BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police arrested one of the founders of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang that was founded in a Venezuelan prison and is now involved in multiple criminal enterprises throughout Latin America, authorities said Monday. Larry Álvarez was arrested near the town of Circasia in central Colombia, according to a statement […]
By Rodrigo Gutierrez SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Recent torrential rains in Chile have brought back to life – for now at least – reservoirs and lagoons that had all but dried up after years of drought, with dramatic images of cracked lake beds replaced by mirror-like still waters. A severe years-long drought had decimated water supplies […]
Lionel Messi and Argentina play Chile tonight in the Copa America 2024 tournament. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Copa America 2024 soccer — or football — tournament continues tonight with Chile vs. Argentina. This tournament marks Lionel Messi’s record 35th appearance, and Argentina is widely favored in the 2024 Copa America. Messi and […]
Jun. 7—Restaurants all over the state will soon decide if they have what it takes to compete to be the best at making one of New Mexico’s most iconic dishes. The New Mexico State Fair has started taking applications for the Original Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge — the annual state championship of green chile cheeseburgers. […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice. President Gabriel Boric said in a speech to lawmakers Saturday that he was appalled by the humanitarian devastation in Gaza, especially against women and children. He accused the Israeli […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chileans are bundling up for their coldest autumn in more than 70 years mere days after sunning in T-shirts — a dramatic change of wardrobe brought on this week by a sudden cold front gripping portions of South America unaccustomed to bitter wind chills this time of year. Temperatures broke records […]
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday put off a state visit to Chile to focus on the historic floods in the south of the country that have left 147 dead. The presidency said that the trip would no longer take place as scheduled on May 17 and 18, due to the “need […]
Artisanal fishers on the coast of Chile were on the hunt for bony fishes when they dropped their gillnets into the water. Pulling the nets through the water, something much bigger — and important — landed in the hands of the fishers. It was a missing species. In 1887, a researcher published the description of […]
A dramatic video compilation of explosions and panicked crowds fleeing the streets swirled in social media posts about Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13, 2024. However, the clips were in fact all filmed before Tehran’s assault. The footage shows a blast in Lebanon, cars blackened by forest fires in Chile and people reacting […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Momofuku, a food and restaurant brand started by food mogul David Chang, said it won’t defend its trademark on the name “chile crunch” after it sparked an outcry by sending cease-and-desist letters to other businesses using the term. Momofuku started selling its Chili Crunch product in 2020, a crunchy spicy oil […]
Deepening the trade relationship for raw materials between Germany and Chile is a strategically important step to reduce Germany’s dependence on China, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said at a meeting with her Chilean counterpart in Berlin on Thursday. “In these turbulent global times, foreign economic policy is also security policy,” said Baerbock. Chilean Foreign Minister […]
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -A Chilean environmental court partially reversed a permit allowing Google to build a data center in the country on Tuesday, asking the U.S. company to revise its application to take into account the effects of climate change. Google first received initial authorization for its announced $200 million Cerrillos Data Center in Santiago in […]