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Caribbean Latin America News
Chile was ready for quake, Haiti wasn't
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The earthquake in Chile was far stronger than the one that struck Haiti last month — yet the death toll in this Caribbean nation is magnitudes higher.
The reasons are simple.
Chile is wealthier and infinitely better prepared, with strict building codes, robust emergency response and a long history of handling seismic catastrophes. No living Haitian had experienced a quake at home when the Jan. 12 disaster crumbled their poorly constructed buildings.
And Chile was relatively lucky this time.
Feb 28, 2010 - 12:47:43 AM
Caribbean Latin America News
.Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific
TALCA, Chile – One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Chile on Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean — roughly a quarter of the globe.
Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about by the magnitude-8.8 quake as if shaken by a giant. At least 147 people were killed, according to Carmen Fernandez, director of the National Emergency Agency.
The quake shook buildings in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires, and was felt as far away as Sao Paulo in Brazil — 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) to the east. About 13 million people live in the area where shaking was strong to severe, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Feb 27, 2010 - 3:00:47 PM
Caribbean Latin America News
Israel: Brazil can help halt Iran's nuke program
BRASILIA, Brazil – Israel's foreign minister met with Brazil's president Wednesday and asked Latin America's biggest nation to use its influence to help halt Iran's nuclear program.
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's 10-day trip to four South American nations is aimed at staunching Iran's growing influence in the region, and perhaps beyond.
"I think that Brazil more than other countries can try to convince Iranians to stop their nuclear program and, of course, to convince the Palestinians to start direct talks," he said after meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Jul 24, 2009 - 5:55:49 PM
Caribbean Latin America News
Ousted Honduran president steps into homeland
EL PARAISO, Honduras – Ousted President Manuel Zelaya stepped across the border into his homeland Friday, vowing to reclaim his post a month after soldiers flew him into exile.
Zelaya's supporters clashed with soldiers and police after the government ordered everyone off the streets along the 600-mile (1,000-kilometer) border with Nicaragua in a noon-to-dawn curfew.
Wearing his trademark white cowboy hat, Zelaya walked up to a sign reading "Welcome to Honduras" and smiled to cheering supporters at the remote mountain pass surrounded by banana trees.
He stopped a few steps into Honduran territory, however, saying he was negotiating with military officials to let him be reunited with his family in Honduras.
Jul 24, 2009 - 5:50:49 PM
Caribbean Latin America News
El Salvador's 1st leftist president takes power
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – A journalist from a party of former Marxist guerrillas became El Salvador's first leftist president Monday, promising to remain friendly with the United States while restoring ties with Cuba.
Mauricio Funes brought to power the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front that fought for 12 years to overthrow U.S.-backed governments until laying down their arms in 1992.
Jun 1, 2009 - 1:43:31 PM
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