News of chile

CAMPAIGN WATCH

Macri and Fernández have good reason to cooperate

13-09-2019 23:48 If he wants to have a future in politics, namely lead the opposition or even dream of a comeback à la Chile’s Sebastián Piñera, Macri needs to deliver an orderly end to his traumatic first administration.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

STATE DEPARTMENT SHAKE-UP

A new face at the reins of US diplomacy toward Latin America

13-09-2019 14:55 Acting Western Hemisphere official crucial figure in US foreign policy in Latin America for decades, from Venezuela to the invasion of Panama.

BIRD FLU

Importing of Chilean turkey meat restricted after discovery of bird flu

11-09-2019 16:13 Imports to Argentina, Peru and Hong Kong restricted. Outbreak of a low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) virus is under control, the Chilean State Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) reported Wednesday.

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN human rights chief Bachelet says torture, extrajudicial killings continuing in Venezuela

09-09-2019 17:55 Presentation follows scathing written report issued in early July that drew backlash from Venezuela. It found a "pattern of torture" under the government of President Nicolás Maduro and citing violations like arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and enforced disappearances.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mass protest in Santiago against abuses of Pinochet era

09-09-2019 13:54 Thousands of demonstrators poured onto Santiago's streets Sunday to honour the victims of General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. But the march, which started peacefully, ended in violence.

International football

Argentina, Chile play out stalemate in LA friendly

06-09-2019 08:44 Albiceleste play out niggly 0-0 draw with rivals at a sparsely populated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

ENVIRONMENT

Chilean Patagonia: an open-air lab to study climate change

04-09-2019 12:50 In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world's oceans.

BLOOMBERG – FEATURE

Chile's glaciers may have a bigger problem than climate change

15-08-2019 10:34 Chile has one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water outside the north and south poles, but the abundant glaciers that are the source of that precious commodity are melting fast. That’s not just an ecological disaster in the making – it’s rapidly becoming an economic and political dilemma for the government of Latin America’s richest nation.

BLOOMBERG

Data-rigging scandal rocks salmon-farming industry in Patagonia

01-08-2019 09:28 Company Nova Austral pushes out its top executive as bonds sank amid misreporting claims. Scandal is latest to hit Chile’s farm-raised salmon industry.

ENVIRONMENT

Chile's Navy confirms diesel oil spill of 40,000 litres in Patagonia

29-07-2019 14:19 Navy says it has deployed ships to Guarello island to control damage from the spill, and that an investigation had been launched.

Mercosur summit

Piñera, Macri discuss dangers of populist 'snake charmers' in LatAm

18-07-2019 09:09 Mauricio Macri shares the stage with his Chilean par Sebastián Piñera at the Mercosur summit to discuss politics in Latin America.

Crisis in Venezuela

UN: 6,856 killings in Venezuela security operations since beginning of 2018

05-07-2019 15:40 Michelle Bachelet's report focusing on the last 18 months follows her trip to the troubled country last month and draws upon over 550 interviews conducted by her office.

Copa América

Peru upsets Chile and will face Brazil in Copa América final

04-07-2019 12:29 The Peruvian side, which was in danger of being eliminated in the group stage, beat Chile 3-0.

LITHIUM MARKET

Lithium miners Australia and Chile see riches as battery-makers

29-06-2019 08:04 Mining superpowers supply most of the world’s lithium. Now they want to make batteries too.

BLOOMBERG

Chile’s Central Bank on its surprise cut: 'You had been warned'

10-06-2019 14:20 Chile’s Central Bank cut rates last week, seeking to shore up their economies against a worsening US-China trade war.

BLOOMBERG

'Staggering' Venezuelan exodus jumps to four million citizens

07-06-2019 14:02 Exodus from crisis-stricken nation has reached a “staggering” pace, climbing from 695,000 people in all of 2015 to over one million people since last November, watchdogs groups reveal in new report.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Peru toughens entry rules as influx of Venezuelan migrants grows

07-06-2019 08:00 More than 700,000 Venezuelan migrants entered Peru since 2017, putting public services under pressure and increasing competition for jobs.

ENVIRONMENT

Chile to close eight coal-fired power stations amid renewables push

04-06-2019 22:54 Chile, a net importer of energy, has relied increasingly on coal-powered electricity generation over the last decade, driven largely by the end of imports of natural gas from Argentina.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Woman accused of Chile dictatorship kidnappings asks for bail in Sydney court

24-05-2019 09:07 Chile requested Adriana Rivas' extradition in 2014 on charges that she kidnapped seven people in 1976 and 1977. The alleged victims have never been found.

TRAVEL

Take the scenic route with Chile’s Ruta Interlagos

27-10-2018 07:33 In recent years, Argentina’s neighbour has linked and improved a series of parallel easterly roads, providing a fresh, alternative path along the lakes of the Andean front range, writes Wayne Bernhardson.

by Wayne Bernhardson

MINERAL BOOM

Argentina eyes off lithium growth despite concerns

18-08-2018 09:34 The country is seeking to become a leading exporter in a sector on the rise but environmental groups warn of dangers.

by BY FERMIN KOOP

DICTATORSHIP DISAPPEARANCES

Courts and DNA help Chile mothers search for their stolen babies

07-07-2018 10:45 Courts are starting to open one of the darkest pages of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, the irregular adoption of thousands of children who were sent abroad.

CATHOLIC CHURCH ABUSE SCANDAL

Fourteen priests linked to Chile sex abuse stripped of duties

23-05-2018 19:17 A priest said in that report aired last week that the group formed a sex abuse ring a decade ago, and engaged in sex acts with no regard for whether were minors or of age.

AMBASSADORIAL POST FILLED

Chile's Piñera names envoy to Argentina after nepotism row

23-05-2018 15:51 The conservative billionaire originally announced in April that his brother Pablo Piñera would represent Chile in Argentina, before backtracking after opposition outrage.

FOLLOWING CONTROVERSIAL CHILE TRIP

Pope receives Chilean bishops over sex abuse scandal

15-05-2018 10:16 The visit comes two weeks after Francis held private meetings with three victims of Chilean paedophile priest Fernando Karadima, and promised to adopt “adequate and lasting” measures to stop child sex abuse within the Catholic church.

ABUSE AND THE CHURCH

Sexual abuse scandals deepen Chile mistrust in Catholic church

04-05-2018 08:17 Chile is witnessing a growing rift between the people and the Church, sharpened by a string of sexual abuse scandals.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Chilean towns to fine men for street harassment of women

01-05-2018 16:48 Two Chilean municipalities have announced they will begin issuing fines to anyone guilty of street harassment of women.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDAL

Chile victims of clergy sex abuse praise talks with pope

30-04-2018 12:53 During a January visit to Chile, Francis sought to discredit the men's claims that a bishop covered up their abuse, calling the victims' assertions "calumny."

SOARING GROWTH

Lithium: Chile, Australia, Argentina vie for top spot in global market

27-04-2018 11:38 It is estimated that the global demand for lithium will increase six to eight percent in the next decade, though that rate could double if announcements are true about an imminent shift from petrol-fuelled buses to electric buses, particularly in China.

Chile's clerical sex abuse scandal

Abuse whistleblower: I'll tell Pope to get rid of 'toxic' bishops

25-04-2018 16:39 "I believe [Francis] is a good man and I believe he wants to do the right thing," says Juan Carlos Crux. "He needs to hold them accountable."

PIÑERA IN ARGENTINA

Piñera's appointment of brother as ambassador to Argentina put on ice

25-04-2018 09:55 Piñera was forced to put the brakes on plans to appoint his brother, Pablo, as ambassador to Argentina after the Chilean opposition requested that the appointment be reviewed by an ethics boards.

CHILD ABUSE SCANDAL

German delegation visits Chile over Nazi paedophile sect

25-04-2018 08:10 Colonia Dignidad was a strictly-governed commune founded in 1961 by a group of German immigrants led by former Nazi medic Paul Schaefer, who had fled Germany to escape child abuse charges.

ABUSE AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope admits to 'grave errors' in handling of Chile sex abuse scandal

11-04-2018 16:20 Francis summons all of Chile's bishops to the Vatican for an emergency summit to discuss the scandal, which has badly tarnished his reputation and that of the Chilean Church.

A route to the sea

Evo Morales pushes for international solution to ocean access

21-03-2018 12:40 Bolivia's president since 2006 is currently in the Netherlands trying a different approach to the centuries-old conflict between his country and Chile.

DANIELA VEGA BREAKS NEW GROUND

The Chilean transgender actress who conquered Hollywood

10-03-2018 11:12 She became the first transgender person ever to present a performance at the Oscar ceremony. But it’s her work in the awardwinning "A Fantastic Woman" that has thrust her into the international spotlight and made her the talk of Tinseltown and beyond.

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

Asia-Pacific trade deal: Life goes on without Trump and the United States

08-03-2018 13:58 US president killed off TPP. But Japan sought to revive the deal, picking up support from Canada, Australia and Chile, host to the signing of the rebaptised Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

CHILE’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

‘Piñera will be forced to respond to the demands for change that began during his last term’

23-12-2017 23:58 Alexis Cortés, professor of political science and sociology at the University of Alberto Hurtado, on Michelle Bachelet’s legacy and the path ahead for Sebastián Piñera.

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