Chile

• 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.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2023 - 09:01 UTC

  Peña praises ECLAC and wants more Chilean investments in Paraguay

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña spoke Tuesday in favor of free trade and environmental protection during his appearance before the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) at its Santiago (Chile) headquarters.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:40 UTC

  Seven Cubans defect during Pan American Games in Chile

  

  Seven Cuban athletes have left the Caribbean country’s delegation at the Santiago (Chile) Pan-American Games unwilling to return home, it was reported in the Chilean capital. According to international media covering the sporting event, six members of the women’s field hockey team and one hurdler were involved in the incident.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:12 UTC

  Chile: 14 killed in migrant settlement fire in Biobio

  

  At least 14 migrants were killed in a fire in the town of Coronel, some 530 kilometers south of Santiago, in the region of Biobio, it was reported Monday.