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Montevideo, April 4th 2025 - 17:24 UTC

Chile

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Argos Georgia rescue: 14 alive, eight dead and five missing

    “Puerto Toro” arrived, together with the FPV Lilibet, at the incident location at 09:00 hours, July 23, some 1.220 kilomerters from Punta Arenas, having rescued fourteen crew members alive

    The loss of the St Helena longliner Argos Georgia, some 170 miles from the Falkland Islands, and whatever is happening with the 27 members of its crew, mostly Spaniards from Galicia, tells a different far more tragic story of what is happening with rescue operations because of the extreme climate conditions, 35 knots wind and eight-meter tall waves.

  • Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 08:43 UTC

    Salmon farming summit concludes Chile needs a state policy on the matter

    Frei highlighted that Chile's salmon farming had grown without any State subsidies

    Chile needs “a national vision” regarding salmon farming, SalmonChile President Arturo Clément noted in his closing speech at the “Salmon Summit 2024: Empowering Chilean salmon farming to 2050” event bringing together businessmen, union leaders, and other members of society linked to the activity.

  • Thursday, July 11th 2024 - 19:17 UTC

    Buenos Aires the best city in the region, The Economist finds

    Founded in 1580, the Argentine capital topped the list for the third consecutive year

    Buenos Aires was once again picked by The Economist as the most liveable city in South America according to the outlet's usual scale measuring environmental, cultural, and infrastructural issues in addition to stability and medical care. The Argentine capital topped the list for the third year in a row, standing out for its highly regarded UBA (University of Buenos Aires) among other perks.

  • Monday, July 8th 2024 - 10:38 UTC

    Chilean budget carrier interested in domestic flights within Argentina

    SKY would have to start and finish flights in Chile but would be allowed to make as many stops as it wishes within Argentine

    Chilean budget carrier SKY has expressed its interest in operating domestic routes within Argentina given President Javier Milei's shift to “open skies” policies, as recent agreements with Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Canada and Panama would corroborate.

  • Thursday, July 4th 2024 - 19:49 UTC

    Internet becomes a basic service in Chile

    The measure applies only to fixed home services, Araya explained

    Internet access has become a basic service in Chile just like drinking water, sanitation, and electricity, which renders it eligible for subsidies and other government-sponsored forms of assistance, it was reported from Santiago on Thursday.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 10:00 UTC

    Plummetting lithium price leads BASF to drop investment plans in Chile

    An oversupply of lithium is feared given a recent increase in worldwide output so prices went down

    Chemical giant BASF SE dropped its plans to invest in lithium mining assets in Chile after a recent downward turn in the mineral's price, it was reported. The German company thus canceled all talks with Canada's Wealth Minerals Ltd., which has exploration projects in the South American country, it was explained.

  • Thursday, June 20th 2024 - 22:04 UTC

    Two die as Chilean trains clash head-on

    The accident was recorded at 0.15 am Thursday

    Two people died and at least nine others were injured Thursday after a head-on collision between two trains in Santiago, Chile. The units involved were a freight convoy of the company Fepasa and a passengerless test formation belonging to the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE). “We regret to report the death of two workers on the freight train,” the state-owned company said in a statement.

  • Thursday, June 20th 2024 - 19:17 UTC

    Montevideo remains the most expensive city in the region

    The Uruguayan capital ranked 42nd in the world according to Mercer's list released this week

    Montevideo remained South America's most expensive place to live according to the Mercer Ranking released this week, closely followed by Buenos Aires, a place that has been moving up fast since President Javier Milei's Dec. 10, 2023, inauguration. The list helps multinational employers plan their strategies regarding compensations and other expenses, it was explained. Hong Kong stayed at the top, followed by Singapore, and Sitzerland's Zurich, Geneva, and Basel.

  • Wednesday, June 19th 2024 - 19:26 UTC

    Hike in electricity bills burdening Chile's inflation policy

    Chile needed not to repeat Argentina's disproportionate fare increases, Ramos explained

    A recent increase in electricity bills has Chile's Central Bank needing to postpone getting the South American country's inflation under control, according to the Monetary Policy Report (IPoM) for June 2024 released Wednesday.

  • Tuesday, June 18th 2024 - 09:55 UTC

    Bullrich apologizes for remarks regarding Hezbollah's alleged presence in Chile

    Bullrich told Tohá over the telephone that her comments had been made when analyzing the regional scenario and with no animosity toward Chile

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font declared the diplomatic incident over after Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich apologized for saying that the terrorist organization Hezbollah was operating in the Chilean port of Iquique. “It seems to me that it is tremendously important that the authorities be responsible in their statements and affirmations,” said Boric.