Tag: Chile

Friday, August 27th 2010 - 07:59 UTC
European Southern Observatory In Chile Discovers New Solar System

Some 127 light years away in the constellation of Hydrus, a new solar system has been discovered by a team of astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on Cerro La Silla in Chile’s Coquimbo Region (IV).
Friday, August 27th 2010 - 07:51 UTC
Air France To Increase Flights Between France and Chile

Air France announced that beginning September 6, it will add more flights between Paris and Santiago. The airline currently offers five flights per week, but by September plans to increase that number to seven.
Tuesday, August 24th 2010 - 03:32 UTC
Chilean Patagonia controversial dam project faces serious PR challenge

Daniel Fernandez, the new top executive for the controversial 3.2 billion US dollars HidroAysen dam project proposed for Chilean Patagonia, confirmed Sunday that the effort to convince Chileans about the project’s importance has not gone well and that the company is consulting five PR firms to help improve their marketing effort.
Monday, August 23rd 2010 - 03:41 UTC
Chile celebrates contact with trapped miners; rescue “will take months”

Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a northern Chile mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Piñera announced Sunday. Rescuers heard hammering noises when they sent a new probe into the mine.
Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 11:24 UTC
Gigantic (US made) Chilean flag for bicentennial celebrations

A gigantic Chilean flag, 18 meters wide and 27 meters long, is on its way to Chile from the United States.
Thursday, August 19th 2010 - 06:00 UTC
National Geographic wants to protect Chilean pristine marine life Island

Chile’s Salas y Gómez Island has caught the attention of The National Geographic Society as one of the most pristine marine sites in the world.
Wednesday, August 18th 2010 - 19:47 UTC
Chile’s investments abroad amount to 54 billion USD, mostly Latinamerica

Chile's investment abroad amounted to about 54.2 billion US dollars between 1990 and June 2010, distributed among more than 70 countries from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Europe, according to a report released Monday by the General Directorate of International Economic Relations (DIRECON).
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 07:58 UTC
Strong unanimous support for the Palestine people from the Chilean senate

Chile’s Senate voted unanimously against custom benefits for Israeli products coming from occupied Palestinian territory, and will formally ask President Sebastián Piñera to pass this bill.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 02:58 UTC
Four Chilean families concentrate 47% of assets in Santiago’s stock exchange

Four families in Chile concentrate 47% of the assets of companies quoting in the Santiago Stock exchange according to a book titled “Towards an inclusive growth; economic policy proposals” written by economist Luis Eduardo Cerda.
Friday, August 13th 2010 - 06:55 UTC
San Jose tragedy: Piñera demands resignation of mining regulatory board

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera called for the resignation of top officials from the national mining regulatory body (the National Geologic and Mining Service of Chile, Sernageomin) as a result of last Thursday’s mine collapse in northern Chile, where 33 miners remain trapped. Sernageomin’s national director, the regional director and the sub-director of were all named in the announcement.