ether or not you’re a fan of Bob Dylan, the iconic singer-songwriter’s tap for this year’s Nobel Prize sets a powerful precedent in the world of Western literature. Namely, that songwriting can also be poetry. […]
1,481 kilometres away from home, it’s time to make a silent toast to home and all the other travellers out there, writes Brendan Farrell. I am 11,481 kilometres away from home. Here in Santiago, the […]
By William Alexander Yankes Before any images, a masterly musical composition evokes the disintegration of life. Jackie, a film about Jacqueline Kennedy, wife and widow of the assassinated American president, brings us a perspective […]
By William Alexander Yankes For those unfamiliar, Chile has fielded two Nobel laureates in literature. Poet Gabriela Mistral was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945. Pablo Neruda, born in 1904, took the Swedish laurel home […]
The Human Freedom Index 2016, (HFI), was released on Monday, the second annual report that represents the state of overall freedom in the world based on a broad measure of personal, civil and economic freedom. […]
SANTIAGO – UK-born former ballet dancer, dance teacher and rights activist Joan Turner, widow of iconic Chilean folksinger Victor Jara, was honored Friday by her adoptive homeland with a prestigious award for artistic and cultural […]
Magallanes Region, in the extreme south of Chile, was the region with the strongest economic activity during the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago. Magallanes was closely followed by the regions […]
Innovation, partnership and technology transfer are the main themes as the UK is showing a strong commitment to the UK/Chilean defence relationship by sending two Royal Navy ships to Exponaval 2016 in Valparaiso, Chile. The […]
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and his Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet today signed a joint declaration in order to strengthen the countries’ bilateral relation. Here are some of the document’s highlights. The South American leaders […]
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski holds a meeting with Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet at Chile’s presidential headquarters, Palacio de la Moneda. At the site, Mr. Kuczynski received corresponding honors by the presidential guard. Earlier today, […]
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