Chile

Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:09 UTC
Chilean ex Army chief convicted for complicity in death of 15 people during Pinochet's regime

A Chilean judge on Friday convicted the country's former army chief for complicity in the deaths of 15 people during the early days of Augusto Pinochet's military regime. Juan Emilio Cheyre, 70, was sentenced to three years and a day under house arrest following an enquiry by an investigating magistrate.
Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 13:36 UTC
Chile flies 175 frustrated Haitian migrants back home

A Chilean Air Force (FACH) airplane took off from Santiago Wednesday with 175 Haitians onboard on their way back home in what some regarded as a “humanitarian flight” and others dubbed a “forced deportation.”
Wednesday, November 7th 2018 - 18:37 UTC
Sino-Chilean consortium ready to move forward with new port in Corral

A Sino-Chilean consortium is awaiting clearance to bring its project for a new port in the Corral area before the Environmental Impact Assessment System authorities in the South American country, a firm executive announced Wednesday.
Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 10:22 UTC
Chilean operators to seek Supreme Court ruling on Latam / American Airlines “cartel” agreement

The Chilean Association of Tourism Companies (ACHET) Monday announced it will take the question of the agreement of Latam Airlines with American Airlines and International Airlines Groups (IAG), which was approved last Wednesday by the Court of Defense of Free Competition (TDLC), to the Supreme Court, the Diario Financiero newspaper reported.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:58 UTC
Three seismic tremors in the Drake Passage felt in Tierra del Fuego

Three seismic tremors were felt in Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina, on Monday, with epicenter in the Drake Passage, according to Argentina and Chile seismology services. The incidents had no major impact in the capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego or in nearby Puerto Williams in Chile.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Chile will reward families to have more children to counter falling birthrate and the aging population

In an attempt to tackle the country's decreasing birthrate, President Sebastián Piñera has announced a new law designed to motivate Chileans to have more children. In recent years, Chile has witnessed a fall in the number of newborns arriving each year.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Argentina resumes natural gas export to Chile after twelve years

Argentina has begun exporting natural gas to Chile after a 12 year interlude, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said on Tuesday, as the two neighboring countries seek to increasingly integrate their energy supply and electricity grids.
Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 11:00 UTC
Bolsonaro pledges to help the Venezuelan people end the dictatorship but through peaceful means

The president elect of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro in his first television interview as president elect said it was necessary to solve the problem of the Venezuela dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro, but underlined “there will be no intervention in Caracas, it will be through peaceful means”.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 21:50 UTC
Chilean scientists manage to keep fruit from turning black

A team of Chilean researchers at the University of Santiago has developed a product that keeps fruit fresh for up to a month after being cut, and is particularly useful in the case of avocado or apples, which need to be consumed instantly or, after a while, they turn dark.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 07:43 UTC
Piñera denies any problems with Argentina over Patagonian glaciers in unmarked border

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera insisted that he had no problem with Argentina despite a disputed claim over extensive Patagonian glaciers along the two countries' joint but unmarked border.