Chile

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 16:32 UTC

  Chile trying to recover the country's national animal, the shy Huemul deer

  

  Scientists seeking to increase the dwindling population of Chile’s national animal, the shy Huemul deer, have released their first captive-bred pair into the wild in a pivotal step in the drive to save the endangered species from extinction.

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 08:01 UTC

  At least six people killed when two houses collapse in the historic Chilean port city of Valparaíso

  

  At least six people have died after two houses collapsed in the historic Chilean port city of Valparaiso late on Tuesday, the city’s authorities have confirmed, and a regional official said the death toll could rise further.

• Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 07:46 UTC

  Chile considering expansive fiscal policy to stimulate growth

  

  Chile plans to roll out a more expansive fiscal policy and additional measures to stimulate economic growth to counter impacts from the U.S.-China trade war, the finance minister said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.

• Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Boris Johnson talks to Chilean president Piñera about trade and bilateral close links

  

  Chilean president Sebastián Piñera revealed that last Thursday he had a phone call from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and they discussed bilateral issues.

• Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Punta Arenas optimistic about the coming 2019/20 cruise season

  

  Punta Arenas port authorities, in the extreme south of Chile, are optimistic about the coming cruise season and its impact on the local economy.

• Sunday, August 4th 2019 - 17:40 UTC

  Bolivian exporters face new conditions to ship through the Chilean port of Arica

  

  The Arica Port Company (EPA) will start applying new tariffs as of Monday to Bolivian commerce, in accordance to the Service Manual in force since 2013, it was announced.

• Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 18:40 UTC

  Chilean Jesuits' equiry unveils unspeakable acts by Father Renato Poblete

  

  The Chilean branch of the Jesuit order Tuesday released the findings of an investigation into Father Renato Poblete's alleged involvement in sexual misconduct. According to this enquiry, Poblete carried out improper acts “repeatedly, seriously and systematically.”

• Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 03:23 UTC

  Piñera says both Allende and Pinochet belong in Chile's presidential wax museum

  

  Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Tuesday said both his predecessors Salvador Allende and Augusto Pinochet belong in the wax museum in the Las Condes area in Santiago.

• Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 10:08 UTC

  Chile faced with the challenge of 740 fragile tailing dams from copper mining

  

  From the sky, the glistening emerald ponds of northern Chile are almost beautiful, but closer to the ground they harbor an ugly and dangerous secret: the reservoirs, filled with toxic waste from the country's mining industry, are ticking time bombs.

• Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Chilean congress will have tighter oversight of copper funding of armed forces

  

  Chilean lawmakers passed a measure this week abolishing an antiquated, decades-old law under which state-run Codelco, the world’s largest copper miner, helped foot the bill for the country’s military.