Chile

Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 10:22 UTC
Chilean police launch major search for British astrophysicist disappeared in the Atacama Desert

Chilean police have launched a major search for a British scientist who has gone missing in the north of the country. Thomas Richard Marsh, an astrophysicist at University of Warwick, was last seen a week ago near the astronomical observatory La Silla on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert where he is understood to have been working.
Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Leak from military brass shows Chile's concerns over current issues

Chile's Defense Minister Maya Fernandez was summoned back to Santiago at the earliest time possible after classified documents involving the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the relationship between President Gabriel Boric Font and his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández went public.
Thursday, September 22nd 2022 - 10:05 UTC
US Secretary of State to visit Chile in early October and meet with president Boric

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be visiting Chile on 4/5 October as part of a tour of South American Pacific countries including Peru and Colombia, according to Chilean foreign ministry sources. The purpose is to continue working on the agenda addressed last June by presidents, Gabriel Boric and Joe Biden.
Thursday, September 22nd 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Chilean forestry companies planning a class action lawsuit against government because of arson attacks

Some forty-five forestry companies have joined to start a class action lawsuit against the Chilean government, demanding compensation for the losses, constant arson attacks, and wood robberies of which they have been victims since 2017.
Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 18:22 UTC
Chile will have a new Constitution soon, Boric tells UN General Assembly

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York that his country would have a new Constitution “shortly” after the Sept. 7 attempt to get a progressive text approved through a referendum failed to get past the vote of the citizenry.
Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Latam to double Santiago/Punta Arenas flights to cope with greater demand

Latam should be almost doubling the number of flights between Santiago and Punta Arenas in coming weeks, according to the company following a meeting with local and central Chile authorities, complaining about insufficient seats and increasing ticket rates.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Argentina's Lower House passes bill for military drills

Argentina's Lower House passed the bill approving the involvement of the country's Armed Forces in the joint UNITAS military drills with foreign troops, which have also been allowed to enter national territory, it was reported.
Friday, September 16th 2022 - 19:22 UTC
Chile: Argentine Ambassador summoned over radio statements

Chile's Foreign Ministry has summoned Argentine Ambassador Rafael Bielsa to convey to him that the Government of President Gabriel Boric Font finds some of his comments highly inappropriate for his role.
Friday, September 16th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
Boric refuses to welcome Israel's new ambassador in Chile

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font refused to welcome Israeli Ambassador Gil Artzyeli at La Moneda Palace. The diplomat was supposed to deliver his credentials to the head of state, who reportedly cited the killing of a Palestinian teenager in the Middle East for his decision.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:11 UTC
Violence marks commemoration of 1973 coup in Santiago

Riots and looting were reported Sunday in Santiago during demonstrations marking another anniversary of the coup d'état that in 1973 toppled then-President Salvador Allende and started the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet which lasted until 1990.