Chile’s Juan Carlos Saez handed 8-year ban for match fixing
SANTIAGO – Former world number 230 Juan Carlos Saez has been banned for eight years and fined £10,300 ($12,500) for match fixing. The 28-year-old Chilean…
2019
Brazil: Smoke from Amazon rainforest fires causes blackout in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, according to new data from the country’s space research agency….
Chile ski stations fighting the ravages of climate change with snow cannons
SANTIAGO – Once deep in powder, this time of year, Chile’s ski stations are fighting the ravages of climate change and pollution that have brought…
Chile trying to recover its national animal, the shy Huemul deer
SANTIAGO – Scientists seeking to increase the dwindling population of Chile’s national animal, the shy Huemul deer, have released their first captive-bred pair into the…
Bus crash leaves 14 dead, 21 injured in Bolivia
LA PAZ – A bus carrying volunteer doctors from La Paz towards the north of Bolivia crashed leaving 14 dead and 21 injured, the local…
Patagonia: Chile deploys Navy after 40,000 liters of oil spilled into South Pacific
SANTIAGO – The Chilean Navy has contained a massive oil spill into the sea near a remote island on the country’s southern coast, according to…
Brazil gold miners invade remote reserve in the Amazon; kill a tribal leader
BRASILIA – Heavily armed gold miners have invaded a remote indigenous reserve in northern Brazil and stabbed to death one of its leaders, officials say….
US Marshals arrest former Peruvian president Toledo pending extradition
LIMA – Peru’s fugitive president Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique has been arrested Tuesday in California following an extradition request filed a year ago by his…
WTA 2019: Chile declared South America’s leading adventure tourism destination for the 5th time
LA PAZ – The finest travel brands in Latin America have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Bolivia. The elite of the travel…
Sex crimes against children no longer protected by statute of limitations in Chile
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera signed into law on Thursday a bill whereby the statute of limitations on sex crimes involving children ceases to…