News http://newshourly.net/latam/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:12 +0100 Kidnappers free two women aid workers in Haiti: MSF (AFP) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937311.html UN police patrol as people wait in line during the distribution of humanitarian aid in Port-au-Prince. The first kidnappings of aid workers in Haiti jolted the thousands-strong foreign relief operation in the quake-torn nation Thursday, adding to the staggering challenges it faces two months after the country's deadly disaster.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)AFP - Two European women aid workers were kidnapped in Haiti last week but freed on Thursday, their organization, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) told AFP.


]]> UN police patrol as people wait in line during the distribution of humanitarian aid in Port-au-Prince. The first kidnappings of aid workers in Haiti jolted the thousands-strong foreign relief operation in the quake-torn nation Thursday, adding to the staggering challenges it faces two months after the country's deadly disaster.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)AFP - Two European women aid workers were kidnapped in Haiti last week but freed on Thursday, their organization, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) told AFP.


]]> wiadomosci_en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:26:05 +0100 http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937311.html Mexico's first gay couples wed under landmark law (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937312.html Four same-sex couples celebrate after getting married at the town hall in Mexico City in this March 11, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Daniel AguilarReuters - Five same-sex couples wed in Mexico on Thursday as Mexico City became the first Latin American city to defy religious taboos and macho stereotypes by legalizing gay marriage.


]]> Four same-sex couples celebrate after getting married at the town hall in Mexico City in this March 11, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Daniel AguilarReuters - Five same-sex couples wed in Mexico on Thursday as Mexico City became the first Latin American city to defy religious taboos and macho stereotypes by legalizing gay marriage.


]]> wiadomosci_en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:26:05 +0100 http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937312.html EU condemns Cuba for rights violations (AP) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937310.html wiadomosci_en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:26:02 +0100 http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937310.html Chile lifts tsunami alert on coast after tremors (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937038.html A victim of the massive Chile earthquake eats a food ration in Constitucion. Strong aftershocks and a tsunami alert rocked Chile and rattled nerves as rightwing billionaire Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as the new president of the quake-hit nation.(AFP/Ariel Marinkovic)Reuters - Chile's navy lifted a tsunami warning for the country's coast after strong aftershocks shook the capital Santiago on Thursday, following the swearing in ceremony for new President Sebastian Pinera.


]]> A victim of the massive Chile earthquake eats a food ration in Constitucion. Strong aftershocks and a tsunami alert rocked Chile and rattled nerves as rightwing billionaire Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as the new president of the quake-hit nation.(AFP/Ariel Marinkovic)Reuters - Chile's navy lifted a tsunami warning for the country's coast after strong aftershocks shook the capital Santiago on Thursday, following the swearing in ceremony for new President Sebastian Pinera.


]]> wiadomosci_en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:20:06 +0100 http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937038.html Two kidnapped foreign aid workers freed in Haiti (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937039.html wiadomosci_en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:20:06 +0100 http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937039.html U.S. judge rules for Chevron in Ecuador case (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937037.html The Chevron corporate logo and the current price of unleaded fuel per gallon are shown at a Washington DC gas station January 11, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Chevron Corp may pursue an international arbitration claim over environmental pollution allegations in Ecuador, a judge ruled on Thursday, part of a long-running case that carries a potential $27 billion liability for the second-largest U.S. oil company.


]]> The Chevron corporate logo and the current price of unleaded fuel per gallon are shown at a Washington DC gas station January 11, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Chevron Corp may pursue an international arbitration claim over environmental pollution allegations in Ecuador, a judge ruled on Thursday, part of a long-running case that carries a potential $27 billion liability for the second-largest U.S. oil company.


]]> wiadomosci_en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:20:03 +0100 http://newshourly.net/latam/news_937037.html Mexico drug gang hushes killings with news blackout (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_936747.html Mexico's President Felipe Calderon looks on during an event in Mexico City, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Mexico's Tourism Secretary Rodolfo Elizondo, who helped Mexico's tourism industry pull through swine flu, drug violence and a global economic crisis, was replaced by Gloria Guevara Manzo, Calderon announced. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)Reuters - A powerful drug cartel is buying off journalists in northern Mexico to work as spies and smother coverage of a spike in killings on the U.S. border in the latest attack on the media in Mexico.


]]> Mexico's President Felipe Calderon looks on during an event in Mexico City, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Mexico's Tourism Secretary Rodolfo Elizondo, who helped Mexico's tourism industry pull through swine flu, drug violence and a global economic crisis, was replaced by Gloria Guevara Manzo, Calderon announced. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)Reuters - A powerful drug cartel is buying off journalists in northern Mexico to work as spies and smother coverage of a spike in killings on the U.S. border in the latest attack on the media in Mexico.


]]> wiadomosci_en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:12:05 +0100 http://newshourly.net/latam/news_936747.html Bombardier wins contract for Peru rail system (AFP) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_936748.html Canada's Bombardier has won a 22 million dollar contract for signaling systems for an electric railway system in the Peruvian capital, a company official told AFP Thursday.(Bombardier)AFP - Canada's Bombardier has won a 22 million dollar contract for signaling systems for an electric railway system in the Peruvian capital, a company official told AFP Thursday.


]]> Canada's Bombardier has won a 22 million dollar contract for signaling systems for an electric railway system in the Peruvian capital, a company official told AFP Thursday.(Bombardier)AFP - Canada's Bombardier has won a 22 million dollar contract for signaling systems for an electric railway system in the Peruvian capital, a company official told AFP Thursday.


]]> wiadomosci_en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:12:05 +0100 http://newshourly.net/latam/news_936748.html Venezuela murder-rate quadrupled under Chavez: NGO (Reuters) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_936749.html wiadomosci_en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:12:05 +0100 http://newshourly.net/latam/news_936749.html 7.2 magnitude quake rocks Chile (AFP) http://newshourly.net/latam/news_936553.html A man points at a seismic chart. A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake has rocked central Chile, including the cities of Santiago and Valparaiso where a new president was to be sworn in, authorities said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked central Chile Thursday, including the cities of Santiago and Valparaiso where a new president was to be sworn in, authorities said.


]]> A man points at a seismic chart. A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake has rocked central Chile, including the cities of Santiago and Valparaiso where a new president was to be sworn in, authorities said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked central Chile Thursday, including the cities of Santiago and Valparaiso where a new president was to be sworn in, authorities said.


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