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Rationed food kept Cubans fed during the Cold War. Today an economic crisis has them hungry

Mar. 24, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

HAVANA (AP) — Like millions of other Cubans, María de los Ángeles Pozo thinks back fondly to when a government ration book fed her family everything from hamburgers, fish and milk to chocolate and beer. People would even get cakes for birthdays and weddings. The “libreta,” as...

Cuba protests US comments following protests against power blackouts, food shortages

Mar. 18, 2024 23:41 PM EDT

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government on Monday protested as interventionist comments from the U.S. Embassy on the island following demonstrations against power blackouts and food shortages by hundreds of people in eastern Cuba. Cuba’s Foreign Ministry delivered a note expressing the...

Cerro Grande: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 01, 2024 05:09 AM EST

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Cerro Grande Mining Corp. (CEGMF) on Thursday reported a loss of $90,000 in its fiscal first quarter. The Santiago, Chile-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent on a per-share basis. The company's shares...

SQM: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 29, 2024 05:18 AM EST

SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $203.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Santiago Chile, Chile-based company said it had profit of 71 cents. ...

Cervecerias Unidas: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 28, 2024 05:28 AM EST

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $46.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Santiago, Chile-based company said it had net income of 25 cents. The wine, spirits and soft...

Death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda days after 1973 coup should be reinvestigated, court rules

Feb. 21, 2024 01:47 AM EST

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The death of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda days after Chile's 1973 military coup should be reinvestigated, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying new steps could help clarify what killed the poet. Last December, a judge rejected a request by Neruda's nephew to...

Illegally adopted during Chile's dictatorship, they're now reuniting with biological families

Feb. 18, 2024 19:07 PM EST

SANTIAGO (AP) — Romina Cortés couldn't pronounce her sister’s last name. She didn’t know what she smells like, what her favorite food is, or what she likes to do in her free time. Cortés, 43, waited impatiently Sunday at the airport in Santiago, Chile, where she would soon...

AP PHOTOS: Deadly blazes in central Chile leave scenes of devastation

Feb. 08, 2024 01:57 AM EST

Forest fires ravaged central Chile, leaving more than 100 people dead, scores more reported missing and thousands of homes destroyed. The fires began Friday on the mountainous eastern edge of Viña del Mar, a beach resort known for a festival that attracts the best in Latin music. ...

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile's

Feb. 05, 2024 21:58 PM EST

At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. The devastation comes soon after Colombia declared a disaster over wildfires. Scientists say climate change makes the heat waves and drought now hitting South America...

Hundreds of people are missing as the death toll from Chile's wildfires reaches 123

Feb. 05, 2024 21:55 PM EST

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighborhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several days, as officials raised the death toll to 123. Hundreds of people remain missing. The fires...