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Early Morning 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Chile
May 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Early this morning a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). continue reading »
Chilean Mining Giant Codelco to Invest $27B Over Six Years
May 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Chilean state-owned mining giant Codelco on Wednesday announced plans to invest nearly $27 billion over the next six years. CEO Thomas Keller said the investment program, continue reading »
CHILE: Initial Tests Confirms Laureate Pablo Neruda Died from Cancer
May 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The initial tests performed on the exhumed remains of Nobel literature laureate Pablo Neruda show that the Chilean poet was suffering from advanced prostate cancer, officials associated with the process confirmed to Efe. continue reading »
Chilean Cult Leader Who Had Baby Sacrificed, Found Hanged in Peru
May 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Police in Colliguay, Chile were shocked to learn a three-day-old baby girl had been sacrificed by a cult, with approval from the mother, in a ritual this past November. continue reading »
Train in Chile Derailed, Engineers Shot
May 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Unknown persons on Tuesday derailed a freight train in the southern Chilean region of La Araucania, in the so-called Mapuche conflict zone, and then fired on the engineers and tried to burn the cargo and the railcars. continue reading »
Violence Mars May Day March in Chile Protesting Labor Regulations
May 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Tens of thousands of Chileans took to the streets of this capital Wednesday in a violence-marred rally to commemorate International Workers Day and press demands for tax reform, a new pensions system and an overhaul of labor regulations. Organized by the CUT labor federation and backed by grassroots and student groups, the demonstration drew 100,000 people, according to organizers, while police put the number at 25,000. continue reading »
Latin America News: 17 Miners Rescued in Chile
April 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Seventeen miners were rescued in northern Chile on Sunday after becoming trapped in a copper mine earlier this weekend, police spokesmen told Efe. continue reading »
Four Arrested in Chile for Burning 3-Day-Old Baby Alive
April 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A child is dead and four people are in jail after a gruesome ritual in Chile. Police in Colliguay, Chile were shocked to learn a three-day-old baby girl had been sacrificed, continue reading »
Chile Fire Destroys Dozens of Homes in Valparaiso
April 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff
More than 30 houses have been destroyed by a fire burning on the La Cruz and Mariposas hills in the Chilean city of Valparaiso, located 120 kilometers (74 miles) west of Santiago, on the Pacific coast. continue reading »
Chilean Students Return to Protest Current Education Model
April 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Chile's student movement on Thursday offered another demonstration of its clout, bringing tens of thousands onto the streets of the capital to demand the overhaul of an educational model that dates from the Pinochet dictatorship. continue reading »
Pablo Neruda’s Body Exhumed Today in Possible Murder Investigation
April 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The remains of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) were exhumed here Monday to determine if he died of cancer or was murdered by agents of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. continue reading »
Lollapalooza Headliner Pearl Jam Rocks Chile
April 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. rock band Pearl Jam kept the soul of grunge alive at the close of the first day of the 3rd edition of Chile's Lollapalooza music festival. The death of Nirvana leader and legend Kurt Cobain 19 years ago and of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley in 2002 had left this subgenre of rock without key stylists and almost resulted in its slipping into oblivion. continue reading »
Solar Energy Projects in Chile Receive $40 Million Loans
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan package for $41.4 million to private sector firms for the construction, operation, and maintenance of three photovoltaic solar power plants in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The financing consists of a loan for $20.7 million from the IDB’s ordinary capital and a loan for $20.7 million from the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas, which is administered by the Bank. continue reading »
54 Arrested, 7 Cops Wounded on Chile’s Day of the Young Combatant
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Some 54 people were arrested and seven police were wounded when violent protests broke out over the past two nights in working-class neighborhoods of Santiago commemorating Chile's Day of the Young Combatant. continue reading »
Chilean Youths Battle Police at Activist Remembrance Day
March 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Groups of youths in this capital and other Chilean cities battled with police early Friday on the annual Day of the Young Combatant, which commemorates the killing of two activists by the 1973-1990 Pinochet regime. continue reading »
