The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday urged Latin American and Caribbean governments to address economic policies aimed at fostering potential growth, saying their reform agenda needs a boost while activity is expected to moderate in the key economies. In their Regional economic outlookthe IMF projected that the region’s growth will accelerate from 2.1 percent … Read more
Santiago. Preliminary figures from the municipal and gubernatorial elections held in Chile over the weekend show mixed results for both the center-left ruling party and the right-wing opposition, which appeared slightly advantageous in winning the mayoralties. With 84 percent of the vote, the right-wing coalition Chile Vamos obtained 35.9 percent of the votes, the ruling … Read more
The Chilean writer Antonio Skármeta, known worldwide for the film The postman (and Pablo Neruda), based on one of his novels, he died this Tuesday at the age of 83 after suffering from Alzheimer’s, his son confirmed to the AFP agency. Indeed, my father passed away this morning. It was a long process that began … Read more
Santiago., By the unanimity of its members, the Supreme Court of Justice of Chile, today decided to dismiss one of its members, Judge Ángela Vivanco, whom it considered responsible for “bad behavior”, “irregularities” and a “procedure incompatible with the functions of the position”, in relation to a corruption scandal that implicates several institutions in the … Read more
With Lionel Messi’s comeback, Argentina can’t get past a 1-1 draw in Venezuela in World Cup qualifying. Brazil celebrates a last-minute win in Chile. Lionel Messi celebrates his comeback for Argentina – but it’s not enough to win. – keystone The most important thing in brief Venezuela gets a point against Argentina in World Cup … Read more
Brazil defeated Chile this Thursday by 1-2 at the National Stadium of Santiagowith goals from Igor Jesús and Luiz Henrique, Botafogo forwards, the last goal at the end of the match that gave Canarinha air in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. With this result, the five-time world champions occupy fourth place with 13 … Read more
La Roja and Verdeamarela face each other in a duel where both arrive urgently. They resume playoffs heading to World Cup 2026 in the Conmebolwhere faces will be seen Chile vs Brazill. La Roja is penultimate in the tie and adding the three points is an urgency for their cause. The Brazilian team, for its … Read more
“The blood that runs through his veins” tells the story of a serial killer, the son of disappeared detainees, who aspires to take justice into his own hands. Or that’s what it says. The novel, which takes place in the Chile of the Transition, is the seventh book by the writer and journalist Francisco Marín … Read more
“I like it,” Ledecká reports in a small documentary from the preparation in the Andes, where a large part of the skiing world is directed at the end of the winter there. The Czech skier and snowboarder found there, as always, beautiful views, suitable terrain, suitable snow conditions, but also the usual problems known from … Read more
Summer has not yet begun in the southern hemisphere, and countries such as Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina are already suffering the effects of unusual ‘heat bubbles’. Extreme temperatures that the cities of southern Europe were well aware of in July, with peaks which rose above 40 °C. And we already know that, in summer issues, … Read more