Chile

Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Two center-left candidates to vie for Chile's presidency on November 21

Chile's Progressive Party (PRO) leader Marco Enríquez Ominami Monday announced he would run for the country's presidency, which dealt an unexpected blow to the centre-left's efforts following the launch of Christian Democrat Yasna Provoste's candidacy Saturday.
Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:27 UTC
Chile's Mapuches interrupt air traffic at Temuco airport and destroy forestry machinery

Growing unrest in Chile's Araucanía region, where the aboriginal communities mainly Mapuches are demanding the government honours treaties dating back to the Spanish conquest and later when Chile emerged as an independent country.
Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 08:56 UTC
Former Peruvian Foreign Minister back in office

Peruvian former Foreign Minister Óscar Maúrtua has been appointed again for the job to replace Héctor Béjar, who resigned earlier this week after just 19 days in office.
Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 05:44 UTC
COVID-19 variant has reached Magallanes: three positive cases confirmed

The Delta variant of Covid-19 has reached Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile. Three cases were confirmed on Wednesday by the regional Health Care office and the labs from the University of Magallanes.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Fugitive former Bolivian official requests political asylum in Chile after rescue operation

Former Bolivian Deputy Minister of Medium, Large Business and Industry Eduardo Peinado Rivero has entered Chile in a quite unorthodox way and applied for political asylum, it was announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, August 17th 2021 - 11:14 UTC
No more quarantine for all of Chile starting Wednesday

Chilean health authorities have announced that no commune in the entire country will be under quarantine as of next Wednesday, as a part of the step-by-set program towards normalization.
Tuesday, August 17th 2021 - 11:07 UTC
Aeroméxico announces strategic improvements in South American services

Aeroméxico has announced a new seasonal route between Cancún and São Paulo in addition to their new services to Madrid from Guadalajara and Monterrey.
Saturday, August 14th 2021 - 08:31 UTC
Ex UK consul in Punta Arenas Matheson Rayment dies at the age of 98

Roderick Guillermo Matheson Rayment, the former British consul in Punta Arenas and former dean of the Consular Corps of Magallanes Region has died at the age of 98.
Friday, August 13th 2021 - 15:52 UTC
Chilean agriculture and fruit producers suffering the hydric crisis

Chile faces a “state of shock in agriculture and fruit growing” because of the severity of the hydric crisis and sustained drought, to which must be added the driest July in the country's history, pointed out the president of the Chilean Federation of Fruit Producers, Jorge Valenzuela.
Friday, August 13th 2021 - 08:53 UTC
Punta Arenas hit by hurricane force winds, half the city with no power

Punta Arenas extreme south of Chile was hit on Thursday by hurricane-force winds that left a trail of blown roofs, half the city without power, the collapse of several walls, and uprooted trees in city streets.