Chile

• Monday, November 20th 2017 - 07:08 UTC

  Piñera and Guillier to a much disputed runoff; far right and far left parties will be decisive

  

  Conservative Sebastian Piñera, who held a commanding lead in Chile's first round of presidential voting, and leftist former TV journalist Alejandro Guillier will contest a runoff next month. Ex-president Piñera had a 36.6% lead to Guillier's 22.7% with more than 98% of the votes, --of a very low turnout, 46.6%--, counted after the first round.

• Saturday, November 18th 2017 - 10:12 UTC

  Massive abstention the main challenge for Chilean Sunday presidential election

  

  On Sunday, Chileans will choose a new president that will rule the country for the 2018-2022 pereriod replacing current president, socialist, Michelle Bachelet. Senators, deputies and regional councilmen will also be chosen on Sunday.

• Friday, November 17th 2017 - 07:14 UTC

  Peru's 2018 Russia World Cup qualifier celebration felt as a minor seism in Chile

  

  Peru went crazy after its national team defeated New Zealand on the final match to qualify for the 2018 world cup in Moscow next year. Thirty million Peruvians had been waiting thirty six years to be back in the beautiful game's world stage, and celebrate they did.

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentina en route to becoming region's leading producer and exporter of “white petroleum” lithium

  

  Argentina is disputing with Chile South America’s top producer of the mineral lithium, a key ingredient for the production of electric cars and its rechargeable batteries allowing them to retain energy far longer, and as a consequence its price has soared more than 30% to a record US$ 12.000 a ton this year.

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 08:46 UTC

  Pope will underline the plight of indigenous peoples during his coming visit to Chile and Peru

  

  During his visit to Chile and Peru, Pope Francis will honor the country’s religious roots and underline the plight of indigenous men and women. The Vatican said the pope will be in Chile Jan. 15-18, visiting the cities of Santiago, Temuco and Iquique. He then will fly to Peru and, from Jan. 18-21, he will visit Lima, Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo.

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 08:39 UTC

  China and Chile agree to upgrade trade accord to take advantage of new technologies

  

  China and Chile have agreed to upgrade their free trade agreement (FTA), a move that will boost both economies, a former official of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said.

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 07:59 UTC

  Argentina and Chile begin Antarctic combined naval patrolling

  

  Argentina's ARA “Islas Malvinas” has started this season's Antarctic duty as part of the Antarctic combined naval patrolling, responsibility which Argentina shares with neighboring Chile since 1988.

• Wednesday, November 15th 2017 - 08:33 UTC

  Chileans vote on Sunday and opinion polls point to ex president Piñera as the winner

  

  The presidential and parliamentary elections in Chile will take place next Sunday, with the conservative candidate and ex president Sebastian Piñera, the favorite to win, according to surveys.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 08:00 UTC

  Piñera can be only defeated with a strong voter turnout, admit his opponents

  

  The frontrunner for Chile’s presidency, billionaire businessman Sebastian Piñera, faces an array of left-wing parties in this year’s elections but he can expect help from one quarter - low turnout.

• Friday, October 27th 2017 - 09:19 UTC

  Mapuches acquitted of arson attack and two deaths in south Chile

  

  A Chilean court this week acquitted eleven Mapuche people accused of terrorism over an arson attack that killed an elderly couple, part of a series of indigenous rights protests.