President Bachelet: Chile Reconstruction Will Take Years -- Voice Of America
Chile's president says it will take several years to rebuild the country after Saturday's powerful earthquake and devastating tsunami that killed at least 800 people.
Even as Chile's government struggles to deliver emergency supplies to an estimated two million displaced people, President Michelle Bachelet is being pressed to answer difficult questions about long-term reconstruction plans. Asked by a reporter how long it will take to rebuild a vast swath of national territory, she had this response.
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MIDDLE EAST
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Dubai assassination: Dubai wants Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu behind bars.
Indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks likely to begin early next week: report.
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Pentagon: Iraq withdrawal plans on schedule.
ASIA
Fall of N.Korean dictatorship 'unthinkable': defector.
Japan offers new plan in Okinawa dispute.
Pakistan: 30 insurgents killed in gunbattle.
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Stampede kills scores in India.
AFRICA
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EUROPE
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Italy arrests Iran weapons smugglers as nuclear pressure builds.
New Greek austerity measures.
Greece could sell islands to cut debt - German MPs.
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AMERICAS
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Chávez dismisses Spanish claim of rebel links.
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