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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.
Group A:South Africa, Mexico , Uruguay, France. The skinny: Some say Thierry Henry cheated with a handball to get France to the World Cup, and it looks like the French got lucky again by landing in the group with the least-scary top seed, host South Africa (lowest-ranked of the 32 teams). Question is, who will join Les Bleus in the next round? Mexico will be favored.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty can't see Russia from his house. Neither could former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, of course, but her suggestion that Russia's proximity to her home state made for foreign policy chops was spoofed endlessly during the 2008 campaign.
PLANO, Texas----Cinemark Holdings, Inc. today announced the pricing of the previously announced public offering of 2,325,545 shares of its common stock by certain affiliates of Quadrangle Capital Partners at a price to the public of $12.85 per share.
(AP:TORONTO) Global mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. will continue work on a massive gold mine project in Nevada even though a U.S. court of appeals ordered more environmental analysis on the mining project, a company spokesman said Friday.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Cencosud SA , Chile’s biggest retailer by sales, will restart work this month on its Costanera Center real-estate project in Santiago as the economy recovers from its steepest slump in a decade.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty leaves on his latest trade mission Saturday, to visit Brazil and Chile. He is following the lead of other presidential hopefuls in burnishing their foreign policy credibility by traveling internationally.
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FIRST ROUND Friday, June 11 At Johannesburg, Soccer City South Africa vs. Mexico, 10 a.m. At Cape Town, South Africa Uruguay vs. France, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Korea vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. At Johannesburg, Ellis Park Argentina vs. Nigeria, 10 a.m. At Rustenburg, South Africa England vs. United States, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13 At Polokwane, South Africa ...
Six months before the World Cup begins in South Africa, Spain already has its first win. The world's No. 1 team was drawn into what appears to be one of the easiest groups Friday, and should have a clear path to the knockout round. Five-time champion Brazil, meanwhile, seemed to get the worst of the lot, facing not only reigning player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in Group G, but...
Tuyen (Trisa) Bui: Student I am Vietnamese and Martin Luther King Jr. is a significant icon to me. Dr. King Jr.'s legacy means there is hope for a future filled with justice and acceptance for all.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United States will play England, Slovenia and Algeria in the first round of next year’s World Cup in what appears to be a relatively easy group.
Report: Stern sees women in the NBA ... Nadal puts Spain up 1-0 in Davis Cup final ... Spain gets tough group draw at World Cup ... Raikkonen leaves Formula 1 ... Sports news from United Press International.
Rio Rancho toy run The 17th annual Rio Rancho Toy Run will take place today at 11:30 a.m. at Rio Rancho High School, 301 Loma Colorado Dr.
While the United States received a favorable draw, Brazil found itself in a group with the Ivory Coast and Portugal.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Cruzados SADP , which runs Chile’s Universidad Catolica soccer club, climbed 4.8 percent in its trading debut after raising 12.4 billion pesos ($24.7 million) in Santiago’s second initial public offering this week.
