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Chile is the home to Latin America’s first transgender school

By Frances Jenner January 26, 2019

The Amaranta Gómez Regalado school in Santiago, Chile, differs from the rest of the schools in the...

Imagine Lab accelerator calling for startup applications to win $60 million pesos

By Frances Jenner January 26, 2019

Chilean incubator and accelerator Imagine Lab is offering $120 million pesos (US$180,000) in two...

Final free trade agreement approved by Chile and Argentina

By Frances Jenner January 15, 2019

After over a year of negotiations, last week the Chilean Senate of Valparaiso finally approved a...

Pope criticised for comments on Venezuela and Nicaragua by 20 ex-leaders

By Frances Jenner January 9, 2019

In response to Pope Francisco’s annual Urbi et Orbi Christmas speech, 20 ex-leaders from across...

Chilean startup could increase solar panel efficiency with a fleet of robots

By Frances Jenner December 17, 2018

Chilean startup Osoji Solar travelled to Lima at the beginning of December as a member of the...

New decree places more regulations on Carabinero force, labelled “insufficient” by CEJIL

By Frances Jenner December 6, 2018

A decree in response to a petition signed by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights was...

Ex-Carabinero member reveals that he was pressured to lie in Mapuche homicide case

By Frances Jenner December 3, 2018

A detained former member of Chile’s militarised police, the Carabineros, released a video on...

Chile and Peru sign agreement to combat violence against women

By Frances Jenner November 28, 2018

The Second Binational Cabinet between Peru and Chile has produced a joint agreement between the...

Chile wins the Diversity Award for encouraging an innovative spirit in minority groups

By Frances Jenner November 19, 2018

Chilean project Savialab developed by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile was the winner...

Chile will charter an Air Force plane to return Chileans stranded in Venezuela

By Frances Jenner November 15, 2018

Earlier this week, Chilean Chancellor Roberto Ampuero announced that Chile will charter a plane...