News of chile

MercadoLibre, BigCommerce ally to boost US sales to Latin America

21-07-2021 10:46 MercadoLibre partners with Texas-based BigCommerce Holdings to give the online-shopping software-maker’s web merchants access to a new region.

Chile relaxes restrictions for the vaccinated as Covid cases drop

08-07-2021 22:07 Chile is making headway in controlling an outbreak that swamped hospitals and prompted authorities to temporarily reimpose liockdowns. Cases have dropped by 39% in the past 14 days.

Chilean presidential hopeful Sichel wants to save Chile's model, not scrap it

01-07-2021 10:56 Sebastián Sichel, a former government minister under President Sebastián Piñera, says Chile’s pro-business economic model can be improved from within and doesn’t need radical reform.

Argentina extradites Chilean dictatorship fugitive Walther Klug Rivera

29-06-2021 20:17 Chilean fugitive Walther Klug Rivera, wanted for alleged crimes committed during the Pinochet dictatorship, arrives in Santiago after extradition.

Argentina abstains in vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders

16-06-2021 00:41 Casa Rosada fails to endorse OAS resolution against Nicaragua demanding "immediate release of the presidential candidates and all political prisoners."

Argentina held 1-1 by Chile in Copa América opener

14-06-2021 21:02 Lionel Messi scored a stunning free-kick for Argentina in their Copa América 2021 opener on Monday, but opponents Chile fought back to earn a 1-1 draw.

Argentina lay foundations ahead of Copa América’s kick-off

11-06-2021 00:36 Draws in World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia remind the Albiceleste that there’s little margin for error. But there’s still grounds for optimism ahead of the Covid Copa in Brazil.

by Dan Edwards

World Bank forecasts 'modest recovery' for Latin America and Caribbean

09-06-2021 14:51 Latin America and the Caribbean will have "modest economic recoveries" in 2021, the World Bank has warned. Argentina's economy forecast to rebound 6.4% this year.

Argentina, Chile coaches worried about Copa América in Brazil

02-06-2021 18:04 National team coaches from Argentina and Chile hit out at the decision to play the Copa América in coronavirus-stricken Brazil on Wednesday.

Chile rolls out mobility pass for the vaccinated

27-05-2021 14:03 People in Chile who have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine could from Wednesday obtain a pass to move about more freely, but the move has been criticised by health professionals given the persistently high infection rate.

Chileans opt for 'outsiders' to draft post-Pinochet constitution

17-05-2021 10:04 Chile votes for members of a new 155-member body to draft new constitution. President Sebastián Piñera says outcome of election shows his government and political parties are not "attuned to the demands and aspirations of citizens."

New constitution, new dawn for Chile?

13-05-2021 16:30 Over two days on Saturday and Sunday, Chileans will elect a body of 155 constitution-writers who will replace the country's dictatorship-era constitution.

Argentina talks up potential of growing lithium industry

10-04-2021 08:48 Investment in the lithium sector over the last three years has surpassed US$1.1 billion, while jobs created have tripled, according to government data.

Rafael Bielsa: ‘Alberto Fernández is very far from being a puppet’

10-04-2021 07:42 Rafael Bielsa, Argentina’s current Ambassador to Chile, on the pandemic, the president, Peronism and bilateral relations.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Chile president proposes delaying election on new constitution

29-03-2021 19:28 Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Sunday proposed delaying elections that will choose a commission to rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution, due to a surge in Covid-19 infections.

Argentina suspends flights from Brazil, Chile and Mexico

26-03-2021 10:22 Government announces that flights to Argentina from Brazil, Chile and Mexico will be suspended starting this Saturday, March 27.

Chile leads the pack in Latin American vaccine campaign

03-03-2021 18:44 Chile has managed to inoculate 18% of its population with at least one dose of vaccine against Covid-19 and is among the first five countries in the world to do so.

Complex culture clash as Venezuelan migrants flood into Chile

03-03-2021 11:07 According to the UN, five million Venezuelans have fled their country since 2015. Most have travelled elsewhere in South America, including about a half million to Chile, where many expect to find a chance at a new life in a more stable economy.

Chile court overturns murder verdict in ex-president Eduardo Frei's death

25-01-2021 23:05 Judges in Chile says ex-president Eduardo Frei's death four decades ago was not murder, overruling a 15-year investigation which concluded he was poisoned in hospital by agents of dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Alberto Fernández to visit Chile's Piñera in Santiago this month

16-01-2021 06:56 President Alberto Fernández will travel to Santiago on January 26 to meet with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.