Word: chile
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...example, a joint effort between CfAscientists and a group in Chile has recently shownthat the universe may be more than five billionyears younger than the previously acceptedestimate of 20 billion...
...government has a history of supporting nations that blatantly disregard the human rights of their citizens. From Chile to Greece to Indonesia, we have provided military aid to governments that crush political dissent and brutally repress populist movements. All across the globe, American-made tear gas and riot-control vehicles have been used to disperse peaceful demonstrations. American made rifles, explosives and tank have been accessory to the murder of innocent people who dare to criticize their governments and to the ousting of democratically elected officials. Clinton's new policy would jeopardize the freedom and safety of dissidents and threaten...
...world's most competitive economy, according to the annual World Competitiveness Report, pushing Japan from the top spot to No. 3. Singapore ranked second. The improved U.S. showing was attributed to the nation's recovering economy, but the study also warns that emerging countries such as Latin America's Chile, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia could pose future threats...
...initial, sketchy reports began filtering in by E-mail late Saturday afternoon. First a Spanish observatory announced that it had spotted a plume of gas billowing up from the edge of Jupiter. Then a group of observers in Chile confirmed the sighting, and so did another team based at the South Pole. But although the first of the 21 fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit the giant planet shortly after 4 p.m. Eastern time, astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, had to wait for images to be beamed down from the orbiting Hubble telescope. Finally...
...applaud other countries with weak currencies and large deficits when they adopt austerity measures, sack bureaucrats and reduce the size of their government deficits. In places like Chile and Argentina, these harsh moves have begun to pay off in rising standards of living. But America continues to spend too much and to save too little, and the falling dollar is the world's way of canceling our credit card...