Chile's Earthquake
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A richer country fared better than Haiti. Even so, the government struggled to respond to the destruction
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Troops to remain
Sebastián Piñera, Chile's president-elect, announced he would leave in place the 14,000 soldiers that the current president, Michelle Bachelet, deployed to maintain order in areas hit by an earthquake on February 27th. Mr Piñera will be sworn in on March 11th. Ms Bachelet says recovery will take at least three years.
Although Honduras has returned to democracy, activists opposed to last year's coup are still being attacked, according to a report issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Monday. It cited numerous cases of murder, torture, kidnapping, and rape during the last month.
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A plan to unlock prosperity
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