Education Minister, Felipe Bulnes, and opposition members of parliament met Wednesday to try to reach an agreement to resolve student conflict, but only after the talks have agreed to continue dialogue on the budget for education. Read Article
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he Chilean consul in Caracas, Juan Carlos Fernandez, was shot at while in power by some individuals who stripped him of his belongings and held him captive for two hours, confirmed on Tuesday Chile’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The incident occurred last Friday when Fernandez left a hotel in Caracas. Unknown intercepted him […]
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Three police cars and six passenger cars were the bursting of one of its wheels by the presence of more than 200 miguelitos(caltrops)in Costanera Norte, at the height of the bridge I Saldes launched by criminals who wanted to evade police after a botched robbery to an ATM from a supermarket in Vitacura. Security personnel […]
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A young American citizen died today when thrown into the waters of Petrohué Falls, in the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park in the Tenth Region.The victim was identified as Derrick Flahive 20, who along with his friend Samuel Edward age, decided to plunge into the water from a holding bar. Read Article
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The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Evelyn Matthei, reported this morning that since the entry into force of the new law postnatal on 17 October, 15 421 permits have been granted six months postnatal. He further reported that in 25 cases, the mother gave him the benefit of his father, as the case of […]
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Univision.com reported that Playa Luna, who became famous some years ago in Chile because it is a meeting place nude, will open its 2011-2012 season, said the coordinator of the Naturist Association, Rene Rojas. The opening of the season in Playa Luna, distant about 90 minutes from the Chilean capital, there will be a guided […]
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The campaign, conducted in conjunction with phone companies Claro, Entel and Movistar, are four TV spots and three radio to be played on media. The measure, which was adopted by all companies for the category by a decree coordinated by the Government, aims to inhibit the cell phone theft, a crime which in 2010 reached […]
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No news has ended this morning flyover made the regional governor of the Aysen region, Pilar Cuevas, with ONEMI representntes of Hudson volcano, so it was determined to continue the state of red alert in the areas closest to the mountain.On a flight that began at 11.00 hours in two of the FACH helicóteros monitoring […]
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The guy who dressed as a clown and attacked the Monticello Casino on the night of Halloween , on the morning of Tuesday, fulfilled work as a security guard on site. Image Cristián Poblete assaulted 27 years collectors that casino bingo, subtracting nearly nine million dollars, in addition to firing a gun blanks into the […]
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Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530-1900. THREE VOLUME SET [Hardcover] – Recorded interview with editor Dr. Joanne Pillsbury (Recording Time- 01:31:16 ) Recorded October 28, 2011. Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Press (2008) – Published in Collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art. PURCHASE BOOK:Guide to […]
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The Chilean government declared a red alert yesterday by the eruption of water vapor in the Hudson volcano in the south of the country, a phenomenon that experts take as a sign of a major eruption. Volcanic activity, accompanied by about 100 earthquakes of low intensity, and forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents of […]
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Chilean pilots Hernan Alberto Robledo Jequier and Arnaldo Gilberto Roa, arrested on August 25 in Arequipa helicopter overflight near the air base of La Joya, were acquitted. As reported by the Bío-Bío radio, and Robledo Jequier Roa, who were investigated by the Attorney General for the alleged crime against national security, in the form of […]
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The Chilean airline Lan resuspended several flights today in southern Chile due to volcanic ash Caulle Puyehue-Cordon, which erupted in June and had not caused changes in traffic home for two weeks. According to the company on its website, the affected operations are those that connect Santiago to Puerto Montt, and in some cases continue […]
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Although Chile is one of the countries of Latin America with the best health indicators, analysis of the figures by region, socioeconomic group or educational level is revealed profound inequality, where the gaps in recent years even in time of lower increase, as reflected in the National Health Survey, 2009-2010. People with lower income or […]
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Dozens of students and other protesters in Chile occupied the Congress building in Santiago during a Senate committee debate on next year’s education budget. Police sealed off the entrance to prevent more protesters entering. Read Article
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On the second day of unemployment, some 60 000 people marched through the capital and other cities. There were clashes with police when the movement came to an end.”They share our demands, the government must assume that only has 22 percent support,” said Francisco Figueroa university leader from Santiago, where there were two simultaneous marches […]
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The president of the Date, Camila Vallejo, became a participant in the march organized by students and developed a speech at the main stage located in Beauchef with Blanco in the center of Santiago where he insisted that the students’ demands are not “utopian”. “In Europe we have realized that what we are asking is […]
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The day of marches CONFECH convened today by the College of Teachers and the United Workers Central (CUT), was marred by incidents near the main event with Beaucheff Blanco. Was injured, arrested, attempted looting and clashes between protesters wearing hoods who wanted to avoid further violence. Read Article
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A form of the drug trade seems to expand more and more in Chile and would involve a number of compatriots, according to a local television report. This is the ‘narcochefs’ Peruvian or cooks’ who make cocaine paste (PBC) at home and with a special technique.According to a report of the National Television of Chile […]
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Camila Antonia Amaranta Vallejo Dowling (born in Santiago, April 28, 1988) is a leader of the student movement in Chile and the 2011 Chilean protests. She is a member of and activist for the Juventudes Comunistas de Chile (Chilean Communist Youth), and is the current president of the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de […]
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Not since the days of Zapatistas’ Subcomandante Marcos has Latin America been so charmed by a rebel leader. This time, there is no ski mask, no pipe and no gun, just a silver nose ring.Meet Commander Camila, a student leader in Chile who has become the face of a populist uprising that some analysts are […]
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Sleeping on a tiled classroom floor, sharing cigarettes and always on the lookout for police raids, the students of Carmela Carvajal primary and secondary school are living a revolution.It began early one morning in May, when dozens of teenage girls emerged from the predawn darkness and scaled the spiked iron fence around Chile’s most prestigious […]
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The Regional Health Bureau Tacna is in permanent epidemiological alert to the 540 cases of H1N1 influenza positives detected in eight departments of Bolivia, so that the executive director of Epidemiology, Edgar Tejada Vasquez announced that carry out coordination with the Regional and Arequipa , Puno and Moquegua, as well as health services Arica (Chile), […]
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The National Emergency Office (Onemi) reported preventive early warning in the Atacama Region in height as cold core, according to information provided by the Meteorological Office, through its Northern Regional Meteorological Centre, starting this Wednesday expect strong winds in the valleys, foothills and mountain regions of Antofagasta and Atacama. Read Article
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Found in Las Cruces and named Megavirus chilensis, is so great that it can be seen by an ordinary microscope. In April 2010, off the coast of Las Cruces, in the town of Tabor, a group of scientists collected samples of sea looking for new viruses. Following the trend of not waiting to infect humans, […]
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The Chinese-Chilean container carrier China Shipping (Chile) Agency S.A. took part in the first cooperation agreement with Agrosuper in the latter’s first export shipment of pork meat to the Chinese market, one of the main consumers of this food worldwide. The 150 ton shipment deployed headed for the port of Tianjin from the TPS terminal […]
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Chile, the third user of the Panama Canal after U.S. and China, has begun to promote the export of a new product services. Traditionally the South American country has dominated the export of goods such as copper, fruit, wine and salmon, many of which pass through the Canal. Now the government of that country, through […]
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According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), women over 45 years married to men younger than they have risen by 23% in 10 years. And although the figure is still marginal -478 cases in 1998 against 622 in 2008 – increasing aware of a phenomenon that is also replicated between cohabiting and revealing, according to […]
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In Chile, an average of 17 people are raped daily and 34 other victims of sexual abuse, according to a study released today by the Public Prosecutor (OTP), indicating that the 52 victims of these crimes leave daily, 38 are minors. During 2010, says the report, the income of reported sexual offenses skirted the 18 […]
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Close to 26,000 members of Chile’s National Confederation of Municipal Health Workers (Confusam) are now on a three-day strike demanding labour improvements and reforms. At the beginning of the strike yesterday, health workers demanded a protocol agreement signed with the government last year be respected and blamed Health Minister Jaime Manalich for the strike due […]
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The blackout of the weekend has been Chile, which almost 10 million of the 17 with which the country has once again highlight the current model of energy shortages and public ostracism has rescued the project HidroAysén promoted by Sebastian Piñera. The conservative president’s plan to provide more electricity to Chile had been forgotten, at […]
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Chilean Defense Minister Andres Allamand, is visiting in Israel, one of the world’s most militarized states, where he had access to new technologies in the country on the border. Allamand has also met with his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak. The relations between Chile and Israel enjoyed good health during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, mainly […]
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Jorge Diaz, Secretary of Health, said yesterday that an outbreak of typhoid fever, which was detected in the last two weeks in the area west of the Metropolitan Region with seven cases to date is “unusual” and reports that increased surveillance to determine the source of contagion. He argues that they are “working hard in […]
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The information appears in a report recently sent to the prosecutor Central Bank Toledo Christian south, who decided to work with the Brigade Investigating Money Laundering of the PDI, and the spy Alexei Ivanov Slav, code-named “Antares” – won an identity in the civil registry in the name of Andres Vilches Carvacho, which could set […]
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A total of six subjects were arrested last night by Service personnel and Custom Vehicle Search (SEBV) of Police, charged with integrating a band dedicated to the theft and dismantling of vehicles in the capital. Captain Francisco Cabezas, in charge of the investigation, said that the group was three months ago and inquired into his […]
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Gendarmerie managed to stop an escape attempt in jail concession de Valdivia, to discover a tunnel under construction by an undetermined number of inmates.The perforated had been made in the sector 44 of the penal wing, which holds a highly dangerous prisoners.The hole was discovered in the wall, ceiling height, and stood in front of […]
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For the second time in less than a week, was discovered a large shipment of drugs, which tried to enter from Argentina to Chile through one of the crossings of the Araucanía. More than 65 kilos of drugs were hidden in packages and cylinders in the back seat of a car and a rear bumper […]
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The PDI identified three men as the perpetrators of a false warning of earthquake and tsunami in Constitution on 1 September. According to history, they made a joke and now under criminal investigation and risk a penalty of 60 to 540 days in prison.They sent a text message alert to five friends who work in […]
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FROM USGS Magnitude 5.9 Date-Time Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 07:03:51 UTC Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:03:51 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 32.734°S, 71.613°W Depth 19 km (11.8 miles) Region OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE Distances 35 km (21 miles) N of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile 95 km (59 miles) W […]
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The Captain of the Port of Calbuco confirmed that traces of the thousands of gallons of oil spilled from the plant Pure Copec Wednesday night. In the newly opened Fuel Storage Plant spill occurred about 30 billion liters, then to fail one of the valves in the pipes leading to the ponds foam in case […]
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With less seriously injured after being hit by a bullet ended in Chile gears with incidents that took place yesterday to commemorate 38 years of the 1973 military coup that ousted then-President Salvador Allende, said the government of President Sebastián Piñera.The deputy interior minister, Rodrigo Ubilla, also reported that there were 280 prisoners and 40 […]
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Perhaps the greatest challenge for the radical left today is to articulate a politics that decisively breaks with the disastrous experiences of many 20th century socialisms. This is a difficult task that requires self-reflection, active questioning, and openness to new expressions of struggle by the always complex and fluid global working-classes. Making this task even […]
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Chile’s Air Force Air Force violated the human rights of the deceased passengers on the ground that state aircraft are used in military and thus the Convention on International Civil Aviation of Chicago, 1944 is not applicable since this international instrument obliging Chile states that it applies to flights of civil aircraft and not the […]
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Felipe Camiroaga , journalist Robert Bruce, Carola Gatica, Rodrigo Cabezón Silvia Slyer team and the program “Good morning everyone,” traveled today at 14.00 to the island of Juan Fernandez to make a note for the morning of TVN, with a team lift up Chile Challenge, headed by businessman Felipe Cubillos and the military plane (FACH) […]
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Workers at the world’s No. 3 copper mine, Chile’s Collahuasi, have decided not to stage a threatened 24-hour stoppage after accepting a deal proposed by the mine’s operator, a union source said on Friday. Read Article
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Hays Plc (HAS), the U.K.’s biggest recruitment firm, will open offices in emerging markets including Malaysia and Chile in coming months as international fees surge, Chief Executive Officer Alistair Cox said. Hays posted a 21 percent increase in sales in the year ended June 30 to 3.26 billion pounds ($5.29 billion), driven by growth in […]
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The Public Health Institue of Chile (ISP), confirmed that the causative agent of gastroenteritis outbreak that has so far affected 64 people after eating at a local sandwich shop Peñalolén was the presence of the bacterium Salmonella enteritidis. This bacterium is known to be an infectious agent transmitted by food, especially those associated with avian […]
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During an operational training in the 1st Armoured Brigade of the Army of Chile Coraceros, located in the city of Arica, an armored personnel carrier (APC, for its acronym in English) M-113 of that unit, suffered a rollover in which unfortunately killed two occupants. Read Article
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Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has vowed to take action and clarify circumstances that resulted in the killing of a young boy during anti-government protests. “The government is doing everything necessary to shed light on the circumstances and the responsibility for that death,” Pinera said at a public event on Sunday, AFP reported. Read Article
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The first day of strike called by the Confederation of Workers (CUT) left on Wednesday night arrested a balance of 348, at least 40 wounded civilians and policemen and looting of supermarkets and other shops. The Chilean government said today that the conveners of the day national strike to demand 48 hours of labor and […]
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With a home cacerolazo and some minor incidents in the streets started Tuesday night the 48-hour national strike called by the Central Unica de Trabajadores (CUT) in support of the claim of a profound educational reform being carried out by Chilean students, measured that has broad social and political support. Promptly at 23 hours began […]
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The escalating cyber war by Anonymous, seconded by cyber activists and hackers of all kinds have been disabled for hours, even days, the websites of the governments of Peru, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador, including Argentina recently. The foray into Colombia, where he hacked into the websites of the Senate and the Ministries of Defence and […]
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Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux AB’s (ELUX-B.SK) sales in Latin America will grow to represent 20% of its global sales on the acquisition of Chilean appliance manufacturer Compania Tecno Industrial SA (CTI.SN), a company executive said Monday. Electrolux acquired CTI–maker of the Fensa, Mademsa and Somela appliances in Chile and Gafa in Argentina–for around SEK4.4 […]
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Argentina and Chile are jointly promoting their countries in a round of events in Australia with the purpose of drawing more Aussie tourists.The promotion coincides with the recent announcement of Australia’s flag carrier Qantas direct flights to Santiago de Chile, Chile’s capital. “The sales mission in Australia: Argentina and Chile in Australia” has congregated in […]
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It is Sam, the legendary pianist black film Casablanca. But when Hernan Lavandero (73) As time goes bye plays in Don Rodrigo Bar, located on Victoria Street Subercaseaux, all the guests are connected with the sad nostalgia evoked Bogart. This bowling set up in 1988 by the author of the journal Barrabases, Guido Vallejos, the […]
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Narcotics officers from the Metropolitan Brigade could establish a tort band dedicated to drug trafficking, trying to internalize a lot more than 100 kilos of it the country with the aim of distributing and selling it. 133 kilos of marijuana hidden in tires of vehicle. Read Article
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The trade surplus for all of Latin America with the United States went up 2.9% in June, according to abc.com.py. The total trade surplus for the first six months of 2011 totaled $38.644 million compared to $35.830 million last year, but not all countries experienced a gain. Mexico’s trade surplus increased from $32.884 million for […]
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A conflict arose this morning at the Metropolitan Technological University in Santiago, Chile when a group of masked men set up barricades along the streets near campus, causing a traffic disruption, according to telam.com.ar, per El Mercurio newspaper online. The group hid when special police forces arrived at the scene, and threw stones, sharp objects […]
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•The student protests in Santiago, Chile have resulted in 874 arrests of protestors and 90 injured police officers. •Elpais.com.co reports that the protestors utilized the “cacerolazo*” form of protest used during the dictatorship of Pinochet. •Andrés Chadwick, the official spokesperson of the Chilean government, defended the actions of the police as necessary and had foreseen […]
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•The student march planned for today has turned into various riots and skirmishes with the police in Santiago, Chile. •According to lanacion.cl, the police have utilized such crowd control methods as tear gas and water cannons as the officers announced that the manifestations were not authorized. •Police officers have been preventing groups of students from […]
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The proposed wind farm project in Acunud, Chile was unanimously approved by the Commission of Environmental Assessment despite opposition by indigenous and local citizens informed Biobiochile.cl. Indigenous leaders arrived at the commissions office to demand an ecological impact study before the approval, which committee members appealed since it is not required by law. The project, […]
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•The Chilean government officially gave its disapproval for tomorrow’s march in the Plaza Italia in which students planned to march through La Alameda. •Latercera.com reports that the protestors intend to march despite the fact that the government did not give permission. •Camilo Ballesteros, President of the Students of the University of Santiago, stressed that the […]
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According to RPP.com.pe an accident occurred on Monday, August 1st leaving one Chilean tourist dead and another eight Chileans injured. Authorities say the accident occurred at the 1,331 kilometer mark on the Pan-American Highway near the border complex of Santa Rosa in the Tacna region. Authorities add, the accident is suspected to have occurred due […]
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•Student protestors have deemed the 21 points of the Chilean government’s proposal as insufficient and many of them vague according to america.infobae.com. •Although the points are seen as an advance, student protestors want a structural reform that promotes access and equality according to Camilo Ballesteros, a representative of the student protestors. •The proposal fails to […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Chilean state copper company, Codelco announced today, Monday August 1st, that it will begin mining project explorations in Ecuador with the help of Ecuador’s ENAMI and other private firms. Codelco, the largest copper producer in the world, says Ecuador is fairly new to metal mining and their copper mining knowledge could […]
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•Student protestors set fires to blockades in the streets of Alameda and and avenida de 11 de Septiembre in Santiago, Chile. •Police Special Forces officers intervened in the protests. •Lanacion.cl reports that from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. protestors blocked eastward streets causing traffic problems. •5 arrests were made in the first demonstration and 5 […]
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Chilean salmon farmer Multiexport Foods SA ended a 3-day losing streak today after authorities said a virus recently confirmed at one fishing center had not affected production, quelling fears of an outbreak. Read Article
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•The group Anonymous has hacked the Carabineros website as a phase of “Operación MalEducados” (Operation Poorly Educated) in support of Chilean students. •RCN La Radio reports that the protestors are demanding a better budget and conditions for public universities in Chile, and they believe that the police have used excess force to attempt to end […]
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An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck at 3:50 pm, 63 kilometers north from Cobquecura according to Latercera.com. The National Emergency Office (Onemi) recorded the quake to be of medium intensity, between III and V grades on the Mercalli scale. The quake occurred after another 5.3 quake in Maule and Bio Bio, and […]
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ALMA, the world’s largest radio telescope is ready to begin operation in its observation center located in Chajnator, Chile reported La Segunda online. The telescope is able to analyze areas of the universe that are invisible to optical telescopes and can detect mineral particles in the cosmos. The installation of ALMA coincides with the construction […]
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According to ElUniverso.com seven press associations from South American countries stand with the Ecuadorian press organization, El Universo, condemning the attack on freedom of expression by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. On the 20th of July an Ecuadorian court found El Universo opinion editor and three directors guilty of slander against Correa, sentencing them to three […]
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Twenty-three students were arrested yesterday in Santiago, Chile for disorderly conduct during a student protest for better public education, reports abc.com.py. The march led to the UNICEF building in the Las Condes neighborhood, where students attempted to break in and overrun the offices. A similar, more peaceful, protest took place in early June when students […]
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A group of students from the Higher Institute of Commerce, Insuco 2, drew attention to the students movement by beginning a hunger strike reported Emol.com. There are now a total of 20 students fasting in the Metropolitan area of Santiago, Chile and others marched in support of the strike. Read article.
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The director of the Agricultural Emergency and Disaster section of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing in Argentina, Haroldo Lebed, announced yesterday that 5 million pesos of aid money was stolen from a van in Puerto Madryn, Chubut, according to infobae.com. The money was being sent to the southern province of Chubut to help […]
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The town of Villa La Angostura is slowly recovering its daily life and main source of income, tourism, after being declared a disaster zone in the wake of ash storms from Chilean volcano, Puyehue. Cronista.com reports that 67 hotels have reopened, 50% of sightseeing tours are available, 7 surrounding lakes are open and common tourist […]
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The director of Forensic Medical Services in Chile confirmed theories today that the death of former president Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973 was a suicide, according to abc.com.py. The former president’s remains were unearthed this past May and the autopsy showed that Allende used an AK-47 automatic weapon which shot two bullets, one of […]
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Miguel Ahumadad Correa, suspected for the murder of Jessica Cosio Vivanco, is in custody and the prosecution has started a formal investigation against the perpetrator informed La Tercera. Vivanco was found with a mutilated torso on July 9 in Ahumada’s home. At the hearing, the judge established a five month investigation period while the suspect […]
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Prosecutors are investigating the possibility of kickback payment in three other material procurement processes conducted by the Navy in Chile reported La Tercera. These processes include the acquisition of ammunition and spare parts, as well as the purchase of company docks, shipyards, and arsenals. These facts emerged in the investigation, which started in 2007, further […]
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ONEMI, the National Emergency Office, reported an early warning alert for the storm system in the region of Biobío as well as various Red and Yellow alerts in multiple communes around the area in Chile according to Terra. In the Biobío region, Route Q-90 remains blocked off due to landslides, however many ports and the […]
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The subway was in the tunnel on its way to Plaza Maipú station when Israel del Carmen Huerta Cespedes opened fire on the 20 passengers of the last subway car with a CZ 9 mm automatic pistol reported Nacion. cl. Huerta left two fatally injured, Meneses Mario Acevedo (58) and Fernando Munoz Onate (43), as […]
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Delinquents and thieves have recently targeted tourists from both Chile and Ecuador in their visits to Mexico reported diariouno.com.ar. A Chilean suitcase was stolen, which held his passport and credit cards, while a wallet was stolen from an Ecuadorian. Another incident resulted in an arrest after an assailant kicked a Chilean driver’s rear-view mirror. Read […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that the governments of Peru, Brazil and Chile have found 5,000 stolen vehicles belonging to the three countries in Bolivia. An amnesty decree, signed by Bolivian President Evo Morales, concerning about 130,000 undocumented automobiles helped the three governments locate the stolen property. Officials say that joint operations by all four countries also helped […]
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•Tourists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela may enter Colombia for the World Cup U-20 beginning July 29 without passports, reported Terra.com. •According to the director of the Administrative Security Department, people from these nine countries need only submit their respective national identity cards. •Proexport, which promotes tourism in Colombia, […]
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According to ElComercio.com on Monday July 11th Chile filed their defense to a Peruvian border demand presented before the International Court of The Hague, which included a recent border agreement between Peru and Ecuador that was favorable to the Chilean capital of Santiago. In 2008 Peru filed a complaint that stated a border was not […]
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According to LaPrensa.com.bo Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera began Operation Together July 1st, where Chile’s navel fleet participated in military exercises with the United States, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. Piñera says that the joint exercise will allow the Chilean Navy to show its force and preparation for military situations and defend the country of Chile. Reportedly, […]
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According to an official statement released today by LAN airlines, flights have been canceled at the Ezeiza and Aeroparque airports in Buenos Aires due to a new wave of ash from Chilean volcano, Puyehue, per infobae.com. Both international and national flights have been canceled until conditions are consistent with LAN’s security standards. Read Article
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Reporters Without Borders welcomes the withdrawal of charges against photographer Marcela Rodríguez, a contributor to the Mapuexpress website, when she appeared before a court in the southern city of Temuco on 22 June. The public prosecutor decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute her. Read Article
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First ever National Nutritional Intake Survey finds Chileans develop unhealthy habits. The traditional pattern of eating four daily meals has nearly disappeared from the average Chilean’s life, the first ever National Nutritional Intake Survey found. Other notable changes include a drop in consumption of fish and seafood among the average Chileans. Read Article
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The Metropolitan Counternarcotics Brigade of Chile’s Investigative Police (PDI) broke up a drug trafficking organization run from inside Colina II—a high-security prison near Santiago —after a Wednesday bust that seized nearly 260 pounds of “pasta base de cocaína,” a cheaper and less-pure form of cocaine similar to crack cocaine. The drugs were discovered in a […]
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According to ElComercio.com today, Thursday June 30th in Santiago, Chile more than 100,000 people marched through the streets demanding improvement of the public education system, including lowering costs in Chile. The peaceful marchers made their way to the Ministry of Education and the Presidential Palace. This is one of the largest protests in the last […]
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According to ElComercio.pe Yerko Cornejo Soto, 24, was arrested on Sunday June 26th, for urinating on the monument of hero Francisco Bolognesi located in the civic center of Tacna. A Peruvian court on Monday June 27th fined Cornejo S/ 3,500 as well as giving him a sentence of 2 years and 6 months house arrest, […]
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The mayor of Bariloche, Marcelo Cascón, declared the area an economic and social disaster zone due to damage and suffering caused by ash from Chilean volcano, Puyehue, according to periodismo.com. The city has already exceeded losses of 600 million pesos and cancelled elections originally scheduled for September 4. As the volcano continues to be active […]
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Websites ONPE, the MEF and the Congress were blocked by Anonymous justifying their attacks against the government for its rejection of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.Peruvian Government websites threat of attacks after suffering Anonymous | RPPKnow if Peru is prepared for an attack by Anonymous | RPPAnonymous hackers announced operation against Peru and Chile | RPP […]
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Ecuadorinmediato.com reports that Peruvian authorities discovered 85 acres of land, valued at 25 million soles, dedicated to the production of marijuana. Authorities discovered the land in the annex of Pueblo Libre in the Pataz province. Drug traffickers moved about 800 kilos of marijuana monthly, police say. The marijuana was concealed in public transportation and individual […]
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Allegations of mistreatment of detained 14 soldiers in Bolivia in the Chilean territory, which made the government’s defense minister altioplánico, Cecilia Chacón, were denied today by the regional ombudsman of Tarapaca, Arturo Zegarra. Read Article
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Argentina has felt the greatest impact from the Chilean volcano, Puyehue, as the largest portion of ash has fallen in southwest cities and provinces in the country, according to df.cl. The tourism industry in the area has been hit the hardest and tourism operators in places like Bariloche estimate a loss of $100 million of […]
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The Bureau of Agreements to the Sustainability of Villa La Angostura released a report documenting the socioeconomic and environmental impact volcano Puyehue is and will have on the town and solutions to overcome the current crisis, according to infobae.com. Villa La Angostura of Neuquén province is the Argentine town most heavily effected by the Chilean […]
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The Chilean government announced Sunday it will expel 14 armed Bolivian military officials detained Friday for illegally entering Chilean territory. The weapons they had carried have been confiscated and will not be returned, according to Manuel Guerra, district attorney for the border region of Tarapaca. Read Article
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According to ElComercio.pe during the meeting of the president of Chile and Ecuador, an agreement that an open channel of direct communication to solve problems was established. The two presidents meet in Santiago, Chile in the morning of Wednesday June 15th. President Humala said after the meeting that the two countries will now move forward […]
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