Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — At least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured Thursday when a freight train collided head-on with another train on a test run just outside the capital of Chile, a rare fatal crash in the South American country. Police said they were...

Storms in Chile damage homes, flood roads and leave at least 1 person dead

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Heavy rains lashed much of Chile on Thursday, damaging homes, flooding roads, knocking out power and causing mudslides that have swept through residential areas. Storms have drenched the center and south Chile throughout the week, displacing people and...

Cerro Grande: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Cerro Grande Mining Corp. (CEGMF) on Thursday reported a loss of $57,000 in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Santiago, Chile-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent. The company's shares...

SQM: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) on Thursday reported a loss of $869.5 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Santiago Chile, Chile-based company said it had a loss of $3.03. Earnings, adjusted...

An unusual autumn freeze grips parts of South America, giving Chile its coldest May in 74 years

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chileans are bundling up for their coldest autumn in more than 70 years mere days after sunning in T-shirts — a dramatic change of wardrobe brought on this week by a sudden cold front gripping portions of South America unaccustomed to bitter wind chills this time of year....

Cervecerias Unidas: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $55.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Santiago, Chile-based company said it had net income of 30 cents. The wine, spirits and soft drink...

Banco Santander-Chile: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $127.1 million. The Santiago Chile, Chile-based bank said it had earnings of 26 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall...

Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says has esophageal cancer

Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Armed assailants ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in southern Chile on Saturday before setting their car on fire, authorities said, the latest attack on police to revive security concerns in the South American country. It remains unclear...

Chile will ask Venezuela to extradite citizens suspected of killing an anti-Maduro dissident

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Prosecutors in Chile said Friday they plan to formally request that Venezuela extradite two of its citizens to stand trial for charges related to the abduction and killing of a Venezuelan dissident in Chile earlier this year, a case that has strained relations between the...