Chile

• Friday, April 6th 2018 - 09:31 UTC

  Chile and Argentina open offshore project, east of Magellan Strait to increase gas and oil production

  

  The state-run energy firms of Chile and Argentina said on Wednesday they had inaugurated a US$ 354 million project to increase production of natural gas off the southern tip of South America.

• Friday, April 6th 2018 - 09:22 UTC

  LATAM warning on April 10/13 flights given threats of a strike

  

  LATAM Airlines will cancel or reschedule flights in Chile between April 10 and April 13 as a precaution while it continues to negotiate with a union of flight attendants who have threatened to strike, the company said on Wednesday.

• Saturday, March 31st 2018 - 21:23 UTC

  Retail sales shift in Chile as revenues from articles attractive to Argentines drop

  

  Traditional items keep the retail business going in Santiago's Metropolitan area as sales of articles such as computers, TVs, clothing and sportswear go down as a consequence of a smaller flow of Argentine tourists this past Summer of 2018.

• Monday, March 19th 2018 - 09:13 UTC

  International Court to listen arguments from Bolivia and Chile on the disputed access to the Pacific

  

  Delegates from Bolivia and Chile will head to the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday morning, where they will present their arguments over a disputed 380 kilometer coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

• Monday, March 12th 2018 - 07:35 UTC

  A more humble mature Piñera promises Chile growth and jobs

  

  Conservative billionaire Sebastian Piñera was sworn in Sunday to his second term as president of Chile, replacing socialist Michelle Bachelet in the office for the second time in eight years. An emotional Bachelet helped Piñera put on the sash of office, gave him a kiss and then left the Congress with members of her government.

• Monday, March 12th 2018 - 07:12 UTC

  Sir Alan Duncan attends Chilean president Piñera's inauguration

  

  Foreign Office minister for Europe and the Americas Sir Alan Duncan represented the UK in the inauguration of the new president of Chile, Sebastian Piñera. Minister Duncan arrived in Santiago on Saturday and part of his agenda is to discuss the future of UK-Chile bilateral relations with the incoming administration.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  Oscar winning Fantastic Woman Chilean actress speaks of transgender inequalities

  

  Chilean actress Daniela Vega made history by becoming the first transgender presenter at the Oscars ceremony. But, at a news conference after meeting Chile's President Michelle Bachelet this week, she spoke of the inequalities transgender people face in her home country.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2018 - 06:08 UTC

  Chilean president presents constitutional reform a week before leaving office

  

  Chilean president Michelle Bachelet is ending her term with an ambitious proposal for a new constitution that would ensure equal pay for men and women and strengthen guarantees of the right to strike. Bachelet sent the proposal to Congress on Tuesday, just five days before she leaves office.

• Monday, March 5th 2018 - 11:59 UTC

  Falklands have three new young “ambassadors”

  

  Three young people who, judging by their boundless enthusiasm for all things Falkland, could be ambassadors for the Islands after only a week in Stanley and the Camp. Mauricio Giraudo from Uruguay, Marco Franceschini from Brazil and Hristo Gomez, from Chile, are this year’s winners of a competition organized each year by the British embassies in Montevideo, Brasilia and Santiago and sponsored and financed by the Falkland Islands Government.

• Monday, March 5th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

  Chilean film wins Oscar for best foreign language film, and is an icon for LGBTQ

  

  Taking home the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, Sebastian Lelio's drama became the first-ever Chilean film to win an Oscar. But, more importantly, it marked a breakthrough in transgender cinema. The Spanish-language feature, about a trans woman who faces bigotry and intolerance after her partner dies, has become a touchstone for an entire movement, and the film's star, trans actress Daniela Vega, its spokeswoman.