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Chile is the FIRST country in the world to adopt Net Neutrality

Posted in Business, Chile, law, Politics, technology on August 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »

wow…. The headline says it all. If you are a little tech interested you might have followed the discussion in the US where Verizon and Google have formed a contract framework giving power to the big wireless networks potentially allowing content creators to pay for preferential treatment. An example could be Google saying they will [...]

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Is Argentina a "Banana Republic"?

Posted in Argentina, Business, Economy, Politics on May 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »

..that is what we in Austria call countries where there is no consistency in laws and you cannot trust your politicians. See here the meaning of Banana Republic There have been many examples (please add your examples in the comments) about bad politics in Argentina and I will list the ones that I have [...]

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The Chilean Economy

Posted in Chile, expat, Finance, Politics on April 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Article updated on April 20th to include the most frequent news. To see the update scroll right to the end of the article Whilst the entire world seems to be in huge economic trouble the situation in Chile seems a lot more stable. Here is my view of the current situation with link to sources. [...]

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This is scary

Posted in Politics on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The Financial Times reports that the Chinese Military might have hacked in to the Pentagon. Read the story here. If this is true is China still a Country that can be trusted and the world can do business with? I am not saying I am for an embargo (clearly not) or anything but this story [...]

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Putin bans BBC broadcasts in Russia

Posted in Politics on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The BBC said Friday its Russian-language FM broadcasts have been taken off the air by its Moscow distributor, which said its programs were “foreign propaganda.” Critics say Putin’s government has stifled media freedoms and quashed political opposition as part of a broader effort to increase Kremlin control over Russian political life. read more | digg [...]

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Kill a European and fly back to Moscow without being charged?

Posted in Politics on July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The case of Alexander Litvinienko, who has been poisoned by a radioactive substance last year, is a very famous one because entire Europe has watched him die. The Murder was not the most intelligent man of all leaving traces of radioactivity on all his paths and being identified very quickly as Andrei Lugovoi. Vladimir Putin the [...]

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