America Chile Authorities are currently preparing water rationing in the face of a prolonged drought which is estimated to affect over 8,5 million people; the plan consisting on “rotational” water cuts around the country
America Chile As the country is still writing its new Carta Magna, congress recently passed the new articles related to working rights, which prohibit arbitrary firing and allow for workers to participate in company decisions
America Chile According to the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (MOVILH), transphobia and homophobia police reports have decreased by 12% since last year
America Chile The state has officially become the first in the world to ever issue a Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB), with the aim of growing the economy while contemporarily reduce carbon emissions and incentivise the use of renewable energy
America Chile A NASA airplane has arrived to the country in order to conduct a series of investigations on space, choosing Chile since the celestial objects to be studied are best observed from the Southern Hemisphere
America Chile A new law came into effect which obliges businesses to only use certified plastic materials and recycle them according to precise local indications
America Chile After 152 years, the moai dubbed Moai Tau was brought back to its home land in a significant gesture for the Rapa Nui, the native people of Easter Islands; the human-like statue had been previously exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History
America Chile The country declared a state of emergency in its northern region due to the heavy ongoing protests against migrants
America Chile The nation became the first Latin-American state to offer the fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
America Chile Fima, an NGO, installed an ice sculpture at the Chilean Museum of Fine Arts to emphasize how the new constitution - that is yet in progress - needs to address climate change in an urgent manner
America Chile The country positively closed the year since unemployment reached pre-pandemic levels and the economy grew by approximately 11,5%
America Chile Since 1995, many citizens spend New Year's Eve or Day in cemeteries to include the loved deceased in their celebrations