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Chile’s Daily News Brief: September 2nd »

A new poll, conducted by Ipsos, has showed President Sebastián Piñera’s approval rating has reached 53.6%, while his disapproval rating is at 44.2%. Included in the results was a 49.7%…

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Chile’s Daily News Brief: September 1st »

More than two thousand students from the school “Antonio Varas” in the town of Cauquenes, which was the epicenter of February’s mega 8.8 earthquake in the Maule Region, were the…

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Chile’s Daily News Brief: August 31st »

Colonel Ricardo Cartagena, head of the Prefecture of Traffic, Roads & Radio Patrol today filed with Metropolitan Mayor, Fernando Echeverria, the security measures that will be undertaken in September during…

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Vaccine

Chile’s Daily News Brief: August 30th »

Miners begin receiving vaccines The 33 miners trapped underground in the San Jose mine have begun receiving vaccines aimed at keeping them healthy while they wait the 4 months expected…

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Photo: Gonzalo Zapata Z (Flickr)

Chile’s Daily News Brief: August 27th »

President rejects location of thermoelectric plant President Sebastián Piñera announced yesterday that after discussions with Suez Energy, the company responsible for the thermoelectric plant that was to be built in…

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USA Education Fair to be held in Santiago »

The eighth annual USA Education Fair is being held again this Thursday September at the W hotel.  The event brings…

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Chilean Congress condemns attacks against Jewish community »

Jewish community is being attacked in Chile

Chile’s congress has unanimously condemned a recent uprising of racist attacks against the Jewish community across the country, and called…

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Public universities continue protests against privatization »

Student protest

Students of public universities throughout Chile will continue a series of protests tomorrow, September 2nd, with a national strike to…

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Government announces plans to reform anti-terrorist law; Mapuche hunger strike continues »

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After over 50 days, the imprisoned Mapuche hunger-strikers have finally received a response from the executive branch. Minister of the…

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Mapuche hunger strike spurs senate to promise modification to anti-terrorist law »

Last Monday (the 30th of August) marked the 50-day anniversary of a hunger strike initiated by 32 Mapuches, who were…

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Rescue-operation at San Jose to begin today »

Photo courtesy Roberto Guerra

The international media circus surrounding the rescue of the 33 trapped miners at San Jose has undoubtedly turned the disaster…

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Hellen Keller kids hit the snow »

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Yesterday I played in the snow at La Parva with a lively group from the Hellen Keller School for the…

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Commission for Safety at Work begins today »

Alejandro García-Huidobro

An investigatory commission,  to research and investigate the factors leading to the collapse of the San Jose Copper Mine, that trapped 33 Chilean Miners more than 700 meters below the surface,  is due to commence operations today, Tuesday, the 24th of August. Head of the…

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Postal Workers begin legal strike after rejecting latest company offer »

Correos de Chile

At midnight on Saturday workers from Correos Chile, Chile’s national postal service, began a legal strike after rejecting the latest offer from the company. Guillermo Flores, president of one of the unions (SINTECH), stated in national Chilean newspaper Emol, that a total of 5000 workers,…

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Stock Exchange reached a new historical record »

Santiago Stock Market

The Santiago Stock Exchange closed up 0.52 percent from its main indicator, the IPSA, which was at 4422.36 points, which has set a new historical record, surpassing mark set last Monday. Meanwhile, the overall rate of the Chilean stock exchange (IGPA) reported an increase of…

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Kids Day: Save up to 35% buying online »

Online retail giant MercadoLibre Chile

Among the best selling products online are video game consoles, digital cameras and cellular phones. It is the most important day for retailers after Christmas. Purchases for Children’s Day, on 8 August, are generating huge sales for traditional retail stores as well as online buying…

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Greater Santiago: Unemployment below 9% for the first time since the economic crisis »

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Unemployment in Greater Santiago still affects 8,9% of Santiaguinos of age to be looking out for a job. The Survey on Activity and Inactivity in the Greater Santiago conducted by the Department of Economics of the University of Chile found that 255,700 in the vicinity…

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Chile’s First Southeast Asian Film Series »

The Moneda Palace Cultural Center

In honor of Chile’s bicentenary celebration, Chile’s first Southeast Asian film festival has been organized by the embassies representing Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The…

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Nevados de Chillán hosts Gay, Lesbian and Friends Ski Week »

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Listen to I Love Chile’s Ruth Tidy and Felipe Valdivia talk to Gonzalo Navarrete Palma, the International Sales and Marketing Manager of Nevados de Chillán…

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Winter Nights: Peruvian food at Nevados de Chillán »

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Emilio Peschiera and Gastón Basadre  by Ruth Tidy. Photos by Suzy Golding After last month’s special I Love Chile News printed edition on the selection…

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ENVIRONMENT Photo: Gonzalo Zapata Z (Flickr)

Approval of thermal-energy project unleashes uproar

A massive–and unauthorized– march in Santiago, in response to Corema’s (the Regional Environmental Comission’s) approval of  a proposed thermo-electric project in Punta de Choros, was violently broken up by city police forces yesterday, the 24th of…

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Minister of the Environment María Ignacia Benítez

Minister of the Environment Announces New Decontamination Policy

Minister of the Environment Announces New Decontamination Policy …

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European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) telescope

Largest Star in the Universe is Discovered With Chilean Telescopes

Largest Star in the Universe is Discovered With Chilean Telescopes…

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Embassy News Photo courtesy of the British Embassy in Chile

Heritage pieces return to Chile for the Bicentenary

The old bells of the Church of the Society of Jesus in Santiago, moved to Wales after the temple was destroyed by fire in 1863, will return to Chile as a UK contribution to the Bicentenary…

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U.S. Embassy in Chile

July 4th: U.S. Independence Day Celebrated in Chile

Hundreds of Americans, their families and friends gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago to celebrate the 4th of July on Sunday. The ceremonies included the traditional Flag Raising Ceremony by the Marine Security Detachment, the singing…

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July 4th invitation from the U.S. Embassy Chile

U.S. citizens are invited to attend the U.S. Embassy’s 4th of July Flag Raising Ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, July 4th, rain or shine. Doors will open at 12:00 p.m. to begin admitting visitors,…

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HEALTH Donate Blood to save lives

A message from the IAC: Give Blood!

“The International Association of Chile is sponsoring a Blood Draw on Wednesday, August 11 from 10:00am – 3:00pm. Organizacion Humaniza, a top-notch organization  here in Santiago, did this for us last year and it was great.…

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Chile's Ministry of Health

Winter season dramatizes public health crisis

It would be an understatement to say that Chile’s public-health care system is suffering. This year’s winter health crisis has brought with it the death of triplet- newborns in a public hospital, the dismissal and subsequent…

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Tetra pak containers can be used for insulation

Viña del Mar to Insulate Mediaguas with Tetra-Paks

Viña del Mar Mediaguas with Milk and Juice Cartons…

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SPORTS

South American Cup: Colo Colo and Cagna failure to deliver the goods.

by Pascal Mathieu of The Sports Zone With their back against the wall, Colo Colo stepped onto the pitch on Wednesday evening, in this first stage of the South American Cup. EL Cacique received the Bolivian…

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South American Cup: La U vs Oriente Petrolero

by Pascal Mathieu of The Sports Zone La U comes back from 0-2 down to draw with Oriente Petrolero in their debut at the South American Cup. Just like Colo Colo last week, La U de…

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Santiago Radio sports reporter, Pascal Mathieu, with the FIFA World Cup trophy

The Sports Zone – Monday 8pm Chile Time

Pascal hosts The Sports Zone every Monday night, 20:00-22:00.on I Love Chile Radio. Tonight: Chilean Football week 21. South American Cup: Colo Colo got trashed but Universitario and will try to turn things around on Wednesday. La U…

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The Franklin Files Photography by Gideon Long

The Franklin Files: Chile salutes its new kids on the block

“Thanks for everything kids!” blared the headline of La Cuarta, Chile’s decidedly populist news daily yesterday. The national team may have been thrust out of the World Cup after a 3-0 thrashing from five-time champions Brazil,…

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Pumalin Park, Patagonia

Save the Planet – Buy it!

Billionaires worldwide are buying up entire ecosystems and turning them into conservation areas and national parks. Their goal? To slow global warming and environmental catastrophe. Jonathan Franklin studies the growing herd of Eco Barons. Sebastian Piñera,…

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The Franklin Files: A unique response to an earthquake

Chile’s response to the February 27th earthquake was unique – unlike the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti or the 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, this was the first major quake to hit a fully wired nation. Chile…

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OPINION A typical scene from alcohol and drug fuelled events

How to deal with bombs and delinquents

I grew up in Great Britain during the 1970´s. To some this might conjure up images of luxury and privilege. I am often gently reminded by my adopted country that I come from a land of…

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Two Cents: Vote or Shut Up, Already

If you drink, don’t drive.  If you vote, don’t screw around. You don’t have to have been in the elections circus for long to discover that there’s a disquieting amount of voters who are naïve, cruel,…

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Two Cents: Football Attack!!!!!

Let’s face it. Few of us really understand the whole football phenomenon here in Chile. I mean, you might get the rules, know some of the players (I dare you to write down three names while…

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Make-A-Wish Chile Israel at the Aerosmith concert, thanks to Make-A-Wish

Aerosmith in Chile shares the power of a wish in front of 25,000 fans

Sunday night was truely ‘amazing’ for eighteen year old Israel Duran of Santiago, whose dream of seeing Aerosmith live in concert was bought to life thanks to the Make-a-Wish foundation. Even before seeing the band’s spectacular…

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See the Make-A-Wish Anniversary Celebration

April 24th saw the celebration of thirty years of the Make-A-Wish charity helping children around the world with a ‘World Wish Day’. In Chile, families, volunteers, supporters and collaborators came together for a day of fun…

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Help Make-a-Wish make a difference to some young lives

Make-A-Wish Chile invites you to ‘Wishes for the Win’

Next week the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Chile will have a fundraising event at the California Sports Cantina on Wednesday June 2nd from 7:30pm and would love to see you there! Volunteers from the charity have come…

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CHILE EARTHQUAKE 2010 Seismic Activity

Quake causes power outage in Lebu

At least 20 000 people were left without power overnight. The people evacuated to higher areas of the district as tsunami alert issued on the Chilean coast. Onemi, Chile’s National Emergency Office, has reported that an…

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Families in Coronel in southern Chile work together to build temporary

UN-led rebuilding project unites community

1,472 new houses are nearing completion in earthquake-hit Chile, thanks to a multi-sector alliance including the families themselves, led by the UN’s Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM). Five months after February’s disastrous earthquake, more than…

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Fire and Police services get high marks in public opinion in post earthquake ratings

The heroic actions and quick response of fire and police officers just after the February 27 earthquake were rewarded by high marks of public opinion, according to the latest CEP survey . According to the survey,…

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