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Chile

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

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

    The Humboldt penguin, a common species along most of Chile's northern coastline

    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

    “It is clear to me that there are endless opportunities” for Chinese companies in Chile, Boric said

    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

    MSC “deliberately chose to exploit other businesses to the detriment of our clients” the legal team representing the exporters claimed

    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

    The new vehicle only generates water and heat as the only waste

    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

    Israel should also be judged for the killing of Palestinian civilians, Rasheed stressed

    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

    The measure allows the armed forces to help the Carabineros police fight the Mapuches insurgents

    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.

  • Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 09:30 UTC

    Mapuche rebels arrested in southern Chile

    The RML began its criminal activity in April 2020

    Chilean authorities in the Biobío region announced Thursday the arrest of at least 11 leaders of the Mapuche Lafkenche Resistance (RML), a radical group behind numerous attacks in the south of the country as a result of the territorial dispute between the state, indigenous groups and forestry companies that exploit lands considered ancestral by the indigenous people.

  • Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 11:03 UTC

    Ukrainian leader holds meetings with Lula and Boric

    “Ukraine is interested in deepening cooperation with Latin America,”  Zelensky said

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday met separately with his Brazilian and Chilean colleagues on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

  • Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 07:25 UTC

    Falklands celebrates Chilean independence with local community

    A display of Chilean traditional cueca dancing at Government House

    Falklands' Government House hosted a big reception on the evening of Monday 18 September, to congratulate and celebrate with the Chilean community their country's National Day.

  • Saturday, September 16th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

    Chilean President denounces deadly threats

    Messing “with my family crosses any limit,” Boric said

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Friday said he had received deadly threats from an ultra-rightwing group that threw pamphlets outside his parents' home in the city of Punta Arenas, some 3,000 kilometers south of Santiago.