Tag: Chile
Chile adopts a historic pension reform
A few months before the presidential election, the Chilean Parliament has just adopted a long -awaited reform of pensions. The compulsory system by individual capitalization, implemented under the dictatorship of…
In Chile, a megaprojet of green hydrogen threatens the observation of the “purest sky in the world”
In the Atacama desert, in Chile, the European Austral Observatory, which exploits the very wide telescope – one of the most powerful telescopes in the world – is threatened by…
Chile ends the mission of its ambassador to Venezuela
In Chile, the government ended the mission of its ambassador to Venezuela this Tuesday, January 7. Even if the Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs dismisses the idea of a break…
“Yes to humor, yes to drawing,” for Chilean cartoonist Tatita Bizarro
Ten years after a series of deadly attacks in France which affected the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo with twelve people shot dead in cold blood by two terrorists, the…
Gabriel Boric visits Antarctica to reaffirm Chile’s presence on the white continent
He is the first Latin American head of state to set foot on Antarctica. Chilean President Gabriel Boric visited the South Pole as part of the Polar Star III expedition.…
Gabriel Boric and his pension reform torn between the opposition and precarious retirees
Chile has been trying to reform its pension system for more than ten years, without success until now. But President Gabriel Boric has made it his priority. Debated for two…
Argentina, first strategic stop of Emmanuel Macron’s tour in Latin America
Emmanuel Macron begins his Latin American tour. The French president is visiting Argentina this weekend of November 16 and 17, before participating in the G20 summit in Brazil. He will…
In Chile, rising energy prices are driving up the cost of living
In Chile, inflation reached its highest level in almost two years, with +1% for the month of October, according to the latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics. An…
Merivirta brings a huge amount of plastic waste to Pääsäissaari | News in brief
The small island accumulates 50 times more plastic waste than Chile, whose coastline is more than 2,000 kilometers long. 17:03•Updated 17:05 Located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean,…
writer Antonio Skarmeta dies at age 83
The Chilean writer Antonio Skarmeta, whose most famous novel An ardent patience was adapted for cinema in 1994 with “The Postman”, where Philippe Noiret played Pablo Neruda, died Tuesday at…