The dispute that in 1982 led to an improbable war over the remote Falkland Islands is back, only this time it is not likely to end so well for the Brits. The Falklands War began when a faltering Argentine military dictator tried to resurrect his popularity by sending troops to seize the islands, claimed by [...]

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If you are a conservative and want to move to another country, then definitely check out conservative Chile. Although, you might want to wait until the quake mess is cleaned up.
What Chile did have was intellectual capital, thanks to an exchange program between its Catholic University and the economics department of the University of Chicago, [...]

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The 8.8 quake caused widespread damage, destroying buildings, bridges and roads in many areas. Electricity, water and phone lines were cut.
Chilean President Michele Bachelet said that altogether two million people had been affected.
Several Pacific countries were hit by waves higher than usual after a tsunami was set off by the quake.
BBC News – Massive [...]

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A deadly 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, ripping apart buildings, highways and bridges and leaving a path of smoky rubble across a long swath of this earthquake-tested country before sending waves rumbling across the Pacific Basin.
‘State of Catastrophe’ After Chile Quake – NYTimes.com

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A British Navy destroyer has intercepted an Argentinian warship in an apparent escalation of the Falklands Island Oil Crisis, according to The Sun.
The announcement comes just hours after the Argentinians filed a complaint with the United Nations over British oil exploration in the Falklands.
The small group of islands off the coast of Argentina are a [...]

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LATIN American and Caribbean nations have agreed to create a new regional alliance, without the United States and Canada.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon confi
Latin American alliance locks United States, Canada out | Herald Sun

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A fresh diplomatic row has erupted between Britain and Argentina over the disputed Falkland Islands which is claimed as an overseas territory by both London and Buenos Aires.
Last month, Argentina enacted a law laying claim over the Malvinas Islands, which are called the Falklands by Britain.

Fresh row erupts over UK Falkland claims
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Under French rule in the 1700s, Haiti was the wealthiest colony in the New World and represented more than a quarter of France’s economy. After a Haitian slave revolt defeated the French army in 1801, the newly independent nation became the first country in the New World to abolish slavery. But Haiti’s fortunes ebbed when [...]

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Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguay’s president, recently described the arms race as a “reality”, while President Alan García of Peru sent his cabinet ministers across the region to try to broker a non-aggression pact. Brazil and Chile are the undeniable heavyweights in terms of spending. Brazil spent $24.6bn on defence in 2008, partly in an attempt to [...]

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Colombia is the home of Juan Valdez. So how can it be so hard to find a decent cup of coffee?
During a recent visit to the Colombian city of Popayan, the well-known French chef Bertrand Esnault complained the coffee served at his hotel tasted like dirty water.
“We are a coffee-producing country,” said Wbeimar Lasso, who [...]

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