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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:17 AM

South America

Type: World Region

Name: South America

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 23 Documents

Colombia on red alert

Colombia warned its forces were on 'maximum alert' and were prepared to defend against any attack, amid rising tensions with neighboring Venezuela.Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva issued the warning after a meeting of the country's national security ... [iafrica.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Colombia, Venezuela, Arauca (Colombia)

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 10 Documents

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Amazon countries to hold climate talks

BRASILIA (AFP) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling a meeting of eight Amazon countries next week to forge a common stand ahead of next month's key climate talks, officials said Friday.The leaders are set to be joined by French President ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Climate, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolivia, Brazil

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 34 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Peruvian gang killing for fat, cops say

LIMA, Peru - A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged yesterday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics. Medical experts expressed skepticism that a major ... [Philadelphia Inquirer - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Lima (Peru), Peru, Extraction

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 12 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Peru's gangs kill for human body fat

LIMA, Peru: Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics.Three suspects confessed to killing five people, but the gang may have been involved in dozens ... [The Star South Africa - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Peru, Lima (Peru), Dermatology, Putrefaction

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 12 Documents

FARC

Venezuela blows up two foot bridges to Colombia (Reuters)

SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan soldiers on Thursday blew up two makeshift foot bridges that stretched across the border to Colombia in the latest incident to stoke a diplomatic dispute between the Andean neighbors.Colombia's government ... [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Colombia, Venezuela, FARC, Organization of American States

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 7 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Chile will revise report and documents sent by Peru

LivinginPeru.comIsabel GuerraThe 380-page dossier that summarizes the findings of the investigation on the espionage case that Peru sent to Chile , when this process officially started with a meeting which was attended by the Chilean Ambassador to Peru, ... [LivinginPeru - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Peru, Chile, Corroboration, Carolina Tohá

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 7 Documents

Ford invests $3.2 billion in Brazil

Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2.3 billion in Brazil over the next five years to modernize factories and expand production in South America's largest market.Ford Americas President Mark Fields outlined the investment plan at a ceremony today at its ... [Motor Trend - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Brazil, Camacari (Brazil), Mark Fields

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 10 Documents

Costa Rica Out Of World Cup Play; Coach Blames Bench Scuffle For Loss Of Momentum

Although Costa Rica fought back to tie 1-1 against Uruguay in World Cup qualifying play, it wasn't enough to continue on to South Africa in 2010. Costa Rica coach Rene Simoes blames the touch-line scuffle for stealing the Tico's momentum at a crucial ... [Inside Costa Rica - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Costa Rica, Uruguay, Walter Centeno, Sebastián Abreu, Rene Simoes

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 3 Documents

Fire destroys 106 homes in Ecuador's largest city

A fire destroyed 106 houses in the Ecuadorian Pacific coast city of Guayaquil and left more than 500 people homeless, as well as 14 children with symptoms of smoke inhalation.The disaster occurred in a poor neighborhood known as Cooperativa Esmeraldas ... [Individual.com - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Ecuador, Guayaquil, Disaster

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 4 Documents

Argentina slow to join Latin economic recovery

5.1 points, MercoPress reported.The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has already identified Brazil, Mexico and Chile as the three countries most likely to be out of recession by the beginning of 2010. OECD said the Brazilian economy ... [UPI - 12 hours ago]

Entities: OECD, Chile, Argentina, Mexico

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 Documents

Brazil beat Poland in volleyball tournament

Defending champions Brazil powered past Poland for their third straight win to remain unbeaten in volleyball's World Grand Champions Cup on Saturday.After struggling to overcome Cuba in the first day of the tournament Brazil's men found their form to ... [France24 - europe - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Brazil, Poland, Cuba

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 Documents

HCL expands global presence; opens IT centre in Brazil

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, today announced the official opening of a new world-class, Global IT development center in Sao Leopoldo, Brazil, expanding its global footprint.This center compliments HCL's operations in ... [MyIris - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Brazil, HCL Technologies, Sao Leopoldo (Brazil)

Quotes

Sergio Ribeiro,KMS' commercial director for South America, comments "By using a seawater reverse osmosis system,Minera Esperanza can provide a safe and plentiful water supply to its workers."

Mine workers welcome safe water supply [Energy Online - 4 hours ago]

...The declaration was the culmination of "Connecting to the World's Collections: Making the Case for Conservation and Preservation of our Cultural Heritage" the Salzburg Global Seminar (SGS) held October 28 - November 1, 2009 under the auspices of the U S federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)...

November 20, 2009--Guardians of World Treasures Sign Salzburg Declaration on the Conservation and ... [Institute of Museum and Library Services - 5 hours ago]

...Peter Makovicky, chairman of Chicago's Field Museum geology department and a dinosaur specialist, who had no role in Sereno and Larsson's research. "Until now, the only place you saw diversity like this in crocodiles was in the Mesozoic [a geologic era 245 to 65 million ago] in Madagascar and South America. It's pretty interesting to see some of these animals spending a lot their time on land, some of them eating plants" Makovicky said...

Ancient crocodiles filled different, often scary, niches [Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago]

Meanwhile, South America has also improved ties with China. "All producers see the opportunity of reaching the Chinese market" said Barcena

China is dynamo of world economy: ECLAC [Xinhua News Agency - 8 hours ago]

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Headley born to a Pak envoy: Report [India Today - 29 mins ago]
Peruvian gang sold human fat to European cosmet... [Deutsche Welle - 29 mins ago]
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US tries to mollify India [Deccan Chronicle - 33 mins ago]
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Lange through another lens [Irish Times - 39 mins ago]
Homeless on the Capitol's doorstep [Irish Times - 40 mins ago]
ILO Governing Body calls for comprehensive cris... [International Labour Organization - 42 mins ago]
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Agricultural Leadership is a Family Affair (11-... [National Corn Growers Association - 45 mins ago]
Venezuela blows up two foot bridges to Colombia [China Post - 45 mins ago]
Construction of new homes down 10.6% in Oct [Asiaone - 45 mins ago]
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Restaurant Fare To 'Return to Quality' In '10 [Media Post - 54 mins ago]
Husband has no claim on wife's gift [Yahoo! Canada - 55 mins ago]

Blogs

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Dot Biz [BAGnewsNotes - 4 hours ago] (Click for larger size) Consumer culture -- the endless manufacture of desire -- is killing us. It knows no morality. ...
Bob Dinneen: Reminding Al Gore: 5 'Encouraging ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 4 hours ago] Having an appreciation for Al Gore's commitment to science and advocacy of responsible policies on energy, the environment, and the economy, I was disappointed ...
Krauthammer on Landrieu $100 Million 'Louisiana... [NewsBusters.org blogs - 4 hours ago] Remember earlier this year when the new era of hope and change was ushered into Washington, D.C. and President Barack Obama made the statement on day one his policies ...
Clueless in Kabul [Power Line - 5 hours ago] We've noted the Obama administration's penchant for bullying America's allies and kowtowing to its adversaries. This Washington Post story presents another case-in-point ...
23 Dead in Afghanistan Bombings; Most Bagram De... [Informed Comment - 6 hours ago] Afghan insurgents greeted the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as president for another 5 years with a string of attacks and bombings that left 23 dead and dozens ...

Audio/Video

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Ford bets on Brazil [Reuters Video: Business - 12 hours ago]
Peru arrests 4 for selling human fat [Reuters Video: Top News - 14 hours ago]
Attack Ad Distorts the Truth About Energy [Rep. Denny Rehberg - YouTube Channel - 14 hours ago]
Unplugged: Healthcare Check-up [CBS - YouTube - 15 hours ago]
Unplugged: Healthcare Check-up [CBS News Online - YouTube - 15 hours ago]

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