Tag: Santiago de Chile

Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:48 UTC
Central Chile drought has residents and mining companies clash over water rights

With historically low river flows and reservoirs running dry due to drought, people in central Chile have found themselves particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic. Years of resource exploitation and lax legislation have allowed most reservoirs in that part of the country to run dry.
Thursday, November 28th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Santiago graffiti underline protests' spirit “Never again will they have the comfort of our silence”

A month of intense protests against inequality and police repression in Santiago have transformed the Chilean capital’s streetscape into a caterwaul of graffiti whose messages reflect the deep discontent in this once genteel Latin American city.
Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Protests continue in Chile as economy faces “grave consequences” and Peso plunges to a historic low

Chile’s finance minister warned on Tuesday of the “grave consequences” for the nation’s economy of three weeks of often violent unrest after the peso slid 4% to hit a historic low against the dollar. Ignacio Briones said the weakening of the peso was a “sign of worry” that he and his colleagues were watching very carefully.
Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:50 UTC
Huge peaceful demonstration in Santiago, but radicals loot a church and university

Around 75,000 people took to the streets in Santiago on Friday as part of ongoing anti-government protests in Chile. Local press reported the mostly peaceful demonstration as the second-largest since the protests broke out three weeks ago.
Friday, November 8th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Chile tightens public order in the wake of three weeks of anti government protests and looting

Chile's President Sebastian Piñera on Thursday announced a series of measures to tighten public order in the wake of three weeks of anti-government protests that have left at least 20 people dead.
Thursday, October 31st 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Chile will not host APEC trade meeting and COP25 climate conference: “common sense”

Chile has withdrawn as host of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade summit in November and the COP25 climate conference in December after several weeks of violent unrest, President Sebastian Piñera announced on Wednesday. He described the decision as “deeply painful” but “common sense” dictated the decision to withdraw from the two major international summits.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Santiago on fire and with no transport and Piñera in a family party at a pizza parlor

The Chilean government established on Friday night a state of national emergency in the capital Santiago and surrounding areas following extensive arson, rioting and looting in the city by students protesting transport fares, particularly subway fares, which are considered among the most expensive in the region.
Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Thousands march in Santiago de Chile to honor victims of Pinochet's dictatorship

Thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of Santiago de Chile on Sunday to honour the victims of General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, in a march that started peacefully but ended in violence.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 08:27 UTC
Chile: Trade unions accuse the Piñera administration of repressive crackdown

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has joined its voice to the international condemnation of the Chilean government’s repressive crackdown of a demonstration in Santiago on Thursday. Trade unionists were among those targeted by police aggression and arrests in the aftermath of Thursday’s peaceful demonstration.
Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 08:59 UTC
A 12 sq. km lagoon, one hour's drive from Santiago, goes completely dry

The cows and horses would have come for the last blades of grass. Now their bones are scattered on the cracked earth, victims of drought that wiped Santiago's weekend playground Lake Aculeo from the map.