Could Chile Turn Its Back on Freedom?
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Editors’ Note: Chile is a beautiful country, as is the United States of America. This article is clearly about America as much as it is about the potential loss of liberty and a far leftist takeover in Chile. The parallels are stunning with actors like Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and […]
Argentina blanks Chile in front of Messi fans
They came for Lionel Messi. MetLife Stadium was packed on Tuesday night for a chance to see the once-in-a-generation superstar play for Argentina in a 1-0 win over Chile. Eighteen months ago, in Qatar, Argentina won their first World Cup since 1986. Now, at 37, Messi is nearing the end of his career (it is […]
Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others
A freight train on a test run collided head-on with another train on the outskirts of Chile’s capital on Thursday, killing at least two rail workers and injuring nine others, a rare fatal accident in the South American country. Police said they were investigating to determine the cause of the crash, in which the test […]
Chile: Train Collision Kills At Least 2, Injures 9 On ‘Test Run’
A crane lifts one of the two trains that collided in the San Bernardo district of Santiago on June 20, 2024. (Photo: JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s Brooke MalloryJune 20, 2024 (Thursday) 10:20 a.m. At least two people were killed and nine injured when a train carrying passengers collided head-on with another train during […]
Temporal en Chile deja un muerto y se amplía zona de catástrofe hacia el centro del país
SANTIAGO — Una persona fallecida, más de 4.000 damnificadas y miles de viviendas con diversos daños ha dejado el temporal de fuerte lluvia y viento que sacude esta semana el centro y sur de Chile, lo que llevó al gobierno a ampliar el jueves un decreto de zona de catástrofe. La víctima -un trabajador agrícola […]
Chile Charges Firefighter with Causing Forest Fires That Killed 137 People
Chilean authorities over the weekend arrested Francisco Mondaca, a 22-year-old volunteer firefighter, and Franco Pinto, a former forestry service employee, who prosecutors have accused of starting devastating fires in central Chile in February that killed 137 people and left more than 16,000 homeless. Chile declared a state of emergency in February. exterior More than 100 […]
An unusual autumn freeze grips parts of South America, giving Chile its coldest May in 74 years
Just days after sunbathing in T-shirts, Chileans are uniting for the coldest fall in more than 70 years. This week, a sudden cold front hit parts of South America unaccustomed to the harsh wind chill of this time of year, leading to dramatic wardrobe changes. Chile closes popular glacier, sparking debate over climate change and […]
First-ever augmented reality abdominal surgery performed in Chile
The future of surgery is within reach. On March 11th, the first-ever abdominal surgery using augmented reality (AR) was performed in Santiago, Chile by Dr. Alberto Rodriguez. Rodriguez, a surgeon and CEO of Levita Magnetics, a Silicon Valley medical device company, helped develop a system that uses AR technology to enable minimally invasive surgery with […]
Murder in Chile: Is Maduro’s long arm at work?
Chile, located in the southwestern corner of South America, is a relatively stable and prosperous country, but it is an unlikely place for shocking acts of violence with overtones of international intrigue. Nevertheless, that’s exactly what happened on February 21st, when Lieutenant Ronald Ojeda, a former Venezuelan military officer and opponent of Nicolas Maduro’s dictatorship, […]
Chile Says Death of Venezuelan Ex-Political Prisoner May ‘Signal’ that Maduro Can Kill Dissidents Abroad
The Chilean public prosecutor’s office announced this on Monday. Torren de Aragua Venezuela’s transnational criminal organization Aragua Train was involved in the murder of Venezuelan dissident Ronald Ojeda. Ojeda is a former lieutenant in the Venezuelan army who was imprisoned by Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro in 2017 on charges of rebellion and treason. After […]