Chile

Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 10:15 UTC
Busy month of overseas trips for Bolsonaro: United States, Chile and Israel

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will pay his first official visits to the United States, Chile and Israel this month, in a clear sign of the alliances the far-right leader wants to shore up, official sources said.
Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 10:03 UTC
Argentina, Chile and Uruguay plan joint presentation at Seatrade Cruise Global 2019

Argentina, Chile and Uruguay will be making a joint presentation at the next Seatrade Cruise Global 2019, in Miami, as part of a joint strategy to attract more cruise tourism to the region. The announcement was done by Uruguay's ports authority, Alberto Diaz who hosted a meeting of tourism and sea terminals representatives from the three countries.
Saturday, March 2nd 2019 - 06:51 UTC
Mars rover work-out controlled in Chile from more 11.000km away in UK

A space control center in the UK has been used to test-drive a prototype Mars rover thousands of miles away in Chile’s Atacama desert. Experts at the European Space Agency’s centre in Oxfordshire completed a series of tests across nearly 11,000 km in order to see how the Mars rover reacts to commands across large distances.
Friday, March 1st 2019 - 23:33 UTC
Guaido stops in Asunción from Brasilia and enroute to Argentina

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez Friday welcomed Venezuelan dissident acting President Juan Guaidó, saying the latter represented hope for his people. Abdo added Nicolás Maduro's tyranny must end.
Friday, March 1st 2019 - 20:05 UTC
Peru hit by earthquake also felt in Bolivia, Brazil and Chile

An earthquake measuring 7.0 degrees on the Richter scale Friday rattled southern Peru, 67 km (41 miles) north-northwest of Juliaca, near the Bolivian border, it was reported.
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 08:38 UTC
Pinochet's top lady spy and alleged torturer arrested in Australia

Australian police have arrested a Chilean woman living in Sydney over her alleged involvement in a kidnapping during the military rule of Gen Augusto Pinochet in the South American country. Adriana Rivas worked as a secretary for the infamous chief of Chile's secret police force, Manuel Contreras.
Friday, February 15th 2019 - 10:58 UTC
Chile joins Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay in bid to host the 2030 World Cup

Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay are to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Chile's President Sebastian Piñera announced on Thursday. Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay had already submitted a joint bid to host the centenary edition of football's most prestigious tournament, but Piñera said on Twitter that those countries' presidents had agreed to Chile's participation in the “joint candidacy”.
Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 09:57 UTC
UK and Chile sign a new trade continuity agreement with post Brexit in mind

The United Kingdom and Chile signed on Wednesday in Santiago a trade continuity agreement that will see British businesses and consumers benefitting from preferential trading arrangements with Chile after Britain leaves the European Union. Ambassador to Chile Jamie Bowden and Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero stamped the agreement. 
Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Chilean Justice makes history: Six people sentenced for the murder of ex-president Eduardo Frei Montalva

Six people were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the 1982 death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva, marking a historic ruling in the highest profile murder case from Gen. Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 21:40 UTC
Chile Announces New Marine Protected Area

Today Chile announced the creation of its newest marine protected area, the Diego Ramírez-Drake Passage Marine Park. Located in the Magallanes region, it is the southernmost park in the Americas and one of the last pristine areas in the world.