Chile

• Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Chile recalls Ambassador to Israel as violence in Gaza grows

  

  President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday recalled Chile's Ambassador to Israel Jorge Carvajal for consultations given the “unacceptable violations of international humanitarian law” in the Gaza Strip, it was reported in Santiago after a statement released by the Foreign Ministry.

• Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 08:50 UTC

  Chile planning a fiber link directly with Antarctica

  

  Chile is planning an undersea fiber cable linking the country with Antarctica and several bases in the southernmost continent. With this purpose, Chile signed an agreement with Latin America's Development Bank, CAF to begin feasibility studies

• Tuesday, October 31st 2023 - 12:52 UTC

  Rutley in Chile to celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations and to sign an Antarctica cooperation protection Letter of Intent

  

  The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office’s Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean, David Rutley MP, arrives in Chile, from Peru, to strengthen collaboration between the UK and Chile, as both nations celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations. 

• Friday, October 27th 2023 - 09:45 UTC

  7-year-old Chilean boy living in Gaza Strip is found

  

  Chilean media reported early Friday the finding of 7-year-old Ghassan Sahurie, a 7-year-old boy of Chilean-Palestinian descent who was missing in the Gaza Strip.

• Monday, October 23rd 2023 - 05:47 UTC

  Avian flu has caused the death of some 3,000 Humboldt penguins in Chilean coasts

  

  Some 3,000 Humboldt penguins have died as a consequence of the avian influenza so far in 2023, according to official reports from the Chilean Fisheries National Service, Sernapesca. The data covers the period from February to October 6th and includes the flu death of 21.819 animals, of which 2,917 Humboldt penguins.

• Tuesday, October 17th 2023 - 09:29 UTC

  Members of Chilean delegation in China test positive for Covid-19

  

  Various members of the Chilean delegation touring China ahead of the III Forum of the Belt and Road International Cooperation have tested positive for Covid-19 although President Gabriel Boric Font's results came back negative. All those infected will begin a 5-day isolation as per Chilean sanitary protocols, it was reported.

• Saturday, October 14th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Chilean fruit exporters sue major shipping line

  

  Chilean fruit exporters have filed a lawsuit for a “systematic succession of abuses” before the Court of Defense of Free Competition (TDLC) against the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), it was reported in Santiago.

• Friday, October 13th 2023 - 06:20 UTC

  Environmentally concerned Chile unveils first green hydrogen-powered bus

  

  Chile's first intercity bus powered by green hydrogen was launched Wednesday. According to those behind the initiative, these units generate water and heat as their only waste, thus eliminating polluting emissions en route to reducing the carbon footprint, the state agency Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (Corfo) and the company Foton, said.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2023 - 09:41 UTC

  Palestine diplomats in South America launch appeal to international community

  

  Palestine's Ambassadors to Uruguay and Chile agreed Monday that the ongoing war unleashed by Hamas' attacks against Israel was something “horrible” to witness and therefore something needed to be done “to stop” it.

• Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 09:41 UTC

  Chile extends state of emergency in violence-torn south

  

  Chile's Senate Tuesday passed a bill to extend the current state of emergency in La Araucanía and part of Biobío in force since mid-May 2022 to allow the armed forces to participate in the fight against violent groups operating in the area due to the so-called “Mapuche conflict” involving indigenous communities, logging companies and law enforcement authorities.