In 60 Seconds: Peruvians fight against mining project
  • 9 years ago
PERU: Miners and workers in the southern Peruvian region of Arequipa are continuing to fight against the mining project of transnational Southern Copper Corporation. CHILE: Students in Chile are marching through Santiago to demand more input in education reforms. GUYANA: Partial preliminary results from Monday's elections have been announced. They give the five-party opposition coalition the edge by a mere 43 votes. MEXICO: Day laborers in the northern state of Baja California have reached a tentative agreement with authorities for better pay and working conditions. BURUNDI: According to the head of the nation's army, an attempted coup in Burundi has failed.
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