The decision of Bolivian President Evo Morales, to offer apologies to Chile for the incident staged by defense minister Jorge Ledesma, who was dismissed from his post for that reason, has turned the attention to this country.»
Cuba and Chile ratified this Friday in Havana their interest in strengthening bilateral links, on the occasion of the visit to the island of the presidency of the Camber of Deputies of that South American nation.»
Chilean authorities are working to restore services in the country’s northern area affected on Tuesday, April 1, by a 8.2-degree quake that killed six people, and a 7.6-degree aftershock that occurred last night.»
President Michelle Bachelet traveled to northern Chile this Tuesday to assess the damage from an earthquake last night that registered 8.2 on the Richter scale, causing at least six deaths and still uncalculated damage.»
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet called congress people to approve as soon as possible her tax-reform proposal, which she said will allow collecting more funds for social projects, especially education.»
The remains of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda were exhumed for submission to expert examinations, to determine whether his death was natural or caused by the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.»
Cuban President Raul Castro leads his country’s delegation to the First Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to take place on January 27th and 28th in Santiago de Chile.»
Heads of state and government from several countries begin to arrive in Santiago de Chile to participate at the First Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the First CELAC-European Union Summit.»
Chilean election authorities revoqued the victory of socialist Maya Fernandez Allende, granddaughter of fallen President Salvador Allende, who was declared mayor in recent municipal elections.»
Thousands of students, workers and citizens took the Alameda Avenue today to demand concrete changes in the political model of the country, marked by abysmal social inequalities.»
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