Chile

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:29 UTC

  Falklands donations to Uruguayan and Chilean Covid-19 charitable organizations

  

  The Falkland Islands government had made donations to Uruguayan and Chilean Covid-19 charitable organizations that support Covid victims in the two countries. The decision was agreed this week by the Standing Financial Committee and involved 5,000 pounds to each of the organizations in the two South American neighbors.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 10:28 UTC

  Latin America, the region most impacted with the coronavirus

  

  Coronavirus cases in Latin America for the first time have surpassed the combined infections in the United States and Canada, a tally showed on Sunday, amid a surge of infections in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 21:02 UTC

  Falklands : Repatriation flight to Punta Arenas

  

  On July 13 ExCo approved measures to facilitate a repatriation flight for approximately 50 individuals present in the Falklands who had planned to return home via scheduled flights, but due to the suspension of the LATAM services to South America had been unable to do so.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:54 UTC

  Chilean private pensions' funds divestment anticipates major political challenge for the Piñera administration

  

  Chilean senators on Wednesday voted to approve a controversial bill that allows citizens to withdraw 10% of their pension savings to help ease the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Chile presents new plan “Step by Step” to relax the lockdown in twelve regions; no mention to the mining area

  

  Chilean government officials presented a plan on Sunday to gradually relax lockdown restrictions after the coronavirus infection rate improved in some regions of the country. The plan, called “Step by Step,” includes five stages that range from total quarantine to advanced opening and will be applied according to epidemiological criteria, the capacity of the healthcare system and the ability to trace cases, officials said.

• Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 09:39 UTC

  Riots in Santiago as congress considers bill to allow Chileans to withdraw part of their pension funds

  

  Protesters in Santiago defied a citywide lockdown meant to combat the spread of the coronavirus, barricading roads and looting early into the morning on Wednesday in support of a proposal to allow Chileans to withdraw part of their pensions amid the crisis.

• Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Chilean police train dogs to detect people infected with coronavirus

  

  Police in Chile is training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the coronavirus by sniffing their sweat. The dogs - three golden retrievers and a labrador - are between the ages of four and five. Until now, they have been used to sniff out illicit drugs, explosives and lost people, police say.

• Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Chilean lawmaker celebrates passing of a bill liberating 10% of pension funds

  

  Chilean lawmaker launched hundreds of internet memes on Wednesday when she ran through congress wearing a pink cape and waving matching fans to celebrate passage in the lower house of a coronavirus emergency aid measure.

• Monday, July 13th 2020 - 08:39 UTC

  Copper prices hit their highest in two years, over a Chilean miners' strike

  

  Shanghai copper hit its highest in nearly 25 months on Monday, while London copper scaled a 24-month high, on supply worries from top producer Chile due to a potential strike at a mine.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:56 UTC

  Copper recovering strongly, and at its highest levels since January

  

  Copper raced to its highest levels since January this week as speculators piled into the market, betting on further disruptions in top producer Chile and firm demand from the biggest consumer China.