UNITED NATIONS – As 2017 draws to an end, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global unity to overcome growing challenges. In his New Year message on Sunday, Mr. Guterres said the world […]
SAN JOSE – A small passenger plane has crashed in western Costa Rica, killing all 12 people on board, officials said on Sunday. The aircraft, a single-propellor Cessna 208 Caravan, came down in a mountainous […]
SANTIAGO – Chile has said it would beef up border policing ahead of a wave of visitors likely to arrive in the country from neighboring countries next month during a visit of Pope Francis. With […]
SANTIAGO – The National Director of Order and Security of Carabineros, Inspector General Víctor Herrera, confirmed during his visit to Valdivia the realization of special police services for about 230 activities for the new year […]
SANTIAGO – An officer of the Chile’s Investigative Police (PDI) shot dead one of the men who tried to steal his car in Santiago Metropolitan Region, according to media reports on Saturday. The policeman, belonging […]
SANTIAGO – The Chilean port of Valparaíso has plans for a specific cruise ships pier, where calls have dropped due to berthing conflicts with the cargo business. Agencias Universales SA, Agunsa, has proposed the pier, […]
BUENOS AIRES – An Argentine man who fathered eight children with his daughter has been jailed for 12 years. Domingo Bulacio, 57, was found guilty by a court in Argentina of raping his own daughter […]
SANTIAGO – This week, a Chilean court acquitted 68 of 75 people convicted for kidnapping and disappearing Maria Angelica Andreoli, a nutrition and diet student, on Aug. 6, 1974. The crime against the Revolutionary Left […]
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to the government’s tax reform and 2018 budget plan, part of President Mauricio Macri’s push to cut business costs and attract investment to Latin America’s […]
BRASILIA – Brazil has announced a temporary ban on fish exports to the European Union. It said this is a preventative measure following an EU food safety regulations audit that revealed discrepancies. According to Brazil’s […]
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