Chile

Thursday, August 14th 2014 - 06:19 UTC
Santiago's security chief fires following the record “embarrassing” robbery

Chile has fired the security chief of the country's main airport after an “embarrassing” robbery of more than 10 million dollars at the cargo terminal. Defense Minister Jorge Burgos said a probe had been launched into how eight armed men had managed to steal the money from a security van at the airport in the capital, Santiago.
Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 01:15 UTC
Chile's massive 2010 earthquake caused Antarctica glaciers to calve and 'icequakes'

A massive earthquake that struck Chile in 2010 caused glaciers thousands of miles away in Antarctica to calve, a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience found. Seismic surface waves radiating away from the earthquake’s epicenter traveled some 4,700 kilometers before passing through Antarctica’s ice sheets and causing small tremors, or “icequakes.”
Monday, August 11th 2014 - 07:46 UTC
Blackouts, trees and posts knocked down by gales in Ushuaia and Punta Arenas

Hurricane strong winds on Saturday blew roofs, knocked down lamp posts and trees and left big areas of Ushuaia, Argentina and Puntas Arenas, Chile without power according to reports from both cities in the extreme south of the continent.
Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 06:13 UTC
UK grants Chile matching funds for program on scientific research and innovation

The Newton-Picarte Fund for scientific research was officially launched in Chile on Thursday 31st July through the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government, represented by the British Ambassador Fiona Clouder, and the Chilean Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, represented by the Minister of Economy Luis Felipe Cespedes.
Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 06:32 UTC
Mercosur trade deal is a priority for the EU under Italian presidency

Foreign minister Federica Mogherini pledged that under the current Italian presidency of the European Union, top priority will be given to signing the pending trade agreements, among which that with Mercosur still under discussion.
Monday, August 4th 2014 - 07:03 UTC
Magallanes with lowest unemployment rate in Chile, but quality of jobs is questioned

Unemployment in the extreme south Chilean region of Magallanes was the lowest in the country during the April/June quarter, 2.3%, according to the latest report from the country's stats office, INE. This is 0.5 percentage points less than the previous quarter and 1.4 percentage points below a year ago.
Monday, August 4th 2014 - 06:55 UTC
GeoPark has plans to drill 35 exploratory wells in Chilean Tierra del Fuego by end of 2014

Oil and gas explorer GeoPark expects to end the year having drilled 35 wells in Chilean Magallanes and Tierra del Fuego, which must be added to the 560 million dollars the company has invested in the region since it began operations in 2006, said the company in an economic impact report presented by consultants Gemines.
Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 05:48 UTC
Chilean anarchists in arson and bomb attacks in Santiago

Three cars were burned early Wednesday in Santiago's San Miguel district, where those responsible for the vandalism left pamphlets alluding to the cases of anarchists who have been arrested in Chile and abroad, police said.
Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 07:50 UTC
Chile fisheries landings in five months total 1.6 million tons, up 24%

Chile's accumulated fisheries landings during the first five months of the year totaled 1.6 million tons, up 24% from the five months of 2013, when 1.3 million tons were landed.
Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 07:25 UTC
“Without Chile's help, we would have lost the Falklands”, says former RAF intelligence

Chile's support for Britain during the Falklands War has been revealed for the first time by the man who was dispatched, with only hours notice, to secure a South American ally, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph credited to Harriet Alexander.