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Chile rules out negotiating over Bolivian maritime passage claims by Staff Writers Santiago (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 Chile will not negotiate with Bolivia over the latter's territorial claims to land lost in a 19th century war between the two countries, foreign affairs minister Roberto Ampuero said on Friday. Bolivia took a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2013 seeking to regain access to the Pacific Ocean it lost following an 1879-84 war it fought against Chile and alongside Peru. The ICJ is due to rule on Bolivia's maritime claims this month. "Our sovereign territory is protected and will not be part of anyone's negotiations," said Ampuero in a press conference following a two-hour meeting with ex-foreign affairs minsters. Defeat in the 19th century war left Bolivia landlocked and today it is one of the poorest countries in South America. In 1978, it tried to negotiate a sovereign passage to the Pacific Ocean but rejected Chilean counterdemands for a territory swap. The neighbors have not had diplomatic relations since then.
Future impacts of El Nino, La Nina likely to intensify Washington DC (SPX) Sep 18, 2018 When an El Nino or its opposite, La Nina, forms in the future, it's likely to cause more intense impacts over many land regions - amplifying changes to temperature, precipitation and wildfire risk. These are the findings of a new study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy and published in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. The researchers found, for example, that the increased wildfire danger in the Southwes ... read more
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