Topic: Sebastian Pinera

Vietnam, Chile sign trade pact

The leaders of Chile and Vietnam on Friday signed an accord to lift tariffs on thousands of goods, giving a boost to the small but rapidly growing trade between the Pacific Rim nations.In the fruition of talks that opened in 2006 ...

Copper Recovers On Bargain Hunting

Copper prices staged a modest recovery on Monday, gaining 4.4 percent on the COMEX and 4.1 percent on the LME, as investors digested last week's...

Power blackout hits Chile, shuts copper mines

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A widespread power blackout hit the Chilean capital and other parts of the South American country on Saturday, shutting down crucial mines in the world's top copper producer, officials and Reuters witnesses said.The outage could put added pressure ...
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will hold talks with several world leaders this week on the margins of the 66th session of the UN General Assembly to beef up bilateral ties, a statement said on Sunday.Jonathan will deliver his statement to the ...

Chilean workers clash with police

Protesters barricaded roads and burned tires in parts of Chile's capital on Wednesday (August 24) as a two-day national strike began against...

Student protests in Chile continue

0 . Students continue to demonstrate against the government of President Sebastian Pinera and a new education law, in Santiago on July 14, 2011...
The Chilean government will invest $2.76 billion to expand Santiago's Metro subway system, President Sebastian Pinera said Wednesday. . . The...

14 of 33 rescued Chilean miners want pensions

0 . More than a dozen of the 33 Chilean miners rescued alive last year after more than two months trapped underground reportedly say they can no ...
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera defended the environmental authority's decision to grant the controversial HidroAysen hydroelectric project an...

Chilean panel OKs huge dam project in Patagonia

0 . . A $7 billion project to dam two wild rivers for electricity won environmental approval Monday from a Chilean government commission, despite a...