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Chilean Comic Fabrizio Copano To Unveil First English-Language Special ‘From The Future’ In July
EXCLUSIVE: Chilean comedian Fabrizio Copano is set to release his first English-language special, From the Future, exclusively through 800 Pound Gorilla Media on July 14. The hour will be available everywhere comedy is streamed or sold starting on...

Cannes-Winning Chilean Producer Alba Gaviraghi Wraps Shooting on Her Directorial Feature Debut ‘Hijas Únicas’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Production has officially wrapped on “Hijas Únicas,” the debut feature from Chilean producer and filmmaker Alba Gaviraghi, marking the end of an ambitious multinational effort backed by Chile’s Agosto Cine and Equeco, Germany’s Nabis Filmgroup and...

Norwegian floating solar system launched at Chilean salmon farm
Photo: Marius Beck Dahle. Image courtesy Alotta Norwegian floating solar developer Alotta has announced the launch of a floating solar power system at a salmon farm in Chile. The project was installed at seafood company Mowi’s salmon farming site...

Peru Mourns death of Chilean journalist Miguel Humberto
The press man was “A legendary voice that accompanied us in key moments of our history,” said journalist Carlos Villarreal, who worked for Aguirre at Radio Programas del Perú (RPP). Aguirre, who in his native land was a collaborator of President...

Chilean left picks communist candidate in face of far-right surge

Jeannette Jara’s Landslide Victory Shakes Up Chilean Presidential Primaries
Jeannette Jara. X/ @carmen_hertz June 30, 2025 Hour: 8:56 am With more than 60% of the vote on Sunday, Jeannette Jara — a member of the Communist Party and former labor minister under President Gabriel Boric — swept the progressive primaries and...

Chilean communist scores surprise win in primary vote as battle with far-right looms
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, won the primary election for left-wing parties Sunday with surprising ease, beating out a more moderate rival to clinch over 60% of the vote. The...

Chilean communist scores surprise win in primary vote as battle with far-right looms

Communist Jara wins Chilean ruling party's presidential primaries
Monday, June 30th 2025 - 08:22 UTC Jara was Boric's labor minister between March 11, 2022, and April 7, 2025 Communist activist and former Labor Minister Jeannette Jara won the Chilean ruling party’s presidential primary Sunday with 60.16% of the...

World News | Chilean Communist Scores Surprise Win in Primary Vote as Battle with Far-right Looms
Santiago (Chile), Jun 30 (AP) Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara, the country's former labour minister, won the primary election for left-wing parties Sunday with surprising ease, beating out a more moderate rival to clinch over 60 per cent of the...

Chileans choose presidential candidacy with women as favorites
More than 15.4 million people are called to vote, but as the vote is voluntary, experts expect the number of attendees to be between 1.5 and 2 million, taking into account the performance of previous years. The latest polls gave Jara, of the...

Explorers Podcast: Norfolk zeroes in on Chilean copper
Stockhead’s ‘Garimpeiro’ columnist Barry FitzGerald is back in the studio for another instalment of The Explorers Podcast. In this edition, Barry chats with Ben Phillips, executive chairman of Norfolk Metals (ASX:NFL), as the company prepares to...

Avolta wins prized duty-free tender at Santiago de Chile International Airport
Avolta has been awarded a 12-year duty-free concession agreement at Santiago de Chile Airport. Set to commence in Q3 2026, this concession will expand Avolta’s established presence at the key location in Latin America This concession agreement,...

Avolta secures 12-year duty free tender at Santiago de Chile Intl. Airport
Avolta’s existing/current store at Santiago de Chile International Airport. Avolta has been awarded a 12-year duty free concession agreement by Chile’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the National Customs Service (Customs), to...

Chilean club with link to Celtic fans offers message of hope against horrors in Gaza
JOSÉ Nabzo turns his laptop around. The view switches from a small club office to the empty stands of the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna near Santiago and the Andes Mountains. “Now it’s very quiet, it’s Monday, but on match day the Palestinian...

Avolta captures 12-year duty-free contract at Santiago de Chile Airport
CHILE. Leading travel experience player Avolta has captured a 12-year duty-free concession at Santiago de Chile Airport. The contract awarded by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the National Customs Service, following an...

Chilean Star Cris MJ Drops ‘Apocalipsis,’ His First Album Following ‘Gata Only’ Success
Cris MJ is preparing for an apocalypse. On Friday, the Chilean star released his anticipated album Apcalipsis, his first full-length project since joining FloyyMenor on the smash hit “Gata Only.” “Apocalipsis is the most personal and ambitious...

A crime wave dominates Chilean left-wing primary
Two former Chilean ministers are among four candidates competing this weekend for the presidential nomination of the left ahead of November elections dominated by rising levels of violent crime. More than 15 million voters are eligible to choose...

Communist wins Chile’s left-wing presidential primary
Chilean communist Jeannette Jara defeated her center-left rival to win the presidential nomination for Chile’s left-wing coalition in a landslide.Jara secured over 60% of the vote, signaling the Chilean Left’s commitment to shift even further left...

Chilean brothers arrested at Auckland hotel after allegedly importing cocaine
Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi Two Chilean brothers were arrested at an Auckland hotel overnight after allegedly importing about 6 kilograms of cocaine into New Zealand last weekend. The men, Patricio Andres Castillo Castro, 26, and his older brother,...