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King Mohammed VI Congratulates Morocco’s U-20 For World Cup Triumph
King Mohammed VI King Mohammed VI, has sent a message of congratulations to the Moroccan national under-20 football team following their World Cup triumph in Chile. The Sovereign in a message praised the players’ “immense joy, deep pride and...

Chile shipped this season's first cherry air shipments to China
The official start of the Chilean 2025/26 cherry season was marked by two air shipments to China made on October 14. The initial shipment, consisting of 1,400 kilograms of cargo intended for Shanghai, was executed by Global Talsa through the...

Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz speaks during an election night rally following the presidential run-off election in La Paz, Bolivia on October 19, 2025.
Fresh off winning Sunday’s election, Bolivia’s next president Rodrigo Paz is blazing a rare centrist path out of his country’s economic crisis, focusing on practical policies over ideological divisions engulfing its neighbours. The folksy...

State of politics needs to be repaired
In the British elections of 1831, the borough of Dunwich elected two members to the House of Commons. Funny thing, though: Over the centuries, Dunwich had pretty much been swallowed by the North Sea. So by the 1800s, the members were essentially...

US Revokes Colombian President’s Visa: The Volatile Relationship Between North and South America
In September, Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered two controversial speeches at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly in New York. The first was his speech at the podium to a crowd of international leaders, where he called for the...

Veolia awarded operation and maintenance contract for Chile’s first multipurpose desalination plant
October 22, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Veolia SE (Paris) was awarded the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contract for the Aguas Pacífico multipurpose desalination plant in Valparaíso, the first in Chile (1,000 L/s), ahead of five leading national and...
Alessandri and DLA Piper trade data protection talent in Chile
Chilean firm Alessandri has expanded its partnership by adding data protection talent from fellow Highly Recommended outfit DLA Piper (Chile), which recruited an Alessandri partner to that same practice group just one week ago. Subscribe to unlock...

Governor Kefas’ Strides In Taraba State Education Sector
1 The recent conferment of education ambassador awards to Governor Agbu Kefas in recognition of his avowed commitment to the rejuvenation and upgrade of literacy levels in Taraba State by the management of Independent Newspapers Limited did not...

Intrepid adds new Chile DMC as it expands Latin America presence
Intrepid Travel has launched a new operational hub in Santiago, Chile, marking a significant expansion of its global footprint. The new Destination Management Company (DMC) will oversee operations in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, enabling...
On Instructions from HM the King, Morocco's U-20 Football Team, World Champion, Will Receive a Hero’s Welcome Wednesday in Honor of Unprecedented Historic Sporting Feat - Statement
Wednesday 22 October 2025 The Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol, and Chancellery announces that, upon instructions from His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, the national under-20 football team, champion of the World Cup held...

Gamecock crowd favorite rejoins basketball team after a semester abroad in Chile
Sparkman didn’t get to play as much but was an integral piece of the 2023-24 team that went to the NCAA Tournament, a smart player who could instruct younger teammates on the intricacies of Paris’ system and supply valuable practice minutes. “I...

Trump wages undeclared war in Venezuela using U.S. military forces to kill without legal authority
To support strikes against Latin American gangs and drug cartels, the Trump administration is relying on a legal argument that gained traction after the September 11, 2001, attacks, which allowed U.S. authorities to use lethal force against...

Chile - Global bribery offenses guide
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Chile? In Chile, the legal framework that regulates and sanctions bribery acts is the Chilean Criminal Code and Law 20,393 that establishes the criminal responsibility of legal entities. The latter...

How Chile embodies AI’s no-win politics
Aysén Etcheverry in Santiago, Chile, July 11, 2025. “The moment you lose the capability to understand how your machine is working, or the ability to even build your own machine, that’s the moment you lose,” said Etcheverry, Chile’s former minister...
Australian technology captures first light at Chilean observatory
From: Macquarie University An astronomical instrument featuring Australian-built technology has achieved first light – the crucial moment when a telescope captures its first images – at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in...

Chile’s Solidarity Economy Is Growing
Chile has emerged from decades of often brutal dictatorship under General Augusto Pinochet with a dynamic and growing economy—and deepened social and economic inequalities. Pinochet’s neoliberal economic policies have concentrated wealth among the...

Right-leaning Bolivian president-elect Rodrigo Paz thanks God for his victory
ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 21, 2025 / 18:26 pm Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party is the president-elect of Bolivia after defeating former Bolivian President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga Ramírez of the Free Alliance coalition in a close...

Despite lacking race practice, Aussie track riders look for gold in Chile
Does track cycling have something of a problem? There is no doubt it has been a tough year at the top level on the boards. As the likes of Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot dominate attention on the road, achieving their...

This New Ultra-Luxury Polar Yacht Will Sail in Antarctica and Africa, the Falklands, and the Fjords of Chile
Scenic Group, a pioneer of luxury expedition cruising and the first to put helicopters and submarines on its ships, is raising the bar on itself and the fast-growing world of yacht-style, small-ship sailing. The company this week unveiled details...

Travel to Chile for the South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Department of Defence The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, is travelling to Chile for the 2025 South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM). SPDMM provides a forum for regional defence ministers to enhance...