Chilean government officials

The most devastating loss came with the so-called War of the Pacific (1879 to 1884) involving its southern neighbour Chile. The trigger to the conflict was a decision by the Bolivian authorities to impose additional taxes on Chilean mining companies in February 1878. Operating north of what is now the ...

Pope Francis begins to meet Chilean abuse victims. The Vatican ... Greg Burke says that Friday afternoon Pope Francis began his “personal meetings with the victims of abuse committed in Chile”. By the “express desire of the Pope”, there will be no official communication regarding these meetings.

Chinese authorities intervened this week in favour of Tianqi's attempt to grab a 32% interest in Chile's Chemical and Mining Society (SQM), the world's second largest lithium producer, saying that any efforts to block the $5 billion deal could “leave negative influences.” According to Chilean newspaper El ...

Good news arrives for cryptocurrency exchanges in Chile as the country's appeals court has ordered the re-opening of their unexpectedly-closed bank accounts. ... It will be interesting to see if the court's decision has any impact on the greater sentiment towards cryptocurrencies from Chilean authorities.

UFC officials announced the fight shortly thereafter. Maia (25-8) fought for Tyron Woodley's title last year, losing by unanimous decision, thus ending his seven-fight winning streak. He then took on Colby Covington at UFC Sao Paulo last October, and dropped that one by decision. The 40-year-old BJJ ...

In early March, the 11 other nations signed the renamed Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership in Chile after spending the better part of the last year reworking the deal. Trump's instructions come at a time when he is engaged in a roiling trade dispute with China and is pushing to ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has recently released official names for seven features on the planet Mercury, as well as 12 on the largest ... to be awarded a MacArthur fellowship; Caleuche Chasma, named for a mythological ghost ship that collects the dead as it travels along the coast of Chile.

UFC Fight Night 129 takes place May 19 at Movistar Arena in Santiago, and it marks the UFC's debut in Chile. It airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the official bout order hasn't been finalized. Davis defeated Austin Arnett at a 2017 Dana White's Contender Series event and then ...

(CNN) Pope Francis says he made "grave errors" in handling a Chilean sex abuse scandal in a letter Wednesday to the bishops of the Episcopal Conference ... In recent months, Cardinal George Pell, a senior adviser to Pope Francis and Australia's most senior Catholic official, has appeared at a series of ...

Radiohead kick off 2018 tour in Santiago, Chile: Setlist + Video. The 26-song ... Radiohead hit the stage in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday night for their first concert of 2018. The setlist spanned 26 songs, ... and “Reckoner” below. You can also watch a Periscope stream of an official webcast stream here.

The UFC's first event in a South American country other than Brazil takes place next month, and it now has an official poster. UFC Fight Night 128 goes down May 19 at Movistar Arena in Santiago and airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. It's headlined by a welterweight clash between ...

Chile's Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) has ended Mediterranean fruit fly eradication efforts in San Bernardo following three months of not finding any insects. In the first week of this year, 16 Medflies were found in the area to the southwest of the capital Santiago. SAG said that restrictions on ...

Sernapesca, Chile's national fishery and aquaculture service, has estimated that transactions involving illegally sourced fish and seafood amount to around USD 300 million (EUR 245 million) each year inside the South American country. Sernapesca estimated it makes 200,000 site inspections and road ...