BUENOS AIRES – Argentina and China will sign this month a contract in Beijing for the construction of two new nuclear powered plants, with an investment of US$ 12.5 billion, according to Argentina’s Nuclear energy […]
TORONTO – Hot Docs gave away twelve awards and $67,000 in cash and prizes to Canadian and international filmmakers, including awards for Festival films in competition and those recognizing emerging and established filmmakers. The awards […]
NEW YORK – Asserting that the Pakistani society was still deeply divided over what the Taliban represented, Mohammad Hanif, a contributing op-ed writer to the New York Times, has recalled the relevance of the saying […]
SÃO PAULO – Neymar’s sister Rafaella Beckran has announced she is dating her brother’s Brazil teammate Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa. Gabigol posted a picture of the pair kissing on a balcony in Barcelona, which was then […]
KATHMANDU – An 85-year-old Nepali man died at Mount Everest base camp while attempting to become the oldest person to climb the highest peak, officials said on Saturday. Min Bahadur Sherchan, a former British Gurkha […]
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s state energy company Enarsa has reached an agreement to buy 3.4 million cu m/d of natural gas from Chile to meet peak demand during the June-to-August winter period, reducing diesel imports […]
RIO DE JANEIRO – Eight ISIS sympathizers in Brazil have been jailed for plotting chemical attacks during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. All the men were Brazilian nationals, who were also accused of […]
ZÚRICH – FIFA has overturned Barcelona star Lionel Messi”s four-game ban from international matches imposed for swearing at an assistant referee, saying there was not enough evidence to support the stiff punishment. The U-turn is […]
COYHAIQUE – A Chilean man has been jailed after pulling out his girlfriend’s eyes in an attack intended to kill her. Mauricio Ortega was sentenced to 26 years and 170 days in prison for attempted […]
SANTIAGO – Copper prices lost ground in April, compounding the slight fall observed in March. Copper prices averaged U.S Dollar 2.58 per pound (equivalent to $5,682 per ton) in April, representing a 2.5% monthly decline […]
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