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Honduran Govt Workers on Strike
More than 35,000 Honduran civil
servants started an indefinite
strike Wednesday demanding a
17-dollar monthly increase,
which was authorized by the
government in 2001 only for
private sector workers.
Panama
Canal use Demand Increases
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP)
reported the demand for use of
this inter-oceanic channel has
increased significantly in the
last two weeks with an average
of 40 vessels daily.
Ecuador
Prez Blows off Indigenous
Ecuadorian President Alfredo
Palacio disallowed the demands
by the indigenous, social and
student movements to cancel Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with
the US.
Colombian vice president meets
with CPC delegation
Colombian Vice President
Francisco Santos met Wednesday
with Chen Fengxiang, who headed
a delegation of the Communist
Party of China (CPC), to discuss
bilateral relations.
Chile
welcomes formation of UN Human
Rights Council
Chile on Wednesday
welcomed the United Nations
General Assembly's decision to
set up the Human Rights Council.
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