Sep
03

Latin America – Trapped Chilean miners await rescue options from NASA

Trapped Chilean miners await rescue options from NASA
NASA experts will present options and recommendations Friday evening after assessing the situations and needs of the 33 miners trapped far below the surface of the Earth.

Paraguay police kill second rebel chief
Paraguay police kill second rebel chief

Chile Miners to Get Advice From ‘Alive’ Survivors
The 33 miners trapped in an underground mine in northern Chile will receive a message of unity from survivors of the 1972 Andes Mountains plane crash, whose story is told in the movie “Alive.”

Chile’s Cencosud Second-Quarter Net Income Increases to 79.4 Billion Pesos
Cencosud SA, Chile’s largest retailer by sales, reported second-quarter profit of 79.4 billion pesos ($160 million), beating the 52.9 billion-peso average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

Captain sentenced to more than 14 years for Haitian smuggling trip that killed at least 9
The captain of an overcrowded Haitian boat that capsized in 2009, killing at least nine people, has been sentenced to 14 years and four months in prison.

Threefold drilling effort to reach trapped Chilean miners
Three drilling machines will try to dig out 33 miners trapped for a month underground, the engineer in charge of the rescue operation said Friday, as work at the main shaft resumed.

Rotarians’ Haiti relief project purchases 27 Shelter Boxes for the homeless
AROUND ROTARY On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti, affecting approximately three million people.

Chile Retailer Cencosud 2Q Net Profit Jumps 24.7% To CLP79.39 Billion
Chile Retailer Cencosud 2Q Net Profit Jumps 24.7% To CLP79.39 Billion

Chile’s Pinera Prepares Oil Drill to Rescue Miners
Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera said the government will set up an oil drill to rescue 33 miners trapped in an underground mine in northern Chile.

Haitian Actor Jimmy Jean-Louis Talks Wyclef’s Denial For Presidency
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Haiti’s presidential candidates are spending big where money is scarce
Even before being deemed qualified to run, presidential hopefuls in impoverished Haiti faced a hefty bill: a $12,500 nonrefundable filing fee.