MONTEVIDEO – Uruguay is to become first country in the world where pharmacies can now sell marijuana starting from July 2017. The tiny South American nation has ended the three-year process of legalizing cannabis consumption […]
SANTIAGO – As the US Citizenship and Immigration Services department pursues limitations on the H-1B visa program favoured by tech companies, Chile is forging ahead with a different strategy, making it easier and more attractive […]
SANTIAGO – A historically long 43-day strike at BHP Billiton’s (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest, will have less of an impact in the country’s overall annual production that originally […]
SANTIAGO – A Chilean nun, who was raped by a man carrying out repairs at a Santiago convent, is suing the religious order she belonged to after its members pressured her to leave the Church […]
SANTIAGO – Chile is holding a ‘best bum’ competition in its central city of Los Andes where hundreds of bikini-clad stunners have been showing off their derrieres despite protests from feminists that it could encourage […]
BUENOS AIRES – An Argentinian judge on Tuesday announced fresh charges against Argentina’s former president Cristina Kirchner. Federal judge Claudio Bonadio brought formal charges against Kirchner, 64, for alleged money laundering in real estate dealings, […]
By Kendall Thiele VALDIVIA – Kicking off the next phase of the Tu Micro program in the region of Los Ríos, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Paola Tapia with Regional Attendant Ricardo Millán saw the […]
SANTIAGO – The marine conservation organization, Oceana, has requested the Chilean government to move forward with the implementation of management and recovery plans for fisheries. Nearly 60% of Chilean fisheries are either depleted or overexploited, […]
SANTIAGO – A magical evening, with nostalgic passages of cultural and political nature, allowed music lovers to celebrate 50 years of the career of the Chilean musical group Inti Illimani. The presentation took place in […]
BOGOTÁ – There are no more people officially missing after mudslides in Colombia killed at least 254 and injured more than 200, the country’s president said Sunday. Flooding and mudslides in the Colombian city of […]
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