Americas:

Spirit Airlines Resumes Flights to Haiti
Low cost carrier 'excited' to be going back to Port-au-Prince, hoping to attract customers with $65.71 one-way advance purchase fare

Preval Urges Reconstruction Emphasis in Haitian Provinces
President Rene Preval says rebuilding capital Port-au-Prince as it was before January's quake would be 'major historical mistake'

US Aircraft to Deliver Medical Support to Chile
US Southern Command says 3 C-17 Globemaster aircraft en route to Chile with team of 84 airmen, including 63 medical personnel

Chile Earthquake Repositions Cities
8.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated Chilean city of Concepcion shifted it more than three meters to west

Chile Begins 3 Days of Mourning for Quake Victims
National flags are flying at half-staff across Chile Sunday in honor of those who died when the 8.8-magnitude quake

ILO: Haiti's Children Vulnerable to Labor Abuse
International Labor Organization says Haiti's extreme loss of jobs increases risk children will be lured into abusive, exploitative work

Chile Lowers Official Quake Death Toll to 528
UN humanitarian agency says previous toll of 800 included a number of people who were displaced by magnitude 8.8 earthquake

Bachelet and Ban Appear on Chile Telethon
Event designed to raise $29 million for relief efforts in earthquake shattered country.

Chile to UN: Destruction Greater, Death Toll Lower Than Estimated
President Michelle Bachelet has said reconstruction could cost about about $30 billion

Strong Aftershock Shakes Chile
In Concepcion, some residents ran into streets Friday as magnitude 6.6 tremor shook area

Clinton Wrapping Up Latin American Trip in Guatemala
US secretary of state holds key meeting with Central American leaders on Honduras and other issues

As World Attention Wanes, Miami Church Increases Effort to Help Haiti
Two Haitian cities will receive ambulances thanks to effort launched by Notre Dame d'Haiti Catholic church in Miami's Little Haiti




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