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Seven detained, including a former prosecutor and serving detectives. The victims were Chinese nationals threatened with invented US investigations.
September 12, 2026
The full bench voted over two days. Eleven judges are out for travelling abroad while signed off sick, and twenty-six...
September 12, 2026
Chile recorded a 11.5% drop in first-half homicides to 472 victims. Here is why the question is chile safe for...
September 12, 2026
Chile's IPSA index fell 0.16% to 11,220 as SQM's lithium slide offset gains in retailers. The peso held flat at...
September 12, 2026
A Chilean deputy likened the British Falklands to Magallanes; the ambassador in Buenos Aires was told to explain himself as...
September 11, 2026
Jamiroquai play Santiago's Claro Arena on September 15, 2026 — the Latin American tour's Chile stop between São Paulo and...
September 11, 2026
Chile unemployment at 9.5%, a five-year high, pushes minister Quiroz toward surgical stimulus while the UDI demands an end to...
September 11, 2026
Ex-prosecutor Vinko Fodich was detained in Chile over an alleged kidnapping-for-ransom ring with PDI detectives; media traced assets over US$1...
September 11, 2026
Chile's IPSA stock index fell on the September 10 session as lithium giant SQM and retail names slipped, while the...
September 11, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds