+ Earth's highest microbial life found around volcanic vents in Atacama Desert + Washington, June 20 : A team of scientists has found that the highest microbial life on Earth appears to be in South America, around ...

+ Snow storm strands hundreds of drivers on Argentina-Chile border + A snow storm fanned by high wind stranded some 700 trucks along the border area between Argentina and Chile on Friday. In the ...

+ Chilean to head UN's Bhutto assassination inquiry + Chile's UN Ambassador Heraldo Munoz will head a six-month UN inquiry into the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister ...

+ Swine flu continues march in Latin America + Countries across Latin America reported more swine flu cases on Friday, more than a month after the outbreak first became known. In ...

+ Bank of China in pact to expand infrastructure, trade finance in Latin America + The Bank of China (BOC), the nation's third-largest bank by market value, will expand services in Latin America through a new deal ...

+ Latin America stocks end week down, rate cuts slow + (AP) — MEXICO CITY - Latin American stocks were mixed on Friday, ending the week down as central banks signaled that the end to six ...

+ Chile Pepper Domestication Provides Insights Into Crop Origin, Evolution + Without the process of domestication, humans would still be hunters and gatherers, and modern civilization would look very different. ...

+ Chile casino operator promoting IPO + SANTIAGO, Chile -- As reported by The Wall Street Journal: "Chilean casino and hotel operator Enjoy S.A. launched a road show ...

+ Widow of late Chilean president Allende dead at 94 + FILE - In this Thursday, June 26, 2003 file photo Hortensia Bussi de Allende, widow of late Chilean President Salvador Allende, walks ...

+ Green Parties Going It Alone + BUENOS AIRES, Jun 20 (IPS) - Fed up of waiting for existing parties to take up the cause of sustainable development and establish ...

+ Mexico, Chile finish higher as U.S. data improves + LOS ANGELES (Menafn - MarketWatch) -- Latin American equity markets rose Thursday, aided by gains on Wall Street on data that ...

+ Latin America reports one death, 666 new cases of A/H1N1 flu + MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Xinhua) -- One death and 666 new cases of the A/H1N1 influenza were confirmed in Latin America on Thursday. ...

+ 5 players infected with A/H1N1 flu in Chile + The captain of the Chilean soccer club Catolica University, Milovan Mirosevic, on Thursday became the fifth soccer player in Chile ...

+ LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign Announces Outstanding Commitments to Cervical Cancer Control in Africa and Latin America + http://www.livestrongblog.org AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - June 18, 2009) - Today the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) announced ...

+ RIDGID Launches Its "Reputation Roadshow" With 22 Stops Throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America + ELYRIA, OH--(Marketwire - June 18, 2009) - This May, RIDGID® kicked off its Reputation Roadshow. The events feature new RIDGID ...

+ SCAN Kicks Off 3D Seismic Operations in South America + SCAN has signed a Letter of Intent for a 3D seismic operation in the South American region utilizing SCAN's multi-purpose 3D vessel, ...

+ Microsoft Latin America Teams up with Children International to Teach Under-Served Children in the Dominican Republic + to teach 50 children who have grown up challenged by poverty the basics of technology, and support another 48 graduates, mothers and ...

+ Recovery concerns weigh on stocks; Chile lower + LOS ANGELES (Menafn - MarketWatch) - Latin American equity markets fell Wednesday, with resources stocks struggling as concerns about ...

+ Chile cheers return of high copper prices + SANTIAGO -- Chile, the world's biggest producer of copper, was Tuesday welcoming a bounceback in prices of the metal to eight-month ...

+ Discover all of South America with LAN's Airpass + LAN has this year expanded its popular South America Airpass by adding two booking class options and new routes domestically and ...

+ Chile's Rights Museum to honor dirty war victims + (AP) — SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's leader says she hopes her people will never forget the human rights violations committed under the ...

+ Gender Equality Requires Quotas + MADRID, Jun 17 (IPS) - Laws stipulating a minimum number of women in public posts are essential for achieving gender equality, ...

+ Festival to Showcase Films on Native Peoples + SANTIAGO, Jun 17 (IPS) - Thanks to the growing number of films by and about indigenous peoples, over 90 movies, mainly from Latin ...

+ Chile confirms another spike in swine flu + Santiago - The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Chile soared by several hundred to 3 125, the Health Ministry reported on ...

+ Chile, Russia seek FTA + Russia intends to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Chile, a Chilean official said Tuesday. According to information reaching ...

+ South America bears winter brunt of H1N1 pandemic + BUENOS AIRES: The H1N1 flu deaths of two people in Argentina and a mutation of the H1N1 virus detected in Brazil have added to fears ...

+ Chile cuts interest rate to 0.75 percent + Chile's central bank is cutting its benchmark lending rate by half a point to 0.75 percent, citing reduced inflationary pressures.The ...

+ Holland America Offers Exciting New 2010 World Cruise Overland Adventures in South America, India and Far East + . Overland Adventures allow guests to extend their holiday or Grand World Voyage with an in-depth exploration of regions such as the ...

+ Chile set for Monumental spell + Chile will play the last two home games of their 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifying campaign against ...

+ Chile meets expectations with rate cut to 0.75% + LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Chile's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points late Tuesday, according to the bank's ...

+ Flu deaths in Argentina add fears of pandemic in South America + BUENOS AIRES: The swine flu deaths of two people in Argentina and a mutation of the H1N1 virus detected in Brazil have added to fears ...

+ Chilean national team football player sick with swine flu + Santiago - The Chilean national football team player Rodrigo Millar is sick with the new influenza virus A(H1N1). "I started to have ...

+ Santiago Calatrava to design first USF Polytechnic building + Santiago Calatrava/Festina Lente Services Inc. , also will update the university’s master plan, a release said. Calatrava ...

+ Austin plans Chilean acquisition + Austin Engineering Ltd plans to expand further into South America through an acquisition and joint venture.Austin plans to acquire a ...

+ Chile, Russia agree to deepen commercial ties + More than 100 officials and businessmen from Chile and Russia met in Russia on Monday to deepen the bilateral commercial ties between ...

+ Chile now says economic could contract this year + Chile's government is sharply scaling back its forecast for the economy this year, saying it will barely expand at best and possibly ...

+ Chile 'Ski and Wine' Tour Offered by Santiago Adventures + With Chile's ski season underway, Santiago Adventures is offering a new 10-day tour that combines powder skiing high in famous Andes ...

+ Chile, China Sign New 'Open Skies' Agreement On Air Travel + signed a new "open skies" agreement that further liberalizes air travel between the two countries for both passengers and cargo, ...

+ Passport Health/MA Warns International Travelers, "Be Vaccinated for Infectious Diseases Before Travel to Brazil, Mexico, South America and Africa" + Passport Health of Massachusetts , specialists in vaccinations against dread diseases faced by international travelers, is warning ...

+ Latin America Silent Amid Attacks on Media + Here's the most immediate threat to democracy in the Americas: a concerted move by authoritarian leaders to silence independent media ...

+ IDF To Host Clinical And Educational Workshops On Diabetes For Health And Government Officials In Latin America + Diabetes Federation (IDF) will host workshops in Buenos Aires, Argentina from June 11-14, focused on clinical diabetes guideline ...

+ Large Latin America drug lab discovered in Mexico + MEXICO CITY -- Mexican soldiers found one of the largest synthetic drug producing laboratories in Latin America, and made a record ...

+ Mixed Reception for Indigenous Protection Code + SANTIAGO, Jun 13 (IPS) - Although it is still in the process of being drafted, a "code of responsible conduct" promoted by the Chilean ...

+ To Promote Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Partners With South American Universities + Cardiovascular disease researchers at Tulane University are partnering with faculty at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to ...

+ US calls for free press in Venezuela, Latin America + WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- The United States on Friday called on the Venezuelan and other Latin American governments to stop ...

+ Chile defeats France 1-0 to win youth tournament of Toulon + Chilean national under-21 soccer team won on Friday the youth tournament "Toulan's Hopes" in France by defeating the French team 1-0 ...

+ One of Latin America's largest drug labs found in Mexico + MEXICO CITY: Mexican soldiers found one of the largest synthetic drug producing laboratories in Latin America, and made a record ...

+ Chilean president urges to keep calm in combating A/H1N1 flu + SANTIAGO, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Friday called on the people to keep calm and collaborate with the ...

+ Alco Advanced Technologies, Inc. Has Secured Financing to Increase Sales Capability in South America + LAS VEGAS - (Business Wire) Alco Advanced Technologies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ALCD) announced today that the Company has successfully ...

+ Banco de Chile and Babson College Present Chilean Entrepreneurship Educators Program + . The intensive three-day course and supplemental online learning sessions will culminate with the publication of a Chilean ...