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Year: 2017
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Julian Assange’s fate hangs on Ecuador’s presidential polls
Frank Sicoli / The Santiago Times Correspondent QUITO — Ecuador looks likely to go to the polls again in April after authorities acknowledged Lenín Boltaire Moreno, the candidate of the ruling leftwing Alianza Pais movement, […]
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VIDEO: The Power of Chile’s Student Resistance Movement
Student in Chile have been protesting for over a decade to overturn inequality within the educational system. By Aneeta Akhurst Aneeta writes, produces and voices original, short web documentaries for Discovery Digital Networks. She is […]
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Chile leads fruit exports to China in 2016
SANTIAGO – Chile became China’s leading supplier of fresh fruits in 2016, overtaking Vietnam and even Thailand, local media reported on Wednesday. Chile exported $1.2 billion of fresh fruit, mainly cherries, to China last year, […]
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Chile demands explanation from Cuba after ex-minister denied entry
Cuba stoked tensions across Latin America on Tuesday by blocking a former Chilean minister and one of Mexico’s ex-presidents from traveling to the island to attend an award ceremony hosted by political dissidents. Chile said […]
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UCV-TV suspends its press department indefinitely
Ross Brown / The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO — The UCV-TV university station has announced indefinite suspension of its press department, citing economic and market factors to be the reason. “UCV-TV deeply regrets the indefinite […]
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Colombian star Maluma to donate his Vina del Mar Festival paycheck to Chile fire victims
By Mildred Caranto SANTIAGO — Colombian singer Maluma has announced he will donate 100 per cent of the proceeds from his performance to a Chilean foundation. Maluma, who will perform for the first time at […]
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Situación Minera El Soldado – Anglo American Chile
Ante el anuncio de la empresa Anglo American Chile de suspender temporalmente sus operaciones mineras en la faena El Soldado, ubicada en la Provincia de Quillota, en la Región de Valparaíso, el Ministerio de Minería […]
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Argentina in April will lower 35% tariff on computers and laptops imports
Argentina will get rid of a 35% tariff on imports of computers, laptops and tablets, the Production Ministry said on Monday, part of a larger effort to lower consumer prices and roll back protectionist policies. […]
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Anglo may walk away from El Soldado copper mine in Chile
By Mohsin Abbas /The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO — Anglo American has warned of walking away from its El Soldado copper mine in Chile, if it cannot agree with local regulators on a permit for […]