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Chile expected to reject overhaul of dictatorship-era constitution
AFP, Published on 04/09/2022
» SANTIAGO - Chileans began voting Sunday on whether to adopt a new constitution that aims to shift its market-driven society into one that is more welfare-based, while enacting broad institutional reforms.
Matthew McConaughey weighs 'outlaw' bid for Texas governor
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES - Matthew McConaughey's transformation from rom-com heart-throb to serious Oscar-winning actor for "Dallas Buyers Club" was so remarkable it earned its own neologism.
Chile president announces social measures to stem street violence
AFP, Published on 23/10/2019
» SANTIAGO: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced a package of social measures Tuesday aimed at stemming days of protests over economic inequality that have swept the country and claimed 15 lives.
Chile president declares state of emergency
AFP, Published on 19/10/2019
» SANTIAGO: Chile’s president has declared a state of emergency in Santiago and given the military responsibility for security after a day of violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets.
Brazil freezes Rio's accounts over unpaid debt
AFP, Published on 08/11/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian government froze Rio de Janeiro state's bank accounts Monday, ordering the struggling state to pay up on $53 million in overdue debt.
India to rename railway 'coolies' in modernisation drive
AFP, Published on 25/02/2016
» NEW DELHI - India on Thursday said it will roll out wifi to hundreds of stations, install 17,000 hi-tech toilets on trains and professionalise its unskilled porters, or "coolies" under a drive to modernise its creaking railways.
Tokyo ends above 20,000, euro sinks in Asia
AFP, Published on 22/04/2015
» HONG KONG - Japanese shares ended at a 15-year high on Wednesday after the country recorded its first trade surplus in three years, while the euro weakened on growing concerns that Greece will not reach a bailout reform deal with its creditors.
India to seek foreign investors for crumbling railways
AFP, Published on 08/07/2014
» India unveiled plans Tuesday to open its railways to foreign investment and introduce the first bullet train in a budget for the network closely watched for clues about the new government's economic priorities.
Soaring airfares for fans traveling to World Cup
AFP, Published on 15/10/2013
» Football fans hoping to attend the 2014 World Cup will have to get busy saving now, amid reports of sharp fare hikes next year in Brazil.
Investors give thumbs up to $21.6 bn Sprint takeover
AFP, Published on 25/06/2013
» Investors in Tokyo on Wednesday welcomed news that shareholders in US mobile carrier Sprint had approved a $21.6 billion takeover by SoftBank, paving the way for the biggest-ever overseas buyout by a Japanese firm.