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Ventajas de utilizar Salas Virtuales de Datos
Las salas virtuales de datos son un recurso utilizado por las empresas cuando van a realizar alguna gestión de fusión y adquisición, de una venta de la empresa en sí o una venta parcial de […]
Month: February 2017
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Chile floods: Nearly 400 descend from Cajón del Maipo as evacuation begins
SANTIAGO — Chile’s national police force, commonly known as Carabineros, has authorized the descent of about 400 people who were isolated in the sector of Baños Morales in Cajón del Maipo. The evacuation comes in […]
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At least 3 killed, 19 missing as heavy rains trigger floods, landslides in Chile
By Ross Brown / The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO — Officials in Chile have declared a red alert in several regions due to heavy rains that caused flooding and landslides that have so far killed […]
Politics
Piñera denounces ‘Dirty Campaign’ by political rivals
By Frank Sicoli / The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO — Chile’s former president Sebastián Piñera has accused his political opponents of waging a “dirty campaign” against him to prevent his presidential candidacy. Piñera’s claims come […]
Blogs
Chile’s Economy – A Natural Habitat for Financial Predators
By Christian Scheinpflug / The Santiago Times Word count: 2148 (Click here for Spanish version) The Chilean comedian Bombo Fica, performing his routine “tarjeta master plop” (master plop card) at the 2012 Festival de Viña […]
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The Oscar goes to La La Land… No wait, it’s Moonlight!
HOLLYWOOD, Los Angeles — Amid the biggest announcement fiasco in the history of Academy Awards, ‘Moonlight’ won the Oscar for best picture, a crowning achievement for African-American filmmakers after two years of controversy over institutional […]
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Millions without drinking water in Chile after river contaminated
Landslides around the Chilean capital of Santiago have contaminated a major river and cut off the drinking water supply to around 4 million people. Officials have said that at least three people have died in […]
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My Journey to Santiago
By Kendall Thiele / Special to the Santiago Times As I sit in my boyfriend’s apartment on the fifteenth floor in downtown Santiago, the room illuminated solely by the glow of the city, I ask […]
Latin America
Paraguayan guerrillas free abducted teenager after ransom is paid
A Mennonite teenager, Franz Weiber who was abducted last July by Paraguayan Marxist inspired guerrillas in the north of the country was released on Saturday, safe and sound, after the family and friends collected the […]
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Argentine-Chilean Antarctic inspectors check BAS Rothera base
A team or Argentine and Chilean experts have visited Czech and British bases in Antarctica as part of the routine inspection of environment and security operations, in the framework of the Antarctic Treaty. The Argentine […]