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World leaders call on nations to swiftly ratify U.N. ocean treaty
This handout photograph taken by Greenpeace Greece on April 14, 2024 shows a message reading 'Our Ocean Is Not For Sale' projected by Greenpeace Greece activists onto the SNFCC conference centre in Kallithea, near Athens. Greenpeace Greece activists project a series of ocean protection messages onto the Acropolis Hill and other sites around Athens to call for the protection of the oceans from corporate greed, ensuring justice for coastal communities, stopping deep sea mining and ratifying the UN High Seas Treaty. (Photo by Handout / GREENPEACE GREECE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / GREENPEACE GREECE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE (Photo by HANDOUT/GREENPEACE GREECE/AFP via Getty Images)
globe investor
Bulls jump deeper into copper amid supply challenges, AI-fueled demand
Sheets of copper cathode are seen at the copper cathode plant inside the La Escondida copper mine near Antofagasta on March 31, 2008.
good taste
Three wines for your Easter brunch hosting checklist
Christopher Waters
world
Hundreds of people missing as death toll from Chile’s wildfires reaches 122
A view of neighborhoods burn during forest fires in Vina del Mar, Chile, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Areas around Vina del Mar were among the hardest-hit by fires that broke out in central Chile three day earlier, resulting in the deaths of more than a hundred people. (AP Photo/ Esteban Felix)
world
Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 112 people over 3 days
A firefighter is silhouetted against a smoke-filled sky as a forest fire spreads into Vina del Mar, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Officials say intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left several people dead and destroyed hundreds of homes. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
world
Chile forest fires kill at least 51, death toll likely to keep rising
Aerial view of a bus terminal in the El Olivar commune after a forest fire that affected the hills of Viña del Mar, Chile, taken on February 3, 2024. The region of Valparaiso and Viña del Mar, in central Chile, woke up on Saturday with a partial curfew to allow the movement of evacuees and the transfer of emergency equipment in the midst of a series of unprecedented fires, authorities reported. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images)
good taste
Winds of change for Chile’s cool-climate wines
A man pours a glass of wine at a vineyard in Chile on Jan. 25, 2014. A Federal Court says labelling West Bank wines as products of Israel is misleading and deceptive. The court ruling today orders the Canada Food Inspection Agency to decide how the wines should be labelled in the politically charged case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Luis Hidalgo
sports
Canadian men’s team thumped by Germany in opening game at Olympic field hockey qualifier
Captain Gordon Johnston is shown in action with the Canadian men’s field hockey team in its 3-2 win over the U.S. in the bronze-medal game on Nov. 3, 2023, at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The Canadian men's field hockey team's bid for Olympic qualification got off to a tough start Monday with a 9-0 loss to Germany at an FIH Olympic Qualifier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Field Hocley Canada-Yan Huckendubler **MANDATORY CREDIT**
report on business
Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year
A commuter looks out at a feminist group rallying against the proposed draft of a new Constitution, in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Chileans have until Sunday, Dec. 17th to study the articles and decide whether it will replace the current constitution, imposed by the military dictatorship 41 years ago, or if they prefer another path to change. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
report on business
Scotiabank’s Latin American markets poised for a revamp as it prepares to unveil new strategic plan
For years, Scotiabank has been shedding businesses it considered non-core. The divestitures aim to focus the bankÕs international operations on its core Latin American markets of Mexico, Peru, Chile and Colombia, and to free up capital after the bank spent nearly $7-billion on major acquisitions last year. The office building of Scotiabank is seen in the commercial district of San Isidro in Lima, April 11, 2015. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil
world
On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica
Zodiac boats sail in the Bransfield Strait towards the Bernardo O'Higgins Chilean military base in Antarctica, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
waters on wine
From novelty to Chile’s signature grape, charting the comeback of the carménère grape
Christopher Waters
world
Chile shuts down a popular glacier, sparking debate over climate change and adventure sports
Chileno glacial lake, located in the Patagonia region of Chile, is seen in an undated handout photo. Meltwater from shrinking glaciers is creating vast new lakes that could eventually pose a massive flooding threat, says newly published research. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stephan Harrison, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
sports
Canada’s Philip Kim first Pan American Games gold medallist in men’s breaking
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olympics
Canadian athletes pursued a mishmash of goals at Pan American Games
Canada's athletes wait for the closing ceremony of the Pan American Games at Bicentenario stadium in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
olympics
Philibert-Thiboutot races to 5,000-metre silver at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO, CHILE - OCTOBER 31: Charles Philibert-Thiboutot of Team Canada celebrates after competing in Men's 5000m Final at Estadio Nacional de Chile on Day 11 of Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games on October 31, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
sports
Maggie Mac Neil becomes only Canadian to win five golds at a single Pan Am Games
Team Canada's Maggie Mac Neil shows off her medal haul at the conclusion of the swimming competition at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
sports
Mixed-gender eights crews at Pan American Games add ‘spice’ to rowing
Pan-Am Games - Santiago 2023 - Diving - Centro Acuatico, Santiago, Chile - October 24, 2023 Brazil's Anna Santos in action during the women's 3m springboard preliminary REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
sports
Melissa Humana-Paredes, Brandie Wilkerson selected as Canada’s flag-bearers for Pan Am opening ceremony
Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada, rear, and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada, front, in action during their beach volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 quarter final match against Sara Hughes of United States, and Kelly Cheng of United States in Gstaad, Switzerland, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)
sports
Beach volleyballer Melissa Humana-Paredes plays in tribute to Chilean parents at Pan American Games
Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada, rear, and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada, front, in action during their beach volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 quarter final match against Sara Hughes of United States, and Kelly Cheng of United States in Gstaad, Switzerland, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)
tennis
Defending champion Canada claims berth in Davis Cup final eight
Tennis - Davis Cup - Finals - Canada v Chile - Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy - September 16, 2023 Canada's Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil react during their doubles match against Chile’s Tomas Barrios Vera and Alejandro Tabilo REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
tennis
Defending champion Canada prepares for Chile in Davis Cup group final
BOLOGNA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER Vasek Pospisil and Alexis Galarneau of Canada in action during the match between Filip Bergevi and Andre Goransson of Sweden and Vasek Pospisil Alexis Galarneau of Canada during 2023 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage Bologna - Day 3 at Unipol Arena on September 14, 2023 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images for ITF)
opinion
Remembering the dark history of Chile’s military coup, 50 years on
John Kirk
opinion
Allende’s dream and Pinochet’s coup are not Chile’s past. They are its present
Carmen Aguirre
investment ideas
Fed decoupling boosts emerging market stocks, cools currencies
This file photo taken on December 19, 2011, shows Brazilian Real bank notes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
world
Conervatives prevail in key vote for new Chile constitution
Chile's President Gabriel Boric shows his ballot prior to casting his vote during an election to choose members of a Constitutional Council who will draft a new constitution proposal, in Punta Arenas, Chile, Sunday, May 7, 2023. A first attempt to replace the current charter bequeathed by the military 42 years ago was rejected by voters during a referendum in 2022. (AP Photo/Andres Poblete)
investment ideas
Lithium prices bounce after big plunge, but surpluses loom
An aerial view shows the brine pools of SQM lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, January 10, 2013.
latin american business
SQM, Albemarle shares slide as Chile plans to nationalize its vast lithium industry
A worker walks next to bags of lithium ready for export at the SQM processing plant in Antofagasta, Chile, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
tennis
Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski, partner Luisa Stefani lose in doubles quarter-final at Stuttgart Open
Canadas Gabriela Dabrowski hits a return next to teammate Brazils Luisa Stefani (L) against Thailands Peangtarn Plipuech and Japans Moyuka Uchijima during their women's doubles semifinal tennis match of the WTA Tour Chennai Open 2022 tournament in Chennai on September 17, 2022. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
investment ideas
Markets in Q1: Moving fast and breaking things
Traders work at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 20.
energy and resources
Lundin Mining buys 51% stake in Chile’s Caserones copper mine for about $950-million
A man passes the Lundin Group mining company booth during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
inside the market
Lithium stocks are taking a beating. Should investors stay bullish?
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the brine pools and processing areas of the Soquimich (SQM) lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat of northern Chile, January 10, 2013. To match Exclusive CHILE-LITHIUM/ REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
canada
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda died with toxic bacteria in his body, say forensic scientists
Judge Paola Plaza speaks to reporters after receiving a report by international forensic experts regarding the cause of death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)