City inspectors flocked to bars, restaurants shopping centres yesterday as a much talked about ban on smoking in public places became effective yesterday.
A passenger plane which crashed in a remote Amazon region collided with another aircraft, Brazilian aviation officials have confirmed.
An unexpected player has appeared in Chile's market for gas. Neighboring Bolivia declared last week it is ready to export gas in exchange for a role in Chile's electricity market, according to local news media.
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COUNCILLOR Richard Davies has responded to criticism from the international Campaign to Ban Landmines of Britain's failure to clear mines in the Islands.
Oil picked up over $63 a barrel on Monday as two OPEC members trimmed production in an effort to tighten swollen supplies and halt a slide in prices.
Venezuela announced Monday the name of its new ambassador to Chile following Santiago's claim last week that the outgoing diplomat had grossly interfered in internal affairs.
For the second quarter running Magallanes was Chile's Region with the lowest unemployment, 3.4%, according to the latest release from the National Statistics Institute.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet condemned General Pinochet's military regime and the lack of social welfare consciousness in rightwing politics.
Chile and Argentina Armed Forces begun Monday a joint military exercise, Solidarity 2006 which simulates a natural disaster to the south of Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south of both countries, according to military sources.