Chile

Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 01:16 UTC
Boric banned from reelection even if new Chilean Constitution is approved

Chile's Constituent Assembly Thursday overwhelmingly approved a provision to ban incumbent President Gabriel Boric Font from running for reelection in 2026 should the new Fundamental Law be approved in September's referendum.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 07:49 UTC
Chilean President wants full ban on gun ownership

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday gave his first TV speech, during which he announced a plan to ban gun ownership and tackle drug trafficking, among other relevant measures.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:27 UTC
Calls for Bachelet's resignation from UN human rights agency pile up

A leading scholar from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and other human rights watchdogs have called for the resignation of the former two-time president of Chile Michelle Bachelet her total lack of criticism of China's record on the issue.
Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Boric's negative image keeps growing among Chileans

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Front is recording astonishing levels of disapproval less than three months after taking office, according to Cadem's latest weekly survey released Monday.
Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 22:48 UTC
Strong quake felt in Peru, Chile and Bolivia

A strong earthquake rocked Chile, Perú, and Bolivia Thursday morning. Authorities in the three countries are still to release detailed reports on the aftermath of the event.
Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 21:28 UTC
Genes make Antarctica bacteria immune to antibiotics

A team of Chilean scientists doing research in Antarctica has come up with bacteria resistant to antibiotics and other man-developed treatments thanks to information passed on through genes, it was reported.
Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 10:21 UTC
Mapuche worker killed in armed attack in southern Chile

Mapuche forestry worker Segundo Catril Neculqueo, aged 66, died Tuesday afternoon after an armed attack in the Chilean commune of Lumaco, in Araucanía, while one of the two other victims is still hospitalized.
Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:33 UTC
Mapuche women deliver longest weaving in the world

A total of 426 Mapuche women who were summoned a year ago for the task have come up with a loom almost 1 kilometer long to promote a Weltanschauung in which Chile's most numerous indigenous community is represented.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 22:39 UTC
Boric enacts minimum-wage increase bill for Chileans

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Monday signed into law a minimum wage hike so that “no one is left behind.”
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 09:25 UTC
COVID-19 continues to spread in Argentina, Chile

Argentina's Health Ministry Sunday reported 43,487 new cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days, a 27.94% increase over the previous report, in addition to 49 deaths due to the pandemic in the same period. The number of weekly cases has grown by more than 284% in one month.