Stories for March 14th 2014

Friday, March 14th 2014 - 08:18 UTC
The Chilean state apologizes to the indigenous Mapuches 'for taking their lands'

The government of President Michelle Bachelet on Thursday apologized in the name of the Chilean state to the indigenous Mapuche tribe “for taking their lands” and said it has a pending debt in terms of public policies that will allow the La Araucania region, where 600,000 of the Indians live, to emerge from poverty.
Friday, March 14th 2014 - 08:10 UTC
Argentine president has her own set of 'mamushkas' or 'Cristinushkas'

The historic emblems of Peronism, which has dominated Argentine politics since mid XXth century, have now their representation, Russian style in local 'mamushkas' the egg shaped dolls that fit into one another, apparently promoted by the political group that responds to President Cristina Fernandez son, Maximo Kirchner, as reported by the Buenos Aires press.

The Chilean state apologizes to the indigenous Mapuches 'for taking their lands'