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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Thousands of Chileans including President Michelle Bachelet paid their respects Friday to a folk singer who became a martyr of the country's 1973 military coup and whose remains will be reburied following a search for clues to identify his killers.
A Chilean judge on Monday charged figures from Gen. Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship with the murder of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva, which could boost support for Frei Montalva's son in Sunday's presidential vote.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 7, 2009) - The economically important, environmentally sensitive Atlantic salmon species will have its genome fully sequenced, thanks to an international collaboration involving researchers, funding agencies and industry from Canada, Chile and Norway. Genome BC is partnering with the Chilean Economic Development Agency, InnovaChile, Norwegian ...
He will spend six months teaching and conducting research at a university in Santiago, Chile.
A Chilean judge Monday ordered six people to face trial in connection with the suspected murder of ex-President Eduardo Frei Montalva, who was a centrist and opponent of former dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Chile’s economy contracted 0.9 percent in October from the same month a year earlier, the central bank said today on its Web site.
A Chilean judge ruled Monday that former President Eduardo Frei Montalva was assassinated nearly 30 years ago and his killing covered up by people linked to the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. Six people were charged...
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia’s peso slid for a second day amid a decline in the price of oil, the nation’s top export. Colombia’s peso slid 0.1 percent to 2,010.09 per dollar at 10:29 a.m. New York time, from 2,007.97 at the end of last week.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Chile’s cost of living fell the most since 1934 in the year through November as prices for electricity and clothing tumbled. Consumer prices plunged 2.3 percent in November from a year earlier, the National Statistics Institute said today.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Chile’s annual inflation rate fell the most since 1934 in November as the cost of electricity and clothing tumbled. Consumer prices fell 2.3 percent in November from the same month a year earlier, the National Statistics Institute said today.
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous day’s session.
A small mortgage market and a lack of cheap credit in Argentina has kept the property market relatively stable.
Ignored, marginalised or despised in many countries, wastepickers from Asia, Latin America and Africa have come together in Copenhagen to lobby for recognition as unsung heroes in the fight against climate change.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Yields on Chile’s inflation-linked interest-rate swaps rose the most in six weeks after the government reported the biggest drop in consumer prices since 1934.
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Canada, Chile, and Norway will collaborate to sequence and map the Atlantic salmon genome, which will serve as a public resource for use in managing fish stocks and breeding programs, and for quality, security, and traceability, Genome British Columbia said today.
GiraMondo Wine Ventures will host the industry's inaugural Wine Entrepreneur Conference at the embassies of Chile and Argentina in the nation's capital on January 21 and 22, 2010. The Wine Entrepreneur Conference is the first and only professional wine conference focusing on wine entrepreneurship. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/enterwine ...
