Santiago (Chile)

Healing Chile's Malaise

Despite decades of economic growth, average citizens are dissatisfied—and want better schools and more opportunities Piñera, a conservative now leading in the polls, plans no radical policy shift Claudio Reyes/EPA/Corbis...

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Chile airports resume operations after major strike (AFP)

AFP – Hundreds of passengers wait in line in the area of departure at Santiago airport. Chilean airports resumed … SANTIAGO (AFP) – Chilean airports resumed normal activity on Friday, after some 2,000 airport workers launched a...

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FEATURE: Chilean opens Easter Island's 1st Japanese-style restaurant

Francisco Xavier, 33, who studied cooking in Japan for 10 years, opened a Japanese-style restaurant on Easter Island in the South Pacific, best known for its Moai statues, in February 2007 to offer sushi to local residents and...

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'Cows,' 'Dearland' join Primer Corte

International News: Ventana Sur section to attract buyer interest -- Santiago Svirsky's "Mean and Lean Cows," Martin Boulocq's "Dearland" and Fernando Spinner's "Aballay" will unspool at Primer Corte, a key programming strand...

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Chile applies dictator-era law to Indian violence

In this Nov. 14, 2009 photo, Mapuche Weichafes, or warriors, ride on horseback as they patrol in the Temucuicui community in Chile. Small groups of Mapuche Indians have so rattled Chile by seizing forests, burning buses and...

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Chilean startup focuses on games for social good

The latest game company to raise a round of funding reflects the global reach of the industry. Chile’s Atakama Labs has raised $4 million from two Chilean venture capital funds, Austral Capital and COPEC-UC. The company hasn’t...

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Chile says spy claims 'offensive'

The spying scandal is the latest in a long line of spats between the two countries Chile's President Michelle Bachelet has responded angrily to claims by Peru's leader that Santiago was involved in spying on its neighbour. Mrs...

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One killed, 67 injured as bus crashes into truck in Chile

BUENOS AIRES, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - One person was killed and 67 injured in a traffic accident on Tuesday 150 km west of Chilean capital Santiago, the Cooperativa radio reported Wednesday. The accident took place on...

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SQM to Distribute Interim Dividend

SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) announced the payment of an interim dividend in the amount of US$0.37994 per...

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Buyers say Codelco to raise copper premiums to China to $85 per tonne

This would put the premiums charged to China higher than its rival buyers in Europe and other parts of Asia Author: Polly Yam (Reuters) Posted: Monday , 16 Nov 2009 HONG KONG (Reuters) - China, which has been the engine of...

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