Tag: Chile

Friday, July 12th 2013 - 19:29 UTC
Chilean national strike in demand for improved labor conditions and free education

Protesters disrupted traffic in the Chilean capital and blocked access to mining operations Thursday as part of a national strike called by the country's main labor federation.
Friday, July 12th 2013 - 06:40 UTC
Right to abort of raped-pregnant 11-year-old triggers major controversy in conservative Chile

A pregnant 11-year-old Chilean girl who was allegedly raped by her stepfather should be granted all medical options, including the right to abort, rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday. The pregnancy of 'Belen,' as she is known has sparked an outcry in one of South America’s most conservative countries, where abortion is banned under all circumstances.
Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 06:01 UTC
Storm clouds ahead for Chilean economy as world copper prices continue to fall

Chile cut its copper output forecast for the year to 5.53 million tons due to setbacks at certain mines, though production is still expected to jump from 2012 as a new deposit comes online, the mining ministry said this week.
Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 05:42 UTC
Chile inflation spikes in June but ends in the first half year at 1.9%

Chile's consumer inflation was up 0.6% in June, the biggest increase in eight months and slightly above expectations as costs jumped for accommodation, electricity, fuel products and water, the government said on its latest stats report.
Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 05:39 UTC
IMF anticipates slower growth for Chile’s export dependent economy

Growth in Chile's export-dependent economy will slow to 4.6% this year due to softer copper prices, investment and domestic demand, the IMF said in a report posted on the central bank's website earlier this week. In April, the IMF projected the economy of the world's leading copper producer would expand by 4.9% in 2013.
Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 07:01 UTC
H1N1 influenza virus outbreak in north Chile; government considering decreeing ‘health alert’

Eleven people have died from the H1N1 influenza virus in northern Chile in an outbreak that the health minister raised the possibility of decreeing a health alert to restrict people's mobility.
Monday, July 1st 2013 - 05:47 UTC
Chile's Bachelet easily beats rivals for new presidential bid

Former Chilean leader Michelle Bachelet steamed toward another presidential bid on Sunday with a lopsided primary win that prompted her center-left rivals to concede early in the evening and vow to support her in the November election.
Monday, July 1st 2013 - 02:13 UTC
Chile Assumes the Chair of the OAS Inter-American Defense Board

The Inter-American Defense Board conducted last Friday the change of command ceremony of the Chair of the Council of Delegates, in which its authorities and those of the Organization of American States (OAS) reiterated their commitment to continue working together to overcome the challenges in defense and security matters currently facing hemisphere.
Thursday, June 27th 2013 - 05:38 UTC
Chilean students and workers take to the streets to demand education reform

An estimated one hundred thousand people turned out Wednesday on another day of demonstrations called by students in several Chilean cities, with union members, port workers and miners joining the throng.
Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 18:28 UTC
Piñera opens joint-largest wind-farm in the north of Chile

President Sebastian Piñera inaugurated Chile’s joint-largest wind farm at an official ceremony. The 90MW Talinay East facility is owned by Italy’s Enel Green Power and features 45 Vestas V100 2MW turbines in the country’s central Coquimbo region, 400 kilometres north of Santiago.