The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Chilean coast Friday, about 88 kilometres south-southwest of the port city of Valparaiso, US seismologists said. The earthquake's epicentre was at a depth of 23 km, and hit at around 8:26pm local time, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). No immediate damage …
Chile's Antofagastaand Canada's Barrick Gold are likely to win mining rights for a $3.3 billion copper and gold project in Pakistan, a senior provincial government official said on Sunday. The companies are partners in the Tethyan Copper Co (TCC) joint venture, which has a 75 percent interest in the Reko …
Chrysotile asbestos will not be listed as a hazardous industrial chemical that can be banned from import after countries including Canada and Ukraine blocked consensus, a United Nations spokesman said Friday. The decision was taken at a meeting of states that have ratified the Rotterdam Convention despite the treaty's scientific …
A vast cloud of ash spewing from a Chilean volcano disrupted air travel on Wednesday across much of South America, as heavy rains around the eruption site prompted fears of mudslides. Air traffic was sharply curtailed on the continent as the ash cloud drifted over Argentina, and into Brazil. Flights …
A volcano dormant for decades erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching an ash cloud more than 6 miles high that blew over the Andes and carpeted a popular ski resort in neighboring Argentina. Fanned by winds, ash darkened the sky in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, a government official …
One of the volcanos in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted violently Saturday, billowing smoke and ash high into the sky and prompting more than 3,500 people living nearby to evacuate. There were no reports of injuries. Authorities initially said the Puyehue volcano was involved, but later said the …
The growing health risks associated with greenhouse gas emissions highlight the need for new energy policies that emphasize efficiency and low-carbon energy intensity. The authors assessed the relationships among electricity use, coal consumption, and health outcomes.
Officials in Chile have approved a huge hydroelectric project in the heart of Patagonia, setting off protests by environmentalists in several cities. The Environmental Assessment Commission of Coyhaique, a regional government commission in southern Chile, approved on Monday the $3.2 billion project, which involves a series of five dams in …
Chile gave the green light on Monday to the divisive $3.5 billion HidroAysen hydro-power dam project that promises to ease energy squeezes, despite objections that it will ruin pristine Patagonian valleys. Chile, the world's top copper producer, is seeking to boost and diversify its power grid to confront rising energy …
Santiago, March 6: A strong, 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit an area of northern Chile on Sunday, US and Chilean authorities said, sparking fear, but no damage or victims. "Preliminarily, there were no reports of emergency situations from this earthquake," Chile's national emergency agency said. The quake was deep, 87 km …
Natural disasters caused $109 billion in economic damage last year, three times more than in 2009, with Chile and China bearing most of the cost, the United Nations said Monday. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in February cost $30 billion. Landslides and floods last summer in China caused $18 …
Mediterranean-type ecosystems constitute one of the rarest terrestrial biomes and yet they are extraordinarily biodiverse. Home to over 250 million people, the five regions where these ecosystems are found have climate and coastal conditions that make them highly desirable human habitats. The current conservation landscape does not reflect the mediterranean …
In May 2008, Elena Varela was making a documentary on Chile’s Mapuche community when she was arrested. She was accused of planning two robberies allegedly committed in 2004 and 2005 by a cell of the insurgent Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR). She was cleared of charges in October and …
ABBC memo was leaked out recently; an e-mail written by Jon Williams, BBC world news editor, to his staff. According to the contents of the e-mail, BBC’s coverage of the Chile miners rescue operation has gone way over the agreed budget. The costs of newsgathering in Chile are likely to …
There were 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile; it took 33 days to drill into the group to reach them. Some say the numbers are just a coincidence, but others say there is more to it.
David Barboza In a country where mining tragedies are common, there was jubilation on October 13 at a rescue operation that lifted 33 miners to safety after a lengthy ordeal in Chile. And there was a sense that China was not just sympathetic but had contributed something. The Chinese state-run …
Donald G. Mcneil Jr. Defying grim predictions about how they would fare after two months trapped underground, many of the Chilean miners came bounding out of their rescue capsule on October 13 as pictures of energy and health, able not only to walk but, in one case, to leap around, …
San Jose Mine (Chile): After over two months trapped deep in a Chilean mine, 33 miners are enjoying the Sunday tantalizingly close to rescue. Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile
