News of chile

Latin America won’t see pre-virus growth until 2023, IMF says

22-10-2020 18:00 Most countries in Latin America will be unable to return to their pre-pandemic growth levels until 2023, says the IMF.

Protests in Chile

Riots escalate in Chile as crunch referendum draws closer

20-10-2020 08:48 President Sebastián Piñera condemned burning of two churches and other violence that marred anti-government demonstrations, as Chile prepares to hold a landmark constitutional referendum.

PROTESTS IN CHILE

Chile's wounded look to referendum, a year on from start of protests

14-10-2020 23:37 A year after the start of Chile's tumultuous social protests and as the country prepares for a landmark referendum, several protesters who suffered eye injuries believe their loss will not be in vain.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Chile President Piñera condemns police violence against protesters

07-10-2020 01:09 Sebastián Piñera condemns police violence against protesters in Santiago after an officer threw a young demonstrator from a bridge.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Police officer in Chile accused of throwing teen from bridge

04-10-2020 19:13 Authorities in Chile have arrested a police officer who allegedly threw a teenager from a bridge into a river bed during a protest.

ENVIRONMENT

Study: Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades

03-10-2020 16:51 This year is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study by the University of Santiago de Chile out Friday found.

Global pandemic

Millions in Chile capital emerge from lockdown

28-09-2020 19:17 Chile on Monday lifted strict coronavirus lockdown measures for millions of people in the capital Santiago, a month ahead of a key referendum to amend the dictatorship-era constitution.

MINING

Chile court shuts Pascua Lama gold mine over environmental fears

18-09-2020 10:44 Chile's environmental court issues final order to close Canadian company Barrick Gold's huge Pascua Lama mining project, on hold since 2013 over environmental concerns.

Business departure

Falabella announces closure of four stores in Argentina

15-09-2020 08:07 Chilean department store chain to close four shops in Buenos Aires and look for "strategic partner" for remaining business interests in Argentina.

Global Pandemic

Soup kitchens are back, as crises bite hard in Chile

25-08-2020 16:14 Covid-19 has left many in Chile in hunger, inspiring restaurants and organisations to dedicate time and resources to creating soup kitchens throughout the country.

Global pandemic

Virus rages in South America as governments grasp for clues

18-08-2020 15:38 From incoherent mask rules to inconsistent social distancing, South America’s response to the novel coronavirus has been all over the map – here's a look at how each nation is doing.

Bloomberg

Chilean lawmakers want to raise US$6 billion taxing the ultra rich

13-08-2020 18:52 Legislators from the Communist Party to the Christian Democrats submitted a bill that would set a one-time, 2.5 percent levy on individuals with more than US$22 million in wealth. Government opposes proposal.

Los 33 mineros de Atacama

A decade on, hero Chilean miners are bitter and divided

03-08-2020 23:00 A decade ago, 33 Chilean miners became a symbol of hope and solidarity after surviving for more than two months trapped deep underground in the Atacama desert. Today, the men are at odds, mired in trauma, illness, jealousy and bitterness.

Airlines & Aviation

LATAM airline says it will lay off 2,700 crew

02-08-2020 19:29 Latin America's biggest airline said Friday it was laying off at least 2,700 crew to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation industry.

Global pandemic

Chile seeks to end confinement amid global Covid-19 spikes

20-07-2020 14:13 Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced the "Step by Step" plan to get out of 60 days of quarantine.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Once a Covid role model, Chile now among the world’s worst

17-06-2020 15:40 Two months ago, Chile was admired for its surgical approach to the pandemic. Today it has among the world’s highest rates of per-capita infections and the country's health minister has been forced to resign.

Global pandemic

Chile's Central Bank predicts worst GDP fall in 35 years

17-06-2020 15:32 Central Bank revises GDP projections, predicting a fall of 5.5% to 7.5% in 2020, due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Global pandemic

Chile police sue feminist group Las Tesis alleging incitement of violence

17-06-2020 15:30 The Chilean police are suing the prominent feminist group alleging that they incited violence against officers.

Bloomberg

Uber sees grocery delivery sparking its next wave of growth

15-06-2020 15:05 Delivering groceries is Uber Technologies Inc’s next frontier – at least in Latin America.

Global pandemic

WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems

02-06-2020 15:21 Four of the 10 countries showing the greatest number of new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours were in Latin America, the World Health Organisation's emergencies director Michael Ryan said.

Global pandemic

Latin America ignores Europe and reopens, as virus peak nears

01-06-2020 22:44 Most South American countries have begun easing Covid-19 restrictions even as the region hurtles toward its viral peak, disregarding the example set by European nations that were battered earlier by the virus.

GLOBAL PANDEMIC

Trump says the United States will cut ties with WHO

30-05-2020 10:04 Move likely to spark dismay, especially in other parts of the world where the coronavirus outbreak has yet to reach its peak.

Global pandemic

Latin America now accounts for roughly 40% of daily coronavirus deaths

28-05-2020 13:39 The statistics are chilling: Brazil has more cases than any country except the United States and some models forecast that deaths, currently at 25,000, could more than quadruple in coming months.

LITHIUM

Coronavirus halts lithium expansion in Argentina and Chile

23-05-2020 10:10 Projects under development halted and significant investments cancelled, as impact of Covid-19 pandemic begins to hit home.

by Fermin Koop

Bloomberg

Airline JetSmart negotiating help with Argentine, Chilean governments

07-05-2020 13:05 Low-cost airline JetSmart Airlines SpA is in talks with the governments of Chile and Argentina about helping the sector in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, said its CEO, Estuardo Ortiz, in an interview with radio Pauta Bloomberg.

Coronavirus pandemic

Chile orders new restrictions after spike in infections

05-05-2020 00:32 Chilean Health Ministry reports 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.

Research during pandemic

Ukraine scientists navigate lockdown to reach Antarctica

04-05-2020 13:45 Yuriy Otruba was preparing for his sixth scientific expedition to Antarctica when the coronavirus pandemic hit, shutting borders, grounding flights and locking down countries he needed to travel through, urging his team to do the ‘impossible’ while not getting infected.

TEch giant

US trade office adds Amazon, Argentina, Chile to 'notorious markets' list

01-05-2020 12:50 US adds five of Amazon’s overseas operations, Chile and Argentina to its list of “notorious markets’’ where pirated goods are sold. E-commerce giant dismissed the move as part of the Trump administration's “personal vendetta'' against it.

Coronavirus pandemic

Chile says Covid-19 patient card not an 'immunity pass'

29-04-2020 19:01 Debate has swirled about the use of "immunity passports" seen as a possible tool for countries preparing to get people back to work after weeks of economic shutdown.

Diplomatic effort

Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay jointly repatriate 386 people

15-04-2020 00:25 Group had been affected by the closure of respective borders and cancellations of commercial flights due to the coronavirus pandemic.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Fragile Latin America faces another lost decade – and maybe worse

07-04-2020 17:29 Like most of the world, the region is bracing for the deepest recession in its modern history. Bank of America expects a 4.4% slump in output this year as the coronavirus epidemic spreads.

Coronavirus pandemic

Chilean Consul in Rosario dies from coronavirus

02-04-2020 09:10 Fernando Labra Hidalgo died at a private hospital in the Sante Fe city after having been hospitalised for several days, according to an official statement.

Coronavirus pandemic

Stranded cruise ship passengers hold hopes of reaching land

25-03-2020 08:44 The Zaandam liner's plight is the latest affecting the global cruise industry, which has seen vessels refused entry to ports and others locked down after new-coronavirus cases were confirmed onboard during the pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic

Paralysis for Latin America with lockdowns, border closures

20-03-2020 12:30 Brazil closes land borders and Argentina enters nationwide lockdown, as Mexico and Peru report their first virus deaths.

Coronavirus pandemic

Venezuela puts seven states in coronavirus quarantine

16-03-2020 09:32 Latin America has seen an acceleration in reported cases, with more than 550 people now infected and seven deaths, including the first in Guatemala.

Coronavirus outbreak

Suspected cases of coronavirus in Argentina rises to eight

04-03-2020 12:39 Neighbouring Chile also reported its first confirmed case of the coronavirus on Tuesday, with patients now under observation in Buenos Aires Province, Córdoba and Entre Ríos.

Church Abuse

Vatican sends top two sex crimes investigators to Mexico

03-03-2020 10:42 Mexico, the second-largest Catholic country after Brazil, will be aided by the same investigators who shed light on Chile's extensive church abuse in 2018.

Protests in Chile

Piñera will declare state of emergency if violence escalates in Chile

02-03-2020 17:14 Sebastián Piñera said on Sunday that he did not rule out the possibility of declaring a state of emergency again in Chile if violence intensifies in March.

Democracy in Crisis

Protests in Chile hit LatAm's biggest music festival

24-02-2020 09:48 Protesters, using rocks and molotov cocktails, engaged in clashes with the police during the Viña del Mar Music Festival in a demonstration against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.

UNDER-23 TOURNAMENT

Top stars miss out on Olympic football qualifying tournament

16-01-2020 20:03 Tournament is not an official FIFA event, and so clubs have no obligation to make their players available.

LGBT Rights

Chilean Congress takes tentative step toward marriage equality

16-01-2020 16:51 Chile's Senate approves important 'first step' toward marriage equality, but measure will face strong conservative opposition in the Chamber of Deputies.

AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES

Australian bushfire cloud visible in Chile and Argentina

06-01-2020 19:33 The cloud of smoke caused by raging bushfires in Australia has been spotted more than 12,000 kilometres (7,400 miles) away in Chile and Argentina, weather authorities said on Monday.

DIPLOMATIC SPAT

Chile tells Argentina not to comment on 'internal policy situations'

24-12-2019 09:41 Foreign Ministry in Santiago contacts Felipe Solá to complain about comments made by Alberto Fernández, after Peronist leader highlights number of those arrested during protests in neighbouring country.

Chile Protests

UN report accuses Chilean law enforcement of egregious human rights abuses

13-12-2019 18:17 The United Nations investigation into Chilean security forces found serious human rights violations allegedly took place against protesters over the past two months, including deaths, torture, sexual abuse and the use of excessive force.

Travel & tourism

Antarctica tourism: the quest for Earth's vulnerable extremes

13-12-2019 07:03 New luxurious adventure excursions give their guests an opportunity to get up close and personal with quickly-eroding natural beauty, but is the very presence of humans there contributing to the destruction of this frozen wondrous landscape?

MISSING PLANE

Chile: Debris believed from missing plane carrying 38 found

12-12-2019 11:24 Search teams are combing waters off the southern tip of South America for any sign of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, which disappeared late Monday.

FOOTBALL

Former Albiceleste coach Jorge Sampaoli leaves Brazil's Santos

11-12-2019 15:50 Brazilian side says in a statement that Sampaoli resigned had on Tuesday. But the former national team coach tells media it wasn't his decision to step down.

PLANE DISAPPEARANCE

Chile military plane disappears with 38 aboard, confirms Air Force

10-12-2019 08:46 Military plane with 38 people aboard goes missing after it took off from the country's south for a base in Antarctica and is presumed to have crashed, authorities say.

FLASH DEMONSTRATION

Chilean battle-cry against sexual violence goes viral

05-12-2019 15:42 In the wake of national social unrest and rising femicides across the region, protesters in Santiago perform rendition of a feminist anthem making waves across the world.

Chile Protests

Chileans who lost eyes in protests demonstrate in capital

01-12-2019 20:54 Protesters to support people who have lost eyes to police shotgun pellets and tear gas canisters during mass demonstrations that have wracked the country.

News of chile

Latin America won’t see pre-virus growth until 2023, IMF says

Riots escalate in Chile as crunch referendum draws closer

Chile's wounded look to referendum, a year on from start of protests

Chile President Piñera condemns police violence against protesters

Police officer in Chile accused of throwing teen from bridge

Study: Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades

Millions in Chile capital emerge from lockdown

Chile court shuts Pascua Lama gold mine over environmental fears

Falabella announces closure of four stores in Argentina

Soup kitchens are back, as crises bite hard in Chile

Virus rages in South America as governments grasp for clues

Chilean lawmakers want to raise US$6 billion taxing the ultra rich

A decade on, hero Chilean miners are bitter and divided

LATAM airline says it will lay off 2,700 crew

Chile seeks to end confinement amid global Covid-19 spikes

Once a Covid role model, Chile now among the world’s worst

Chile's Central Bank predicts worst GDP fall in 35 years

Chile police sue feminist group Las Tesis alleging incitement of violence

Uber sees grocery delivery sparking its next wave of growth

WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems

Latin America ignores Europe and reopens, as virus peak nears

Trump says the United States will cut ties with WHO

Latin America now accounts for roughly 40% of daily coronavirus deaths

Coronavirus halts lithium expansion in Argentina and Chile

Airline JetSmart negotiating help with Argentine, Chilean governments

Chile orders new restrictions after spike in infections

Ukraine scientists navigate lockdown to reach Antarctica

US trade office adds Amazon, Argentina, Chile to 'notorious markets' list

Chile says Covid-19 patient card not an 'immunity pass'

Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay jointly repatriate 386 people

Fragile Latin America faces another lost decade – and maybe worse

Chilean Consul in Rosario dies from coronavirus

Stranded cruise ship passengers hold hopes of reaching land

Paralysis for Latin America with lockdowns, border closures

Venezuela puts seven states in coronavirus quarantine

Suspected cases of coronavirus in Argentina rises to eight

Vatican sends top two sex crimes investigators to Mexico

Piñera will declare state of emergency if violence escalates in Chile

Protests in Chile hit LatAm's biggest music festival

Top stars miss out on Olympic football qualifying tournament

Chilean Congress takes tentative step toward marriage equality

Australian bushfire cloud visible in Chile and Argentina

Chile tells Argentina not to comment on 'internal policy situations'

UN report accuses Chilean law enforcement of egregious human rights abuses

Antarctica tourism: the quest for Earth's vulnerable extremes

Chile: Debris believed from missing plane carrying 38 found

Former Albiceleste coach Jorge Sampaoli leaves Brazil's Santos

Chile military plane disappears with 38 aboard, confirms Air Force

Chilean battle-cry against sexual violence goes viral

Chileans who lost eyes in protests demonstrate in capital

Evo Morales leaves Argentina for Venezuela

Domestic flights restart in Argentina after seven-month stoppage

Guzmán says Argentina mulling changes to tax, social security systems

Anti-Corruption Office withdraws as plaintiff in cases involving former officials

When nobody wants pesos: currency meltdown upends business

Carlos Slim propone post-pandemia con tres días laborables y jubilación a los 75

Oficialismos en picada: El mensaje menos pensado de Evo a Alberto

El nieto de Arturo Illia cruzó a Zulemita Menem por su postulación en política

El Vaticano responde con silencio al explosivo comentario del Papa Francisco

Encuesta: el 47% cree que la culpa de la situación actual es de Alberto Fernández