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Glaciers now under attack from ice thieves: UN
Criminal gangs are becoming a threat to the world's glaciers, which are already receding as a result of climate change, the United Nations said on Thursday, citing a case in Chile where police are investigating the theft of some 5,000 kilograms of millennia-old ice from the Jorge Montt glacier.Mining for ice could pose a major additional threat to the 454 square-kilometre glacier, which is situated

Chilean held for stealing ice from a glacier
/EFE) Chilean police nabbed a man who was transporting in a refrigerated truck 5,200 kg of ice that had been removed from a glacier, the cargo apparently destined for bars and restaurants here in the capital.

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Godrej Consumer beats Street expectation

Godrej Consumer's strategy of thinking local and going global has paid off. The company's third quarter numbers have come in way ahead of the Street's expectations, which is no coincidence. For the

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Civil rights in Chile: Maid refuses to get on bus

Felicita Pinto arrived early at gates of the luxurious community where she labors as a maid, but the minibus to her employer's home was late. So she decided to walk six blocks to work, on streets

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Chile envisions integrated Latin American power grid
/EFE) President Sebastian Pinera said his government's efforts to promote a more transparent and competitive electricity market will make it possible for Chile to connect its power grid with those of other Latin American countries.

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Lok Sabha Speaker heads MPs team to South American nations
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is leading an Indian parliamentary delegation on a week-long official visit to Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay for an interaction with parliamentarians of these countries that began Friday.

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