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Month: April 2017
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Run Chile Run: Kenya’s Lobuwan sets new course record at Santiago Marathon
SANTIAGO – Kenya’s Luka Rotich Lobuwan and Peru’s Inés Melchor cruised to their respective titles at the 11th Santiago de Chile Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race, on Sunday. Lobuwan clocked 2:09:37 to set […]
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Chilean MPs Boric and Jackson release tax returns in response to global campaign
By Juan Andres Guzmán Translated by Christian Scheinpflug Seven thousand parliamentarians in 20 countries are these days receiving a second formal request to make the origin of their income transparent by disclosing their tax returns. […]
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Paraguay president fires top officials after violent protests
ASUNCION – Paraguay’s President Horacio Cartes has sacked the interior minister and the police chief following the killing of a young opposition party leader and violent clashes sparked by a secret Senate vote for a […]
China
Chile Topples Thailand To Become China’s Largest Fruit Supplier
SANTIAGO – Chile exported about $1,200 million dollars of fresh fruit to China in 2016, replacing Thailand as the largest supplier of fresh fruit for China. According to data released by the Chinese Customs, in […]
Brazil
Chile’s midfielder Gutierrez joins Brazil’s Internacional on loan
RIO DE JENARIO – Real Betis midfielder Felipe Gutierrez has joined Brazilian Serie A club Internacional on loan until the end of the year. Under terms of the agreement, Internacional will have the option of […]
Argentina
Chile, Argentina and Uruguay plan greater coordination to boost cruise industry
PUNTA ARENAS – The Punta Arenas Austral Ports Company, EPA, was part of the Chilean stand at the Seatrade Cruise Global fair which took place in mid March in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attracts the […]
Falkland Islands
Falklands includes a new island in Exclusive Economic Zone with UN support
STANLEY – The Falklands have added a new island, a representative of the United Nations Commission on the Law of the Sea, has confirmed. Lithuanian geologist Professor Loof Lirpa says a new island has emerged […]
FIFA
FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 – a historic opportunity for Chile
SANTIAGO – The upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017, to be contested from 17 June to 2 July, is a “historic opportunity” for the Chilean national team to “consolidate the work of a brilliant generation”. […]
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Landslides kill more than 100 people in Colombia
MOCOA – At least 112 people are believed to have been killed in a series of landslides in the city of Mocoa, Colombia. Red Cross officials say the death toll from mudslides in southern Colobia […]