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Johnson Matthey technology has been selected for a first-of-its-kind green hydrogen production plant in Chile. Working in partnership with a lineup of international companies including Siemens Energy and Porsche, the ‘Haru Oni’ pilot project is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). Around 750,000 litres of …

In Chile, criticism over erratic measures and confusion over its records of deaths. Chile’s health minister resigned Saturday amid criticism of his handling of the pandemic and controversy over the number of related deaths. Dr. Jaime Mañalich faced growing calls for his resignation because of what many considered an erratic strategy to address the rising …

On December 15, the Delhi Police brutally attacked Jamia Millia Islamia students protesting against the discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Act. Their targets included a young freelance journalist in a housing colony located near the university. As they rained blows on him with their lathis, five of his female friends formed a cocoon around him to shield …

FILE PHOTO: Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Sunday announced a plan to overhaul the country’s public health care system, the latest in …

Helicopters dropped water on the outskirts of the Chilean port city of Valparaíso to extinguish a fire that destroyed more than 150 homes on Wednesday. Dozens of people living in the city’s Rocuant and San Roque hills sifted through the ruins of their homes after the fire, fanned by strong winds, swept through their neighbourhoods …

“The plane is presumed to have crashed, given that the amount of fuel and the plane’s autonomy had already run out. Given that, it is already assumed that the plane has crashed,” said Gen. Francisco Torres in a televised press conference. The C-130 Hercules aircraft had departed from the Chilean capital of Santiago and stopped …

Trump was scheduled to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Santiago from Nov. 15 to 17. White House officials said he was planning to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping in a bid to lock in details of a “phase one” trade pact that could ease tensions between the economic powers and lay …

Image copyright AFP Image caption Sebastián Piñera said his government needed to concentrate on “re-establishing public order” Chile has pulled out of hosting two major international summits, including a UN climate change conference, as anti-government protests continue. President Sebastián Piñera said the decision “caused him a lot of pain” but his government needed “to prioritise …

After 12 days of mass demonstrations, rioting and human rights violations, the government of President Sebastián Piñera must now find a way out of the crisis that has engulfed Chile. Analysts have correctly interpreted the wave of protests as a reflection of discontent with the material, political and social inequalities engendered by the economic model …

“The soldier was about 40m away. He looked at me and fired,” said Christopher Madrid, pointing to the patch above his right eye. “I swung away and the bullet grazed [my forehead] and came out, left a scar of four or five centimetres.” Madrid, a 25-year-old student, was shot last Monday by Chilean army troops …