A billionaire who has been described as one of the world’s wealthiest politicians just won his second non-consecutive term as president of Chile when he defeated his center-left opponent in what observers are calling a landslide victory in Sunday's election.
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The first thing to understand about Venezuela today is that it’s becoming exceedingly difficult to even get here.
Or get out.
Nearly every major regional and international carrier has discontinued service to/from Caracas.
Due to safety concerns amid all the chaos and violence here, Lan Airlines in Chile (now merged with TAM in Brazil as Latin America’s biggest airline) no longer serves Venezuela.
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Gabriel Scheare began mining Bitcoin in 2013 and then moved into real estate development a year later by co-founding Fort Galt, a new start-up village for entrepreneurs. He lives in Valdivia, Chile, near the project build site.
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A 7.7-magnitude quake struck at 9:22am EST at a depth of 33 kilometers some 40 km southwest of Puerto Quellon in southern Chile on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.
The quake prompted a tsunami threat message by the Tsunami Warning Center for areas as far as 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the epicenter.
Tsunami Info Stmt: M7.7 in southern Chile 0622PST Dec 25: Tsunami NOT expected; CA,OR,WA,BC,and AK
#NTWC
— NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) December 25, 2016
Citizens in Chile are demanding the Chilian government respond to a growing public health crisis, as over 20 million fish have been found dead recently. This seasons “red tide” is caused by the algal bloom which turns the waters red and renders seafood poisonous, has been the most devastating red tide in the countries history.