Pacific Alliance

• Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Chile keeping close monitoring of large fleet of Chinese fishing vessels

  

  The Chilean government is keeping close tabs on a large fleet of Chinese fishing vessels that has stirred up controversy further north along the Pacific coast of South America, Foreign Minister Andres Allamand said.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:44 UTC

  Chile drops out from regional agreement to deliver access of information in environmental matters

  

  Chile said last week it would not sign the Escazu Agreement -- a decision that generated surprise and disappointment among environmentalists because along with Costa Rica, Santiago has promoted it since 2012.

• 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.

• Friday, June 5th 2020 - 08:21 UTC

  FAO's message on the International Day for the fight against IUU fishing

  

  Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU). These three adjectives ultimately jeopardize the whole of the fisheries sector. IUU fishing can destroy the livelihoods of fishing communities, harm food security and nutrition, damage fair local and international trade, and often give way to unsafe and indecent working conditions, sometimes even crime.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 13:04 UTC

  Chile anticipates a glut of some 200.000/300.000 tons of copper in 2020

  

  The global copper market is headed for a surplus of between 200,000-300,000 tons in 2020, the head of the miner Antofagasta told Chilean media, with operation halts at some mines offsetting depressed demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2020 - 06:37 UTC

  Chile ordered new quarantine measures for three districts of Santiago

  

  Chile ordered strict new quarantine measures on three districts in the capital Santiago after a sudden spike in coronavirus cases on Sunday. The health ministry reported a surge of 1,228 new infections, bringing the total to nearly 20,000 nationwide and dealing a blow to hopes it was over the worst of the crisis.

• Monday, April 27th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Chilean navy acquires two 1990 Adelaide class frigates from Australia

  

  Chile's Navy is preparing to sail two recently retired Australian warships out of Sydney after purchasing them in a deal believed to be worth more than US$ 70 million. Ex-Adelaide-class frigates HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Newcastle were quietly commissioned into their new service this month during a formal handover ceremony between both navies.

• Thursday, March 26th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  Pandemic: total lockdown in Colombia; Chile extends schools closure until May

  

  Countries across Latin America tightened measures on Wednesday to halt the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus, with more lockdowns and school closures as well as increased aid to the region's poorest.

• Monday, March 16th 2020 - 11:15 UTC

  Chile quarantines 1.300 people aboard two cruise vessels

  

  Chile has quarantined more than 1,300 people aboard two cruise ships after an elderly Briton aboard one of them tested positive for the coronavirus, the health ministry announced on Saturday. Both ships are cruising the Chilean fjords in Patagonia.

• Friday, March 13th 2020 - 07:29 UTC

  Civil disobedience resumes in Chile with demands for president Piñera to step down

  

  A Chilean student blinded in both eyes by police rubber bullets became the symbol of this week's protests on the second year of president Sebastián Piñera's mandate but also the thirtieth anniversary of the return of democracy to Chile.