Chile

Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Legal action sought against Roger Waters in Chile

Chile's Jewish Community Wednesday filed a request for judiciary protection against British pop singer Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame, it was reported in Santiago.
Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 09:12 UTC
Chile's new ambassador to Buenos Aires chosen

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday chose José Antonio Viera-Gallo to fill the vacancy as Ambassador to Argentina, which would mean the appointee's return to a position he held between 2015 and 2018, Undersecretary of the Interior Manuel Monsalve announced.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 08:59 UTC
Boric: Chile and Argentina are brotherly peoples

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font insisted that his country and Argentina were brotherly peoples and that despite his ideological differences with Javier Milei, his duty was to “continue promoting integration at the highest level.”
Saturday, November 18th 2023 - 09:42 UTC
Sentenced Mapuche leaders cry 'neo-fascist counter-offensive'

Four Mapuche rebels from the Arauco Malleco Coordinating Committee (CAM) rebel group in southern Chile said Friday that the prison sentences handed down to them earlier this week were a sign of the neo-fascist counter-offensive against the autonomist movement seeking to regain political-territorial rights.
Friday, November 17th 2023 - 10:04 UTC
Chilean president separates from his romantic partner

Chile's Gabriel Boric Font announced Thursday that he was ending his romantic partnership with former first lady Irina Karamanos, who kept her campaign promise to dissolve such a post.
Thursday, November 16th 2023 - 07:57 UTC
Hard times ahead for wine in Chile; climate change hits the industry in northern hemisphere

Hard times for the grape and wine sector in Chile, with a drastic drop in exports and slower domestic consumption, hitting the profits of both small and large industries and farmers.
Wednesday, November 15th 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Argentina's Supreme Court rules to extradite Jones Huala to Chile

Argentina's Supreme Court (CSJN) Tuesday cleared the way for the extradition of Mapuche guerrilla leader Facundo Jones Huala to Chile to serve the remainder of his sentence.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 14:03 UTC
Chilean president has 59% disapproval; polls show 42% do not support new constitution

The assessment of Chilean president Gabriel Boric' performance as registered by pollster Cadem shows that support for the head of state, following several weeks of stabilization, has again fallen four points and now stands at 33%.
Saturday, November 11th 2023 - 10:52 UTC
Argentina and Chile sign key lithium agreement

Authorities from Argentina and Chile Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Binational Lithium and Salt Flats Working Group which represents a significant step towards strategic cooperation in this regard, it was reported in Santiago and Buenos Aires following negotiations dating back to June 2022.
Friday, November 10th 2023 - 11:10 UTC
Treaty creating police force of the Americas signed

A new organization for police cooperation on the American continent was agreed upon Thursday with the Treaty for the Constitution of the Police Community of America (Ameripol) which will act in line with Interpol criteria, Agencia Brasil reported.