SANTIAGO – Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile is taking advantage of its weather conditions and will convert its wind gusts into energy. With some six million dollars from the National Fund for […]
SANTIAGO/TOKYO – A new infrared telescope developed by the University of Tokyo will be set up at Chile’s Atacama Observatory – known as the world’s highest altitude observatory. The ground-based telescope measures 6½ meters in […]
SANTIAGO – Three players from Colo-Colo’s official soccer school have died following a bus crash in Argentina, the Chilean club confirmed on Friday. They were travelling to Paraguay for a youth tournament in the early […]
SANTIAGO – President Michelle Bachelet has declared Chile will not build new coal plants, beginning talks to replace existing capacity with cleaner sources. The country’s energy ministry has secured an agreement with its major utilities […]
SANTIAGO – Jenner Renewables, an independent power producer focused on renewables in Latin America, has reached financial close on its 146MW portfolio of 12 solar projects in Chile. Built in two phases, the portfolio’s first […]
SANTIAGO – A logging truck was attacked and burnt on Wednesday morning in Contulmo, in the Province of Arauco, in the Biobío Region. According to Soy Chile, the event was recorded on Route P60 at […]
SANTIAGO – Emirates has announced its plan to launch a new, five times a week, service from Dubai to Santiago International Airport (SCL), via the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, starting on July 5, 2018. […]
SANTIAGO – The Catholic University of Chile leads pioneering research worldwide in “two-sided” solar panels, a technology that generates 25% more energy than traditional devices and that would make the most of this natural resource. […]
SANTIAGO – Pope Francis has appointed the Vatican’s most respected sex crimes expert to investigate allegations that Bishop Juan Barros covered up clergy crimes against minors in Chile. The Vatican said Tuesday that Maltese Bishop […]
SANTIAGO – Chile has created five sprawling national parks to preserve vast tracts of Patagonia, after U.S. philanthropists Doug Tompkins and Kristine McDivitt Tompkins donated 1 million acres of private land to government – the […]
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