Chile

• Wednesday, August 11th 2021 - 19:04 UTC

  Argentina's attempt to have the Magellan Strait defined as a “shared space”

  

  Argentina's attempt, mistaken or in purpose to describe in official policy to its Armed Forces the Magellan Strait and areas of the Drake Passage, as “shared spaces”, have triggered a strong reaction from the Chilean media and nationalist groups.

• Monday, August 9th 2021 - 10:13 UTC

  Chile in mourning for two days over those who died from COVID-19

  

  Chile's President Sebastián Piñera decreed two days of national mourning Monday and Tuesday (August 9 and 10) in memory of all those who passed away due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Monday, August 9th 2021 - 07:49 UTC

  Argentina apologizes to Chile for saying Magellan Strait and Drake Passage are shared spaces with joint control

  

  Argentina had to back step and apologize to Chile following on statements that the Magellan Strait and the Drake Passage, were “shared spaces”, and which “both countries jointly explored, studied and controlled”.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 21:59 UTC

  Shootout between Chilean police and members of indigenous communities

  

  A police raid in a Chilean indigenous community in Ercilla, Araucanía Region the stronghold of the Mapuche tribe went uncompleted and ended in a serious shootout between members of the Carabineros, Investigation Police and local residents.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 07:28 UTC

  Green light to build an International Antarctic Center in Punta Arenas

  

  Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile will host the International Antarctic Center, CAI, a long-time project several times delayed but which finally was given the green light, and should begin to be built in the near future with an investment demanding some 75 million US dollars.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 07:19 UTC

  Chile: Shortage of water reported in Santiago Metropolitan Region

  

  Chile's Minister of Public Works Alfredo Moreno Thursday admitted Santiago's Metropolitan Region was going through “the worst drought in history,” which has prompted “exceptional measures.”

• Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 07:47 UTC

  Chinese lab Sinovac lands in Chile to pack and manufacture vaccines locally

  

  Chinese laboratory Sinovac Wednesday announced it will build a plant in Chile to locally distribute 60 million yearly doses of the Coronavac vaccine against COVID-19 with which to supply other Latin American countries.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Four cases of community transmission of Delta variant confirmed in Chile

  

  Chilean health authorities have confirmed four cases of community transmission of the coronavirus Delta variant, it was announced Monday.

• Thursday, July 29th 2021 - 07:39 UTC

  Chilean agriculture short of manpower: some crops could remain without harvesting

  

  Chile's National Agriculture Society, SNA, has warned that up to 30% of crops could remain without harvesting because of a lack of manpower. SNA head Cristian Allendes participated in a conference on the labor problem and incentives to attract people to work in the fields, which was presented under the title of “How is the 2020/21 season coming along?”.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 07:20 UTC

  Raisins, victim of the chaotic climate conditions

  

  Chaotic climate conditions are having an impact on agriculture worldwide and in Chile the most recent victim of instability are raisins. Last January when grapes are expected to mature and develop a high content of sugar, torrential rains hit Chile's wines, and the excess of water harmed a high percentage of the harvest.