America Chile The Easter Islands have suffered from a wildfire that affected over 100 hectares of their land, damaging hundreds of the famous 500-year-old Moai statues and permanently altering the World Heritage site
America Chile Scientists have found the remains of a 12.000 year-old elephant near Lake Tagua Tagua, being a significant discovery as now they can hypothesise new ways in which climate change and natives affected animals in the area at the time
America Chile The government has suffered a major hacking in its systems, leaking over 400.000 emails that included documents exposing information on the country’s cybersecurity, defence tactics, and monitoring systems
America Chile 61% of citizens have voted against the newly proposed constitution that was written over the past couple of years, causing the government to have to choose new people and guidelines to write yet another new constitution
America Chile Today marks a historic date for Chileans, as they will head to the polls to vote for the newly proposed constitution, political turmoil is expected as there is a great division between the accepters and the rejecters
America Chile The government has presented a bill to reduce working hours by 12% without affecting wages as a part of President Gabriel Boric’s plan for Chileans to have a more effective work-life balance
America Chile This year Santiago has reportedly suffered from a 40% increase in common expenses such as food, housing, electricity, and more, causing authorities to start new evaluations regarding price ceilings and wages
America Chile A 200 metre-deep sinkhole has appeared near a northern mining area, sparking serious investigations among the national geology and mining departments
America Chile After more than a year of working on the new constitution to replace the current one written during dictator Pinochet’s regime, a final drat has been submitted to President Gabriel Boric for approval
America Chile The government announced a US$1.2 billion economic aid plan that includes bonuses and labor subsidies for over 19 million inhabitants to boost formal employment
America Chile After 13 years of the ongoing drought, the Peñuelas water reservoir in Central Chile has now officially become a desert
America Chile As the state is implementing new legislation to increase mining royalties in order to fund education and healthcare, mining companies expressed their concerns and fear a negative impact on investment attraction
America Chile The ongoing drought has significantly affected wheat imports from Argentina, leading to the country’s declaration of a food crisis