UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, president of its upcoming 73rd session, becoming the only fourth woman to hold that position in the […]
SANTIAGO – The union of cabin workers for LAN Express, a subsidiary of Chile-based LATAM Airlines group, unilaterally said on Thursday that they would revert back to previous working conditions after 17 days of strike […]
SANTIAGO – Latin America’s largest carrier said Wednesday it cancelled an additional 441 flights after a flight attendants union rejected a contract offer from the Chile-based airline, bringing the number of grounded passengers to 200,000 […]
SANTIAGO – The billionaire conservative Sebastián Piñera will take office today, March 11, as president of Chile, replacing socialist Michelle Bachelet at the end of her second non-consecutive term. A ceremony is scheduled in Valparaíso […]
QUITO – The Ecuadorian state airline Tame has announced the suspension of its flights to Venezuela after the difficulties of operating in the country governed by Nicolás Maduro. The last flight departed on Saturday from […]
CARACAS – Argentina’s former soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona has signed a contract with Venezuela’s state-owned television channel, Telesur. He will host a daily programme during next year’s World Cup, which will be played in […]
SANTIAGO – Chilean salmon and tilapia producer Empresas AquaChile has replaced industrial catcher Corpesca as the largest seafood company in Latin America in terms of turnover, according to Undercurrent News exclusive ranking. According to the […]
SANTIAGO – The Chilean capital has been ranked 76th on the list of least stressful cities to live in the Americas region, according to the World’s Least and Most Stressful Cities index prepared by British […]
ROME – A Chilean couple, aged 40 and 42, brought shame to their country after they were caught in Italy trying to steal bricks from Rome’s iconic Colosseum, Italian media reported earlier this week. The […]
SANTIAGO – Arsenal superstar Alexis Sanchez has been slammed by a former Chile U20 coach for being “fatter than normal” after his poor display in his national team’s 3-0 loss to Paraguay in a recent […]
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