News Chile: Chile declares emergency as extreme weather threatens country
Chile declared a preventive state of emergency across 10 of its 16 administrative regions because of a severe weather system linked to El Niño.
News Chile: Protest and Reform in Chile
Chile’s universities face an uncertain decade ahead as the government revamps the higher education system. On a recent visit to Britain, the head of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities ...
News Chile: Failed Education Reform in Chile Prompts Hunger Strikes, Protests by Thousands of Students
In Chile, tens of thousands of students have been protesting across the country for the last several weeks demanding comprehensive educational reforms. Students have expressed frustration at President Sebastián Piñeraâs failure to respond to their demands. Last week, high school students in the port city of Antofagasta joined a hunger strike by students called earlier in the capital, Santiago. They are demanding an end to privatized education in Chile, which has left generations of students deep
News Chile: Chile, Argentina revive mining treaty with $20.7B pipeline
Chile and Argentina have revived a nearly 30-year-old treaty to develop mining projects along their border, Investments could exceed $20.7 billion.
News Chile: Bruno Fernandes scores winner as Portugal beat Chile
Bruno Fernandes scored the decisive goal as Portugal beat Chile 2-1 in a World Cup warm-up fixture.The Manchester United continued his outstanding club form for the national team, sweeping in the seco...
News Chile: Senador Insulza por anuncios para la región de Arica y Parinacota: “Nuevamente hemos sido engañados”
El senador socialista se refirió a los anuncios de los ministros del MOP y Minvu contenidos en el Plan Paso a Paso Chile Se Recupera, que proyectan una inyección de recursos para un total de 82 iniciativas para la región, además de una inversión público-privada de 3.184 millones de dólares. En ese contexto, es que el parlamentario emplazó al Ejecutivo por plantear estas propuestas a menos de 6 meses de que finalice la gestión del actual Gobierno.
News Chile: Gobernador de Arica y migración irregular: “La frontera sigue siendo muy permeable”
El gobernador de Arica y Parinacota, Jorge Díaz, explicó que “la distancia de la frontera equivale a la distancia entre Santiago y Temuco”, por tanto “ese es el tamaño que hay que resguardar”. Además, expuso que actualmente para esta situación “está en vigencia el decreto 265 que permite a las Fuerzas Armadas custodiar o resguardar las fronteras”, pero que, a pesar de ello, “los pasos irregulares siguen vigentes”.
News Chile: La Policía de Investigaciones de Chile (PDI) de Arica y Parinacota recibe más de 20 nuevos vehículos con fondos del Gobierno Regional
A fin de reforzar la seguridad en una de las zonas más estratégicas del país, la Policía de Investigaciones de Chile de Arica y Parinacota recibe nuevos vehículos ...
News Chile: Police in Chile's capital break up student march
Police used water cannons and tear gas to break up a march by thousands of Chilean students on Thursday, the first protest this year by student groups whose demonstrations demanding education reform paralyzed ...
News Chile: Chilean Police Dismantle $917 Million Copper Smuggling Ring
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News Chile: UN rights expert urges Chile to make education reforms
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, on Monday called [press release] on Chilean authorities to implement a sustainable model to education. He explained [statement] that ...
News Chile: Organizaciones estudiantiles U. de Chile visitan la U. de Aysén para compartir experiencias de trabajo comunitario
Tras una primera visita de les alumnes de la Región de Aysén a nuestro plantel, representantes de distintos colectivos de la Casa de Bello viajaron al sur del país para continuar este vínculo de ...
News Chile: Coquimbo Unido vs Universidad Católica, en vivo: Supercopa de Chile 2026 hoy, en directo
Sigue el minuto a minuto de la final de la Supercopa de Chile 2026, en la cual los ‘piratas’ y los ‘cruzados’ buscarán quedarse con el trofeo en el Estadio ...
News Chile: Chile launches open-source AI model designed for Latin America
Chile has launched the first open-source AI language model trained on Latin American culture. Called Latam-GPT, the two-year effort is led by Chile's National Center of Artificial Intelligence and supported by over 30 institutions.
News Chile: Temple of Satan gains ground in Chile as faith in traditional religions wanes
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — It’s Friday night in Downtown Santiago, the capital of Chile, and a group of 15 people gather around a table, sharing a bottle of wine as the smell of tobacco and incense fill ...
News Chile: Chile’s megadrought is crushing glaciers and the damage will linger
Chile’s long-running megadrought has pushed its Andean ice to a breaking point, shrinking glaciers that once buffered cities and farms from dry years and leaving a water deficit that will not quickly heal. Even if rains return, the country’s frozen reserves have been so depleted that the damage to its high mountain “water towers” will […]
News Chile: Chile to Restore Global Leadership in Lithium Production
Chile's state-owned copper producer, Codelco, together with Chinese-backed private miner, SQM, announced on Saturday the creation of a giant company to exploit lithium, often referred to as "white gold." The South American country is the world’s second-largest producer of lithium, a key component of EVs and other clean technologies and has about 40% of the world’s lithium reserves. The partnership between the firms will allow them to jointly ramp up the exploration of lithium in the Atacama region of northern Chile.
News Chile: ‘Where are they?’: families search for Chile’s disappeared prisoners
It has been 43 years since Cesar Cerda, a member of Chile’s Communist party, was dragged off by agents of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. Cerda is just one of 1,000 former opponents of the far-right ...
