-President Michelle Bachelet said that Chile will not bow down to U.S. pressure on issues relating to the International Criminal Court and Venezuela’s bid for a U.N. Security Council seat. -President Bachelet also sent a stern letter to Argentina’s president demanding that Argentina curb their sharp spike in the price of natural gas exported to Chile.
-Over 2000 workers at the world’s largest copper mine in northern Chile are about to strike.
-Chile and Colombia started bilateral free trade negotiations this week.
-Human rights groups denounced the recent sentencing of four members of the Mapuche tribe accused of terrorism.
-Chilean airline LAN Chile’s profits rose by 32% in their first half.
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