Chile

Thursday, February 2nd 2017 - 17:35 UTC
Petrobras scandal reaches Chile: Bachelet denies receiving any financial support

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday denied reports she received financial support for her 2013 campaign from a construction conglomerate that is involved in Brazil's huge Petrobras corruption scandal. Grupo OAS is among dozens of Brazilian companies that are embroiled in a kickback scheme that is the biggest corruption scandal in Brazil's history.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 11:36 UTC
Chile arrests 43 people suspected of stoking some of the forest fires

Authorities in Chile have detained 43 people suspected of stoking some of the deadly forest fires that have killed 11 people and destroyed large swaths of land, according to President Michelle Bachelet.
Sunday, January 29th 2017 - 09:37 UTC
Over 6.000 cruise visitors in Punta Arenas on one day; 44 calls scheduled before the end of the season

Last Friday was the busiest cruise season day for Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile: over 6.000 visitors, passengers and crew members, landed making it a great day for local tours operators, artisans, shops and all those linked to the industry.
Monday, January 23rd 2017 - 18:32 UTC
State of emergency in Chile because of wildfires; smoke cloaked Santiago

Chile declared a state of emergency on Friday as more than a dozen wildfires that have scorched nearly 50,000 hectares threatened to encroach on towns, factories and vineyards. Firefighters, forestry service personnel and members of the military are battling 18 separate blazes in the center and south of the country that have been fueled by strong winds and a heat wave.
Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 11:18 UTC
British experts guest speakers in Chile’s sixth version of the Futures Congress

Seven prominent British figures representing different areas of science, including economics and social communications, were present at the Futures Congress organized by the Chilean Senate in Santiago. Gathering each year experts from different areas of knowledge to discuss the challenges that human kind will be facing in the future, this event has become the most important scientific conference in Latin America.
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 08:18 UTC
Chilean eco terrorist group claims responsibility for parcel bomb against CEO of largest copper corporation

An eco-terrorist group said it was responsible for a parcel bomb that detonated at the home of the chairman of the board of Chilean state-owned mining giant Codelco, the world’s biggest copper producer.
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 08:05 UTC
Ex president Lagos nominated as pre-candidate for Chilean November election

Ricardo Lagos, a leading opponent of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet who later went on to serve as president from 2000 to 2006, on Saturday accepted his party's nomination to run in the 2017 presidential election.
Saturday, January 7th 2017 - 08:35 UTC
Chile reports avian influenza at a turkey farm: all birds to be culled

Chile has detected avian influenza H7 at a turkey production plant run by poultry producer Agrosuper in the country's central Valparaiso region. All affected birds (350,000) will be culled. No data regarding N type were given.
Thursday, January 5th 2017 - 07:38 UTC
London-Santiago direct flights inaugurated on Wednesday

The new direct flight London-Santiago de Chile inaugurated on Wednesday should help increase the number of visitors from Britain and Europe, said Chilean authorities when they received the British Airways flight at the Chilean capital airport.
Wednesday, January 4th 2017 - 11:17 UTC
Valparaiso hillsides' fire “under control”, but heat and strong winds are still threatening

A large fire that burned 150 homes in the historic port city of Valparaiso, Chile, has been “practically” brought under control, an official said Tuesday. Monday's fire forced dozens of residents to take refuge in shelters and devoured green hillsides in the Laguna Verde neighborhood, on the southern outskirts of the colonial city.