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SANTIAGO, Chile | Michelle Bachelet has an approval rating of almost 80 percent - an honor few sitting presidents of the world can boast of - but she is not on the ballot for the presidential election Sunday. Ms. Bachelet's four-year term is nearing its end because Chilean law does not permit a president to serve consecutive terms. Sundays election, therefore, is hotly contested, with a wealthy ...
The U.S. Men's National Team will conclude its annual January training camp at The Home Depot Center with a match against CONCACAF foe and fellow World Cup finalist Honduras on Jan. 23 at 6:00 p.m. PT. The match will be broadcast in English on Fox Soccer Channel, with Spanish language coverage to be determined.
Associated Press - December 15, 2009 12:24 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) - The United States will play its first World Cup warmup of 2010 against fellow qualifier Honduras on Jan.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Banco do Brasil SA , Brazil’s largest government-run bank, is in talks with Argentina’s Banco Patagonia SA , seeking to expand in South America’s second- largest economy in what would be its first acquisition abroad.
Coral Gables, FL: The law firm of Zumpano Patricios & Winker, P.A. (“ZP&W”) has announced the opening of a satellite office in Shanghai, China. This office is the third opening for the firm this year, coming on the heels of impressive new openings in New Delhi, India and Warsaw, Poland.
"During the first week of the U. N. climate change conference here in Copenhagen, it took about 10 to 15 minutes to clear security and enter the Bella Center where the conference is being held. The only exception was the first day, on Dec. 7, when chaos reigned.
Hard to Treat Diseases and its China subsidiary Mellow Hope announce further update on the announcement of November 19, 2009 titled - "Hard To Treat Diseases Chilean first order of 200,000 doses - worth approximately $1.8 million USD" and the first shipment of H1N1 vaccine shipment for Chile.
It's not likely that any Israeli officials will be coming to London this holiday season. Not because British Airways may go on strike, but because they face the threat of arrest while giving speeches, shopping or visiting friends.
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its continuing effort to buttress food and medical product safety in this country by working with its regulatory partners overseas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the opening of its Mexico City post. This is the Agency's third post in Latin America and its tenth international post in the past 13 months.
My friend Yuko Mizuno remembers having easy access to sweet potatoes during her youth in Tokyo. “We had this roasted sweet potato man, a street vendor who would come around the neighborhood with stone-roasted sweet potatoes,” she recalled.
Chile has been invited to become the 31st member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Paris-based economic watchdog said Tuesday.
Downtown doyenne and culture chronicler Rose Hartman has documented the worlds of art and fashion in New York and across the globe for more than three decades. Here, she offers her best-of picks for where to see and be seen around town.
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 15, 2009) - Canadian Shield Resources Ltd. ( TSX VENTURE:EXP ) ( "Canadian Shield" or the "Company" ) is pleased to provide an update on the Estrella Project located in central Peru, and the Colpayoc Project, located in the Yanacocha District of northern Peru. Canadian Shield has recently completed a review of all exploration data generated on these projects ...
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. wants Japan, Malaysia and South Korea to join negotiations for a regional free-trade agreement in Asia, Trade Representative Ron Kirk said.
Film Nominated for Best Drama, Actor; Musical "Nine" Nets 5 Nominations
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Excalibur Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that three new directors were appointed to the board of directors at the Company's annual and special meeting held in Toronto on Thursday, December 3, 2009:
