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Chilean miners requests for alcohol and cigarettes turned down by Nasa

1 Sep 2010 at 12:42pm
Requests for alcohol and cigarettes by the 33 trapped Chilean miners have been refused by a Nasa doctor and they have instead been given nicotine patches to get them through their ordeal.

New footage shows Chilean miners in good spirits

1 Sep 2010 at 2:00pm
New footage from Chile shows the 33 miners in good spirits as they receive fresh supplies, send messages home and listen to music.

Nasa praises Chilean miners' ability to survive

31 Aug 2010 at 6:39pm
Praise for 33 trapped miners as it is reported the men may not be paid for months, leaving their families with no income.

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A veteran rock-and-roll manager returns to spotlight - in South America

2 Sep 2010 at 11:07am
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - He was once one of London's best-known '60s-era rogues, dressed flamboyantly, spinning around town in a Mini Cooper and using a bodyguard known as "the butcher" to threaten his rivals.


South America - Rock music - Maps and Views - guitar-hero-warriors - Dave Mustaine

Stepped-up efforts by U.S., Mexico fail to stem flow of drug money south

25 Aug 2010 at 7:12pm
LAREDO, TEX. - Stashing cash in spare tires, engine transmissions and truckloads of baby diapers, couriers for Mexican drug cartels are moving tens of billions of dollars in profits south across the border each year, a river of dirty money that has overwhelmed U.S. and Mexican customs agents.


United States - Mexico - Drug cartel - El Salvador - Illegal drug trade

Colombia, Venezuela restore diplomatic ties

12 Aug 2010 at 12:00am
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Colombia - Venezuela - South America - Juan Manuel Santos - Diplomacy

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Company Presentation-Argentina Mining, San Juan

2 Sep 2010 at 9:20am
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Please be advised that Troy Resources NL has released Company presentation from Argentina Mining 2010,...

B2Gold Corp. Announces Option Agreement on the Cebollati Gold Property, Urugu...

2 Sep 2010 at 9:19am
B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO)(OTCQX:BGLP ("B2Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Weeping Apple S.A. ("Weeping Apple"), a private Uruguayan company, to opti...

Ecuador hopes to restore Colombia ties before December

2 Sep 2010 at 9:04am
Kintto Lucas said at a press conference Wednesday that his country hopes to restore relations with neighbor Colombia before the end of the year. Lucas said that Ecuador had noted Colombia's increase...