Chile

• Tuesday, December 15th 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  Thousands turn out in Chilean and Argentine Patagonia to watch the solar eclipse

  

  Thousands of people turned their heads to the sky to watch a solar eclipse that lasted around two minutes on Monday as southern Chile and Argentina were plunged into darkness. Heavy rain had threatened to prevent star gazers in Chile from seeing the eclipse but at the last moment, the clouds parted just enough for the phenomenon to be partially visible.

• Monday, December 7th 2020 - 09:43 UTC

  The Pacific Alliance will hold its virtual presidential summit in Chile, next week

  

  The 15th Presidential Summit of the Pacific Alliance, a bloc made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, will be held on December 11th in Santiago de Chile, albeit via videoconference due to Covid-19.

• Monday, December 7th 2020 - 09:06 UTC

  Intermediate earthquake felt Sunday noon in northern Chile

  

  An intermediate magnitude 6.0 earthquake was reported around Sunday noon near Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Sunday 6 December 2020 at 1.47 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 114 km.

• Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  LATAM expects to function at 38% normal capacity during December

  

  LATAM Airlines expects to function at 38% normal capacity during the month of December according to a press release from the company. This includes the resumption of some international routes that remained suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Chile building its own polar vessel, Antarctica I, to replace icebreaker Oscar Viel

  

  Construction of the Chilean Navy's new polar ship at the ASMAR Talcahuano Shipyard is 35% advanced according to official information. The ship, being built under the name of Antarctica I project, will replace the Navy's current icebreaker Oscar Viel. She will perform logistic support activities for Antarctic operators, both domestic and foreign, performing tasks such as transporting people and materials, removing garbage and providing food and fuel.

• Tuesday, November 24th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Chile expects a bull market for copper next year

  

  Chile’s copper production will likely rise by 0.6% to 5.82 million tons in 2020, state copper commission Cochilco said on Monday, and to 5.99 million tons in 2021. Cochilco estimated that the copper price will average US$ 2.75 per pound in 2020, before rising to US$ 2.90 per pound in 2021.

• Friday, November 20th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Chile's top cop resigns following the shooting of two minors by security forces

  

  Chile's police chief resigned on Thursday after officers shot two minors in an incident that sparked outrage across a country already alarmed at heavy-handed security force tactics during months of social protests.

• Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  Chile set to open borders 23 November but with Health Passport and health insurance

  

  Chile is set to open its borders for the first time in eight months as it marks November 23 as its official tourism reopening date. The Ministry of Health announced last week that Chile would allow tourists to return to the country on November 23, but like other countries that are reopening, Chile is applying a measured approach to kick-starting tourism with new requirements in place for arrivals.

• Tuesday, November 17th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile, has the largest rate of Covid-19 positive cases

  

  Magallanes in the extreme south of Chile is the country's region with the largest rate of Covid-19 positive cases, according to the latest official data. On Sunday 108 new contagion cases were reported, 44 of which of random swabbing in the region mainly in the capital Punta Arenas.

• Friday, November 13th 2020 - 14:00 UTC

  Chilean financial system at risk by the continuing pandemic, central bank warns

  

  The continuing coronavirus pandemic poses the most significant risk to Chile’s financial system as institutions’ capacity to take mitigating action diminishes, the country’s Central Bank warned in a report on Wednesday.