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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Visiting Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday urged Israel to end new settlement construction as a precondition for reviving peace negotiations. After meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Abbas told the press that Israel needed to stop the "illegal settlements in Palestinian territories." The two leaders issued a joint statement, stating the...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's President Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday condemned as haughty and offensive comments by Peru's leader Alan Garcia over a spy scandal that has stirred century-old tensions between the neighbors.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Peruvian officials said Tuesday that an air force officer has confessed to passing national security secrets to Chile, where President Michelle Bachelet denied the espionage allegations, calling them offensive.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Peruvian officials said Tuesday that an air force officer has confessed to passing national security secrets to Chile, where President Michelle Bachelet denied the espionage allegations, calling them offensive.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
LIMA, Peru -- Peruvian officials said Tuesday that an air force officer has confessed to passing national security secrets to Chile, where President Michelle Bachelet denied the espionage allegations, calling them offensive.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Peruvian President Alan Garcia said Saturday he was cancelling planned talks with his Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet and leaving a regional summit a day early over an espionage row. "I am returning 24 hours earlier than scheduled so I can obtain complete and sufficient information (on the issue) and to be able to speak from Peru," Garcia said at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The leaders of South Korea and Chile agreed Wednesday that a free trade pact signed five years ago should be revised to further strengthen economic ties, officials said. President Lee Myung-Bak and his Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet said they would work together to further improve and develop the FTA, citing changes in conditions since the signing, according to a statement from Lee's office....
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France24 (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet declared October 30 National Day of Victims of Political Execution, in memory of thousands killed by the regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet. "This day is, without doubt, (dedicated) to those who were victims of intolerance and violence," Bachelet said on Friday as she signed the decree referring to the nearly 3,000 people who were murdered, or kidnapped...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Chile and Argentina agreed Friday to build road and railway tunnels across their common border in a project aimed at opening two new routes through the towering Andes, officials said. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner signed the agreement here as part of a broader treaty to promote integration and cooperation along their mountainous 5,000-kilometer (3,100...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
After a rough start, Michelle Bachelet, Chile’s first woman in the presidency, is winding up her term as one of the country’s most popular leaders.
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Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Written by Marc Becker Thursday, 08 October 2009 Source: Against the Current On April 26, 2009, Rafael Correa won re-election to the Ecuadorian presidency with an absolute majority of the vote. He gained broad popular appeal through a combination of nationalist rhetoric and increased social spending on education and health care. The victory cemented Correa’s control over the country as the old...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
President Michelle Bachelet proposed Tuesday to create a Ministry for Indigenous Affairs to place more weight on policies affecting Chile's Indian communities, many of which are mired in poverty and demanding political autonomy.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
President Michelle Bachelet proposed Tuesday to create a Ministry for Indigenous Affairs to place more weight on policies affecting Chile's Indian communities, many of which are mired in poverty and demanding political autonomy.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
SANTIAGO, Chile -- President Michelle Bachelet proposed Tuesday to create a Ministry for Indigenous Affairs to place more weight on policies affecting Chile's Indian communities, many of which are mired in poverty and demanding political autonomy.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
President Michelle Bachelet has celebrated her 58th birthday by dancing a traditional Chilean cueca - with a library worker who plucked up the courage to ask.