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Tycoon
Slim to invest us$250 million in
Nicaragua telecom
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, the
world's third-richest man, will
invest us$250 million in
Nicaragua's telecommunications
sector over the next three
years, his local phone company
Enitel said on Tuesday.
Nobel prize winner to run for
Guatemala president
Rigoberta Menchu, the Guatemalan
who won the 1992 Nobel Peace
Prize, said on Wednesday she has
decided to compete in the
nation's September presidential
elections, according to reports
reaching here.
Bolivian president, protesting
miners sign reconciliation deal
Bolivian President Evo Morales
and leaders of mining companies
signed a reconciliation deal on
Wednesday, putting an end to a
two-day demonstration by miners
over a proposed increase in
mining tax, reports reaching
here said.
Latin American police chiefs
meet on cross-border gangs
Police chiefs from several Latin
American nations met with U.S.
law enforcement officials here
on Wednesday to discuss
concerted efforts against
cross-border gangs.
Rice says Chavez is "destroying"
Venezuela
U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice accused on
Wednesday Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez of destroying his
country economically and
politically.
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