South America NewsNews on South America continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Travel ethics: Easter Island statues being loved to ruin- June 29, 2008 EASTER ISLAND, Chile - It's earth's most-remote inhabited land, a South Pacific speck of volcanic rock so isolated the locals call it 'Te Pito O Te Henua,' or 'The Navel of the World.' But Easter Island is a ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/travel-ethics-easter-island-statues-being... Poland beat Japan 3-0 in men's volleyball World League- June 29, 2008 World silver medallists Poland defeated Japan 25-14, 25-12, 25-22 for their third win against two defeats in the World League men's volleyball preliminary round on Saturday.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/poland-beat-japan-3-0-in-mens-volleyball-... Red Balloons mark death in Brazil- June 28, 2008 Jun. 27 - Red Balloons cover Copacabana beach in Rio de Janerio as part of protest against mounting violence in the crime-plagued city.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/red-balloons-mark-death-in-brazil?fromrss... Regional bank announces $10 billion fund- June 28, 2008 A new regional development bank for South America announced an initial capital fund of $10 billion, with the possibility of climbing as high as $20 billion, after a meeting of the seven member states on Friday.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/regional-bank-announces-10-billion-fund?f... Miami dad and daughter join the Army together- June 28, 2008 Future soldier Gabrielle Alejandrino slowly does a set of crunches - up and down on the damp soccer field at Coral Springs Park, urged on by her unusually close Army buddy.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/miami-dad-and-daughter-join-the-army-toge... Tomatoes - Old Fashioned Genetic Modification- June 28, 2008 Submitted by News Account on 27 June 2008 - 11:33pm. Genetics In general, domesticated food plants have larger fruits, heads of grain, tubers, etc, because this is one of the characteristics that early ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/tomatoes-old-fashioned-genetic-modificati... Mexico cheers US aid against drug war- June 27, 2008 A convoy of Mexican Army military vehicles arrives at Nocupetaro, Morelia, Thursday, June 19, 2008.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/mexico-cheers-us-aid-against-drug-war?fro... US, Brazil reach expanded air services agreement- June 27, 2008 The US and Brazil yesterday announced an enhanced air services agreement that will provide for a nearly 50% increase in passenger flights between the countries while eliminating restrictions on the number of ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/us-brazil-reach-expanded-air-services-agr... Chileans return to volcano town- June 27, 2008 Jun. 26 - Dozens of residents of the Chilean village of Chaiten visit their abandoned homes for the first time since a May 2nd volcanic eruption left the town flooded in volcanic ash.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/chileans-return-to-volcano-town?fromrss=1 Greenland denied humpback whaling permit- June 27, 2008 In this Feb. 2007 photo released by the International Fund For Animals Welfare , a humpback whale swims in the Silver Bank whale sanctuary, a breeding zone of humpback whales just north of the Dominican ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/greenland-denied-humpback-whaling-permit?... |