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

The US Department of Agriculture estimated a citrus global production decline this year due to adverse meteorological forecasts, but has forecasted a 17% citrus yield increase for Chile due to new orchards and water reservoirs

Armed forces have been deployed for the next 90 days to the Bolivian and Peruvian borders to oversee the flow of people crossing, as the government is seeking more control over migrants coming through the country’s borders

Along with Argentina, the country has opened its doors to more than 300 Nicaraguan opposition members who were stripped of their nationality by their country's justice system, and has offered them a citizenship and shelter

The country’s most southern region has declared its worst drought in 50 years, with it being so dry that grass isn’t even growing, thus raising great concerns among local farmers