Tag: Chile
What is the assessment of President Boric’s research plan?
Fifty-one years after Augusto Pinochet’s coup that overthrew socialist President Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973, the Chilean state is still searching for 1,469 people who disappeared during the dictatorship.…
Chile: Strike ends in the world’s largest copper mine, miners win their case
The main union at the Escondida copper mine in Chile ended a strike that began three days earlier on Friday, August 17, after management increased a large bonus granted to…
Battery bonanza in Chile threatens nature and people
Cobalt, nickel and lithium are needed in electrification • International project to streamline the search Ore geologist Joel Andersson is one of those working to solve the riddle of where…
Seven dead in plane crash in Chile
THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS: Seven dead in plane crash in Chile Seven people have died in a plane crash in southern Chile on Friday, according to the country’s civil…
Seven dead after plane crash in Chile
Seven people have died in a plane crash in southern Chile on Friday, the country’s civil aviation authority says. Contact was lost with the small plane, which was of the…
The eyes of the world are on Chile! They were shaken by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake
Chile was shaken by a powerful earthquake early this morning! According to the US Geological Survey, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in the city of San Pedro de Atacama. Now…
Chile: Wave of deadly violence shocks population
In the space of 72 hours, at least 16 people have been shot dead in different locations in and around the Chilean capital. In two cases, they were homicides with…
Chile seeks to reconcile the exploitation of its mines and its carbon neutrality objectives
A few days ago, Chilean President Gabriel Boric, on an official visit to Germany, participated in an economic forum to strengthen cooperation on subjects such as green energy and sustainable…
State of disaster in Chile after heavy downpours
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A woman walks past a mural in Chile’s capital Santiago on Thursday. Photo: Matias Basualdo/AP/TT Several hundred homes have been damaged after very heavy downpours…
President Gabriel Boric puts the issue of lithium at the center of his tour in Europe
Chilean President Gabriel Boric is in Europe for the second time since coming to power. A week-long trip which begins with Germany where he landed on Monday June 10, then…