Latin America – Chile risk FIFA ban over relegation issue, says FA chief (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
Chile risk FIFA ban over relegation issue, says FA chief (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
World Cup-bound Chile risk being thrown out of FIFA after local club Rangers sought to annul their relegation through the courts, Football Association (ANFP) president Harold Mayne-Nicholls said on Thursday.
Heavy rains in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil kill 12; over 20K forced to evacuate homes (Sun-Sentinel)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes.
Rotarians collect 38 bikes for El Salvador (Westmount Examiner)
The Rotary Club of Westmount’s recent call for old, outgrown and unused bicycles was answered by bike owners last weekend, and by the end of Saturday’s collection at Victoria Hall, 38 secondhand bicycles had been picked up or delivered for shipment to El Salvador by Cyclo Nord Sud. Rotarians Joan Samuels and Marilynn Vanderstaay sat sheltered from the cold wet day in the adjoining art gallery …
BRIEF-Soccer-South America backs Uruguay-Argentina 2030 W.Cup (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
South American soccer’s governing body CSF has backed a bid by Argentina and Uruguay to jointly stage the 2030 World Cup finals to commemorate the centenary of the first tournament that was also held in Uruguay.
Suffering and solidarity in El Salvador (St. Louis Beacon)
Posted 6 a.m. Mon., Nov. 23 – Emily Thenhaus is spending a semester at the University of Central America in El Salvador, where she is taking classes and — as required — is working with the poor.
Cablevision Says Hola To Tele El Salvador (MultiChannel News)
Cablevision has added a network aimed at Salvadorians to its Spanish-language tier. The predominant cable operator in the New York DMA has launched Tele El Salvador on channel 228, making it available to digital customers on its iO En Espanol tier.
Brazil’s Vale, Itau to Beat Small Caps in 2010, Schroders Says (Bloomberg)
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s largest companies such as Vale SA and Itau Unibanco Holding SA will outpace gains in smaller stocks in 2010 as valuations favor the most traded shares, said Schroders Investment Management Brazil DTVM SA.
El Salvador to Sell $800 Million of 10-Year Bonds (Update4) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — El Salvador may pay two percentage points more than neighboring Panama in a sale of $800 million of bonds today as the Central American country taps debt markets less than a week after having its credit rating cut to junk.
Latino fundraiser Sunday to aid hurricane victims in El Salvador (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
A group of Latino merchants and entertainers is organizing a music, food and soccer event tomorrow to raise money for victims of Hurricane Ida in El Salvador. Mudslides and flooding nearly two weeks ago left about 200 dead and 15,000 displaced. Ida’s remnants dumped several inches of rain in the Richmond area last week, too. “The people need our help,“ said Demetrio Flores, one of the organizers …
Creation of Trasandino Central consortium enters home stretch – Argentina, Chile (Business News Americas)
The formation of the consortium to build the Trasandino Central rail tunnel is in the last stages and could be finalized by month-end, Eduardo Rodríguez Guarachi, lawyer and Chile’s former ambassador to Buenos Aires told BNamericas.
Chilean Banks’ Combined Profit Rises 26% in October (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) — Chilean banks’ combined net income increased 26 percent in October from September, boosted by the appreciation of the local currency.
Lions & Salvadoran Community host “El Salvador Relief Drive” (The San Pedro Sun)
Responding to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida, government agencies and private enterprises in El Salvador are trying to re-establish communications, utilities, and roads damaged by landslides and flooding in the Central American nation.
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