Chile

• Saturday, September 24th 2016 - 10:24 UTC

  Pinochet ordered the 1976 assassination of opposition leader Letelier, says CIA

  

  The United States on Friday gave Chilean President Michelle Bachelet declassified CIA documents confirming that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet personally ordered the 1976 assassination of opposition leader Orlando Letelier. US Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom presented the documents to Bachelet during a ceremony on the site of the killing in the US capital, two days after the 40th anniversary of the brazen attack.

• Saturday, September 24th 2016 - 07:46 UTC

  Latam modifies ownership structure before the entrance of Qatar airlines

  

  The Amaro family from Brazil, one of the main controllers of LATAM Airlines, sold a 6.47% stake in the regional carrier on Friday on the Santiago stock exchange for some US$296 million, as part of a strategy to modify the company's ownership structure.

• Monday, September 19th 2016 - 07:11 UTC

  Punta Arenas port increased docking space should be ready early 2017

  

  Works on the extension of the Prat dock in the port of Punta Arenas picked up this last week and should be ready for the beginning of next year, including two dolphins and six jackets, which should enable all cruise passengers to land directly.

• Monday, September 12th 2016 - 10:38 UTC

  Chile marked the 43 anniversary of the military coup headed by Pinochet that ousted Allende

  

  Remembering a painful past, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet said on Sunday the truth must be told and justice be served for thousands of victims of the country’s dictatorship. She made the statement as Chileans marked the 43 anniversary of the coup which ousted democratically-elected President Salvador Allende and began the 17-year-long dictatorship of General Pinochet on September 11, 1973.

• Thursday, September 8th 2016 - 02:45 UTC

  Morales demands FIFA sanctions Chile for offensive chanting against Bolivia during Russia 2018 qualifier

  

  President Evo Morales has called on the soccer authorities of Bolivia, the South American football confederation, Conmebol, and FIFA to sanction Chile for the offensive chanting towards Bolivians during the Russia 2018 Cup qualifier match played on Tuesday night in Santiago's Monumental Stadium.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2016 - 16:55 UTC

  “Why meet Falklands' neighbors”, competition for students from Uruguay, Brazil and Chile

  

  The Government of the Falkland Islands and the British Embassies in Uruguay, Brazil and Chile invite university students to participate in this regional competition to win the chance to visit the Falklands for a week, all expenses paid.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2016 - 07:53 UTC

  Chileans massive protest to end the private pension system; Bachelet's approval plummets to 15%

  

  Tens of thousands of Chileans took to the streets throughout the country on Sunday, seeking to increase pressure on the government to throw out Chile’s private pension system in favor of one that would provide better retirement benefits.

• Monday, August 22nd 2016 - 12:00 UTC

  Chile: scientific report states that dumping dead salmon in the sea was not linked to red tide

  

  A committee of independent scientists which was named to investigate the red tide phenomenon affecting the Los Lagos Region in the south of Chile, earlier this year, have concluded that salmon dumping in the sea was not an agent causing the phenomenon.

• Saturday, August 20th 2016 - 05:29 UTC

  UK strongly supports innovative solutions for the Chilean mining sector

  

  The British Embassy in Chile participated at the mining conference Medmin to strengthen the importance of British innovative solutions for the mining sector in a country which is highly dependent on minerals and is the world's leading exporter of copper.

• Wednesday, August 17th 2016 - 21:34 UTC

  Chile hosts international conference of teachers of English as a foreign language

  

  The 14th International Conference of IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) was held in Santiago de Chile on 22 and 23 July at Universidad San Sebastian with the attendance of 800 current and future teachers of English.