Tag: Chilean
Australian Open: solid against the Chilean Garin, Monfils climbs to the round of 16
Frenchman Gaël Monfils, 20th in the world, qualified for the round of 16 of the Australian Open on Friday by dominating Chilean Cristian Garin (19th) 7-6 (7/4), 6-1, 6-3 .…
Market: Chilean stock market collapses after leftist candidate Gabriel Boric triumphs
(BFM Bourse) – The Santiago Stock Exchange takes a severe blow on Monday, the day after the left-wing candidate Gabriel Boric won over the far-right in the second round of…
Lucia Hiriart, widow of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, is dead
Chileans celebrate the death of Lucia Hiriart, widow of dictator Pinochet, on December 16, 2021 in Santiago. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP The widow of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, Lucia…
Gabriel Boric, a young hope against the Chilean far right
Support from Gabriel Boric, at his campaign closing meeting, near Valparaiso (Chile), on November 18, 2021. REUTERS / RODRIGO GARRIDO Two points from the far right, which won the first…
Huge pollution: that is why mountains of clothing are piled up in the Chilean desert
Terrifying shots from Chile show meter-high mountains of clothing in the middle of the desert. The desert is used as a dump for unwanted and unsold clothing – despite the…
Chilean president threatened with impeachment
Marta Herrera, head of the anti-corruption unit at the Chilean prosecutor’s office, gives a press conference in Santiago on Friday, October 8, 2021. ESTEBAN FELIX / AP Already largely weakened,…
25,000 Chilean children abducted and forcibly adopted
After several decades of dictatorship, some Chilean families will finally be able to rebuild themselves with their children, torn off and adopted without their authorizations. Almost 25,000 children were separated…