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LATIN AMERICA: Warning – Used Cell Phones
Although mobile telephony has seen exponential growth in Latin America, the region lacks integrated policies for handling used and obsolete cellular telephones, which are manufactured with materials that are toxic to the environment and human health.ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: Despite Protests, CELCO Opens Fourth Pulp Mill
Despite years of opposition mounted by a determined network of environmentalists and citizen groups, a new paper pulp plant began to operate Thursday in Chile.
Warning: Used Cell Phones
Mobile phone use is expanding throughout Latin America, but regulations and technology are insufficient to deal with the obsolete units, which can contain metals and other materials that are harmful to the environment and health.ECONOMY-CHILE: A Bridge Between Asia and South America
In the last few months, Chile has made it clear that it intends to become a trade platform between the vast Asia Pacific region and the Andean countries, by means of trade treaties and political integration. Prompt re-entry into the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) would be a step in that direction.CHILE: No Light at End of Tunnel in Miners’ Strike
While the Chilean government has stepped in to try to help restore dialogue between 2,000 strikers and management at the foreign-controlled Escondida mine, site of the world's largest copper deposits, experts are closely following the related fluctuations in the price of the metal.CHILE: Shadow of Former President’s Death Hangs Over Pinochet
The daughter of former Chilean president Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964-1970), who died in 1982 from mysterious complications stemming from a simple surgical procedure, accused former dictator Augusto Pinochet of being involved in her father's death, after the surgeon who operated on him admitted his suspicions that "a sinister hand" was at work in Frei's death.SOUTH AMERICA: Defining Women’s Fears to Tackle Them
Carolina, a 26-year-old Chilean woman, has recurring nightmares in which she is attacked by her ex-boyfriend. For several months after their break-up, he harassed her so much she had to go to the police.CHILE: Flood Deaths Inquiry Targets Hydropower Firm
The Chilean Congress is demanding that the government take measures to regulate the operations of hydroelectric dams, while it prepares to investigate whether or not the Spanish firm Endesa was to blame for the flooding seen several weeks ago in central and southern Chile, which left 25 dead.ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: Salmon Farming under Scrutiny
Years of criticism of the environmental and labour impacts of the salmon industry in Chile prompted several local non-governmental organisations and trade unions to set up a new body to monitor the industry, on the southern island of Chiloé.ENERGY-CHILE: Betting On Biofuels
Amid the turmoil caused by Argentina's price hikes on its natural gas exports, Chile has announced that it will develop its biofuels industry in order to continue diversifying its energy sources.CHILE: Skinhead Violence on Both Sides
A homeless person on the downtown streets of the Chilean capital has become the latest target of local neo-Nazi rage. The extremist movement recently lost a member, killed by an anti-fascist group amidst a context of violence and intolerance that has spiralled alarmingly.LATIN AMERICA: Progress Towards Gender Parity in Politics
What factors continue to prevent women from becoming members of parliament? How well have quota laws worked in Latin America? How close is Chile to passing a law of this kind to fight the continuing under-representation of women in the legislature?CHILE: Crackdown on Crime Overlooks Real Problems
A group of demonstrators who took to the streets Saturday in the coastal city of Viña del Mar, 112 kilometres from Santiago, may have borne a resemblance to the street protests of the 1970s.EDUCATION-LATIN AMERICA: Examining the Teachers
What role does teacher expertise play in education quality? How can what teachers do be evaluated? By an internal process involving reflection, or using external mechanisms with rewards for good practice?ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: A New Home for the Blue Whale
A new refuge is in the works for the world's largest mammal. Supporting the initiative to establish a protected marine area in southern Chile are two multimillionaires with investments in the region.
A New Home for the Blue Whale
A new refuge is in the works for the world's largest mammal. Supporting the initiative to establish a protected marine area in southern Chile are two multimillionaires with investments in the region.CHILE: Hydropower Plans Paddle On Against the Current
The Chilean government has granted Endesa, a Spanish corporation, permission to carry out exploratory studies in the south of the country for the purpose of building four hydroelectric plants, in a move opposed by environmentalists, who are planning several demonstrations.CHILE: Media Pluralism Loses Another Voice
The loss of the 18-month-old Diario Siete, considered a progressive alternative within the increasingly homogenous Chilean print media, was less than a surprise, becoming one more entry on a long list of publications that have stopped circulating since democracy was restored to Chile 16 years ago.CHILE: Musicians’ Strike Leads to Cancellation of Opera Season
The Santiago Municipal Theatre, one of Latin America's foremost orchestra halls, is facing its worst crisis ever: for the first time in its nearly 150-year history, it has been forced to cancel its opera and concert season because of a strike by musicians.HEALTH-LATIN AMERICA: The Challenge of Paying for Unremunerated Work
María Angélica is a Chilean woman who could not work in her profession as a chef for nearly two years, because she had to look after her mother, who was ill. Including this kind of unpaid women's work in national budgets is one of the big challenges Latin America faces in order to make progress in gender equality.HUMAN RIGHTS-CHILE: A Few Blemishes on Overall Strong Record
Although Chile made progress in human rights in 2005, according to Amnesty International's annual report, the head of the organisation's local chapter commented to IPS Wednesday that there are still critical situations involving amnesty laws and the rights of indigenous people.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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