MADRID – The original Mona Lisa may have finally found her long lost twin. A recent investigation into the twin copy of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has established that Madrid’s Prado Museums’s copy may have been painted in tandem with the original work. Before, the common belief was the the second painting was finished decades [...]
PUNTA ARENAS – On Wednesday afternoon, the forest fires that have destroyed approximately 16,000 acres of Torres del Paine National Park since December once again burst back into life. The fires were fed by strong winds that reached 100 kilometers per hour and have affected the region since last Saturday. The reactivation, reported in the [...]
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SANTIAGO – The Ministry of Transportation has announced plans to contruct nearly forty kilometers of segregated traffic lanes that will only be used by Transantiago buses. The lanes will be constructed with red asphalt on existing roads and will consolidate a 100 kilometer network of 6,200 buses currently in operation. One of the routes to [...]
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SANTIAGO – Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alfredo Moreno Charme, has denied allegations of espionage against a Chilean citizen. The accused, Luis Gutierrez Seraina, was arrested on January 30th after he was found sketching in a restricted area near Los Patos military base in Peru. Minister Moreno stated that the Seraina “does not belong to [...]
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SANTIAGO – Beginning in March, those people who drive their cars after having a few drinks will face severe consequences. The new penalties will serve to create awareness and prevent accidents on the road. Using a breathalyzer, a hand-held machine that police use to measure the amount of alcohol on your breath (and therefore in [...]
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SANTIAGO – After five years of operation, the operator of Santiago’s transport network Transantiago has once again raised fares. The price per ride went up by 20 pesos on February 1st. Since the beginning of the Transantiago network, the price has now risen by 200 pesos per ride. Administrators of Transantiago have pointed at the [...]
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The Ministry of Education has been in the news recently for a number of proposed changes to the national curriculum. Most notable has been a recent decision by the National Education Council (CNED) change references to the ‘dictatorship’ to ‘military regime’. That change was widely criticized as an attempt to change history and diminish the [...]
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Today marks the start of the restoration of the Fire Headquarters in the Metropolitan area of Santiago. The ceremony was attended by Mayer of the Metropolitan Region, Cecilia Perez and the Minister of Arts and Culture Luciano Cruz-Coke, who were later taken on a tour of the premises. The Fire Headquarters is a National Historic [...]
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SANTIAGO – The US Embassy has announced the winners of the “Young Ambassadors” contest. Fifteen students were selected from a total of 130 candidates from public and semi-public schools. The winners will travel to the United States later in the year to participate in a cultural exchange program, sponsored by the US Embassy. The students, [...]
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DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – According to a new study released on January 27, 2012 by Duke University, 80% of the endangered species and habitats in the Andes region are not only being threatened, but are currently completely unprotected. With ceaseless destruction of land for oil and gold mining, animals are simply running out of space to [...]
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