Chile

Friday, April 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC
Chile: Libertadores Cup match halted after two fans die

Two fans of Chilean football club Colo Colo -aged 18 and 13- died late Thursday in a stampede at Santiago's Monumental stadium during a Libertadores Cup match against Brazil's Fortaleza.
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Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 19:25 UTC
Native communities want in on Chile's lithium production

Lickanantay Indigenous communities in Chile's Atacama Desert are negotiating with mining giants Codelco and SQM to secure a historic governance role in lithium extraction, which accounts for 25% of global production and is vital for the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries.
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Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:26 UTC
Chile's Labor Minister resigns to run for president

Jeannette Jara resigned Monday as Chile's Labor Minister after being chosen by the Communist Party to run for president. She announced her decision after conferring with President Gabriel Boric Font at La Moneda. The Communist Party confirmed her candidacy on Saturday.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:06 UTC
Falklands holds largest volleyball tournament in Islands history; in three weeks Chile tour

The Tumbledown Hall at Mount Pleasant Complex was buzzing with energy on Saturday as it hosted the largest volleyball tournament in the history of the Falkland Islands. A total of 14 teams gathered for the highly anticipated “MPC Inter-department Volleyball Tournament,” which followed a knockout format and showcased some exceptional volleyball talent.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Puerto Williams, extreme south Chile also improving infrastructure for the cruise industry

Puerto Williams on the island of Navarino, extreme south of Chile, sitting on the Beagle Channel is improving its infrastructure with the construction of the new multipurpose dock designed to accommodate calls from the growing cruise industry operating in the area.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 09:28 UTC
Most of Chile sets clocks backwards during the weekend

Chile went back to winter time as of Sunday in most of the country's territory. On Saturday, April 5, at 23:59, clocks in most of continental Chile were set back one hour to 23:00, shifting from UTC-3 to UTC-4, except in the regions of Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (capital: Coyhaique) and Magallanes. Its capital being Punta Arenas, it also includes Chile's Antarctica. Both have retained daylight saving time (UTC-3)
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Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 10:13 UTC
Chile owes “a lot” to Isabel Allende, says Boric

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font said Friday that his country owed “a lot” to disgraced former Senator Isabel Allende, the daughter of former President Salvador Allende, who died during Augusto Pinochet Ugarte's military uprising on Sept. 11, 1973.
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Friday, April 4th 2025 - 08:55 UTC
Chile's Constitutional Court ejects Isabel Allende from Senate

Chile’s Constitutional Court (CC) voted Thursday 8-2 in favor of removing Isabel Allende -daughter of former President Salvador Allende- in connection with her involvement in the attempt to have President Gabriel Boric Font's Government purchase the former head of State's house to turn it into a museum in honor of the Socialist leader ousted by Augusto Pinochet Ugarte's military coup d'état in 1973.
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Friday, April 4th 2025 - 08:35 UTC
Chile advances trade deal with India

In light of the “tariff war” sparked by US President Donald Trump, Chile's Gabriel Boric Font is on a six-day visit to India to strengthen trade ties, meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and local business leaders. Boric announced the start of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, akin to a free trade deal, to diversify Chile’s export markets in response to global uncertainties.
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Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Chile unveils plans to optimize copper and lithium extraction

The European Union, in collaboration with Fraunhofer Chile, has launched the OPTIMINER project in Santiago with key EU and Chilean dignitaries to optimize the extraction and processing of critical raw materials (CRMs) like copper and lithium, essential for renewable energy and clean technologies. The initiative seeks to foster sustainable mining and energy transition, benefiting both local communities and global supply chains.
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