Tag: Chile
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…
President Gabriel Boric announced the expropriation of land in Colonia Dignidad
Located in the south of the country, Colonia Dignidad was founded in 1961 by Paul Schäfer, a former Nazi accused of pedophilia. The place was also used as a torture…
Faced with the crisis, thousands of Argentinians cross the border to do their shopping
In Chile, this is not something unusual; Argentine neighbors regularly cross the border to do their shopping on the other side of the Cordillera, where prices are sometimes more attractive.…
those injured in the eyes of the 2019 demonstrations, in great difficulty, demand help and justice
In Chile, more than four years have passed since the social crisis which broke out in October 2019 and where the population demanded better living conditions. Large demonstrations lasted for…
after the assassination of three police officers, President Boric keeps the boss of the carabinieri in his post
This weekend, in several cities in Chile, the population paid tribute to the three police officers killed on Saturday April 28. While the director general of police, although in turmoil,…