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Former Chilean Dictator Hospitalised After Heart Attack

Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet, 91, suffered a heart attack Sunday and was taken to a military hospital, an official statement said.// ....A medical bulletin described Pinochet's condition as "serious but stable". ....It said his heart was not working sufficiently and that his lungs were also affected. ....On Nov 25, Pinochet, who ruled from 1973-90, marked his 91st birthday, with a...

Former Chilean Dictator Recovering

Augusto Pinochet, probably Chile's most hated dictator is said to be in a stable condition after a heart attack on Tuesday. //The General had undergone an angioplasty to reopen his arteries. ....Juan Ignacio Vergara, head doctor at the Military Hospital in Santiago said that though there was no immediate risk of death, his condition rendered him vulnerable to medical complications. .... Pinochet...

Chilean President's Cousin Successfully Tests Allergy 'Knockout' Technique on Mice

A doctoral student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Pharmacy, who is the first cousin of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, has been conferred a prestigious research prize for developing a new approach that may help eliminate allergies like the common cold and asthma. ......Chilean-born Ido Bachelet has been honoured with the Barenholz Prize, which is named for the donor of th...

Chilean Lake Disappears, Thanks to Global Warming

Scientists have been warning that glaciers are receding and lakes are drying up in Latin American America because of global warming. ......Even while some sections are adamantly skeptical about such assertions, Chilean scientists have reported the disappearance of a whole lake in the south of the country. ......The lake, some 20,000 square metres in area, in the Bernardo O'Higgins National P...