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Chile: Operation ‘San Lorenzo’ to free miners

SANTIAGO, Chile – “I'm sending my greetings to Angelica. I love you so much, darling,” Osman Araya said to the camera as his voice broke and tears rolled down his cheeks.

Chile’s trapped miners understand weight of situation

COPIAPÓ, Chile - The 33 miners trapped at the San José gold and copper mine for nearly three weeks have another challenge: making sure they are skinny.

Brazil seeking golden performance at Olympics

That’s how many medals Brazil has claimed from the Antwerp Games in Belgium in 1920 through the Beijing Games in 2008.

Dominican Republic: United Nations to scrutinize free school breakfasts

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – International health officials are again providing free breakfasts for poor students after the meals were suspended for three months because more than 135 children at three schools became sick for unknown reasons.

Navigation maps to boost tourism in Colombia

CARTAGENA, Colombia – Cartagena is the country’s first city to offer tourists a map with navigation routes of its coasts.

Rio to reduce use of plastic bags

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The state government has passed a law forcing medium- and large-sized supermarkets and stores to offer at least one of three options to dissuade customers from placing their purchases in plastic bags.

Brazil’s ranking in Global Peace Index rises

That's the amount that could be added to Brazil's US$1.57 trillion gross domestic product by ending the violence in South America's biggest country, according to the Global Peace Index (GPI)

Tax breaks may put Dominican Republic on silver screen

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Manny Perez spent US$300,000 filming "La Soga," which hit U.S. theaters this month.

Venezuela: Newspaper criticized for running morgue photo

CARACAS, Venezuela – The daily newspaper El Nacional, may be investigated for publishing a photo of bodies piled up at a morgue in the nation’s capital.

Brazil campaigning worldwide

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – Pristine beaches, sunny weather and ecotourism welcome five million tourists annually to South America’s largest country.