Chile offers to donate wood, copper to help rebuild Notre Dame
SANTIAGO — Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has offered to donate copper and wood to help reconstruct France’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral. “Pinera got in contact…
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Peru: Former president Garcia kills himself to avoid arrest
LIMA – A former Peruvian president has died after shooting himself in the head after police arrived at his home in the capital Lima to…
Half a dozen dead after plane crashes into Chile house
SANTIAGO – At least six people have died after a small plane crashed into a residential building in the Chilean city of Puerto Montmut on…
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance launches collaboration network in Chile
SANTIAGO – A group of UK experts visited Santiago last month to inaugurate a fintech collaboration network with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latina…
Venezuelans march for power, water and getting rid of Maduro
CARACAS – After weeks of power cuts and limited access to water, tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Saturday to back…
Chilean ‘God’ will have its world premiere at Swiss festival
SANTIAGO – Dios or God, from the Chilean collective MAFI (Mapa Fílmico de una País) is part of the official selection of the next edition…
Maduro’s govt strips Guadio of immunity; Venezuela remains with no power
CARACAS – Venezuela’s chief justice asked lawmakers on Monday to strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of immunity, taking a step toward prosecuting him for alleged…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro becomes first head of state to visit the Western Wall with an Israeli PM
JERUSALEM – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited the Western Wall alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, becoming the first head of state to do…
Chile and UK honor a shared naval hero: Admiral Thomas Cochrane
SANTIAGO – The First Sea Lord and head of the Chilean Navy have renamed a building inside Portsmouth Naval Base in tribute to a shared…
Piñera receives Usain Bolt at La Moneda to kick off Chile’s Sports Week
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera along with the Minister of Sport, Pauline Kantor, and Assistant Secretary Andrés Otero received the Olympic multi-champion Usain Bolt…