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2010 WORLD CUP
Argentina's hopes still alive as US, Chile and Mexico sail through
Chile breezed into the World Cup finals courtesy of a 4-2 defeat of Colombia, while Maradona lived to fight another day after Argentina's last-gasp win over Peru. Over in the northern zone, the US and Mexico booked their tickets for South Africa.
ENERGY
GDF Suez wins $3 billion deal in Chile
GDF Suez will use a new deal worth three billion dollars to supply electricity to Chilean company Emel from 2012 to 2026 to reinforce its position in Latin America, where the French utility group has been present since the nineties.
CHILE
Judge orders arrests for Pinochet-era human rights violations
A Chilean judge has ordered the arrest of at least 129 former soldiers and police for human rights violations during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The warrants concern agents involved in two operations to eliminate regime opponents.
CHILE
Turkeys test positive for swine flu
Chilean authorities have detected Influenza A (H1N1) in turkeys at farms north-west of the capital Santiago. But authorities have announced that the outbreak is under control and are urging people not to stop eating turkey meat.
Chile - Uighurs - Xinjiang
Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uighur Congress
Known as the “mother of the Uighurs,” Rebiya Kadeer has lived in exile in the United States since being released from Chinese prison in 2005. She denounces the repression and arrest of ethnic Uighurs living in China’s Xinjiang region.
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CHILI
Michelle Bachelet, a beloved president
A divorcee and self-proclaimed agnostic, Michelle Bachelet made history three years ago by becoming Chile’s first female head of state in a nonetheless traditionalist country. Very popular, the president has a 67% approval rating.
WEBNEWS
The blogosphere hails Kuwaiti women entering Parliament
In this edition: Four women voted into Kuwait's parliament for the first time and the news is welcome on the Web; Chilean presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami creates a buzz; and the hidden side of Paris is unveiled online.
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GLOBAL FINANCE
Centre-left leaders pledge 'concrete' action at G20 summit
Speaking from the first Progressive Governance Conference this weekend in Chile, US Vice President Joe Biden asked protesters to give governments a chance to make "concrete proposals" at the G20 summit next week.
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GLOBAL ECONOMY
Brown calls on leaders to 'reshape the world'
At a two-day summit of centre-left leaders in Chile aimed at shaping a joint response to the global financial crisis ahead of a key G20 summit in London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on leaders to "reshape the world".
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RALLYING
South American Dakar 2010 route revealed
The gruelling Dakar rally will not return to Africa, staying in South America one more year, announced the race's director. The beefed-up route will go through the desert north of Argentina and into Chile, and cover less of the Patagonian steppes.
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