Tag: Chile

• Monday, April 26th 2010 - 21:49 UTC

  Grim Chapter of Chilean History Closes with Death of Former Nazi and Cult Leader

  

  At 7:20 a.m. Saturday, former Nazi and cult leader Paul Schäfer died of heart failure in a Chilean prison hospital, closing a decades-long story of torture, tax evasion, and child sexual assault.

• Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 08:20 UTC

  Chile/Argentina Agree on Military Cooperation and a Joint Force for UN Peace Tasks

  

  Chile and Argentina agreed Friday an ample cooperation in military issues including the design and manufacturing of a joint aircraft for their respective air forces and the training of a rapid deployment force in support of United Nations peace missions.

• Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 01:12 UTC

  Peru and Chile Will Lead Latam Expansion in 2011 with 6% Growth Each

  

  Latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predict Chile and Peru will lead Latin America’s growth in 2011 with an expansion of 6% each. The IMF released its World Economic Outlook Report on Wednesday, upping Chile’s projected growth from 4 to 4.7%.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 01:40 UTC

  Chile’s nationalized copper company taps private sector CEO

  

  Chile’s nationalized copper company—and the largest copper company in the world—has a new CEO. Diego Hernández Cabrera, a current executive with International mining giant BHP Billiton, was appointed unanimously this week as CEO by Codelco’s board of executives.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 01:26 UTC

  Latam growingly dependent on Chinese demand for commodities

  

  Latinamerican countries with a greater link to China such as Chile, Brazil and Peru are moving out of the crisis faster and stronger according to a World Bank report which underlines the increasing significance of the Asian giant for the region.

• Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 01:18 UTC

  Chilean Navy incorporates largest vessel ever: a 42.000 tons logistics supply unit

  

  The Chilean Navy incorporated this week its largest unit, a 42.000 tons tanker, AO-52 “Almirante Montt” which will play a vital role in supplying the surface fleet. The tanker was purchased from the US Navy and will replace AO-53 “Araucano” decommissioned after forty years service.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2010 - 16:59 UTC

  Satellite mapping show Chilean cities hit by quake have “grown” in height

  

  Chilean scientists working next to US Geological Service (USGC) peers are mapping areas of the country devastated by the February 27 earthquake to determine how much has changed geographically.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2010 - 16:27 UTC

  Chilean president to sell holding in television network: 160 million USD

  

  Chilean billionaire-businessman-turned-president Sebastian Piñera is in the process of selling Chilevisión, the third most watched television network in the country.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2010 - 19:39 UTC

  Chile surveying glaciers to gauge extent of climate change impact

  

  Academics from around the world are taking an interest in Chile’s glaciers. A team of Canadian, French and Chilean experts have been working in Punta Negra, located in the Laguna Negra section of Cajon de Maipo (south of Santiago) since 2003, following both covered glaciers and those known as rock glaciers.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2010 - 14:56 UTC

  Chile is the world’s leader in star gazing with the most powerful telescopes

  

  Many of the world’s largest investments in the field of astronomy can be found in Chile for the same reasons that Cerro Armazones, in the Antofagasta region, may become home to a new telescope that would produce images 15 times shaper than the Hubble telescope.