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Missing Since 1800s, Ocean Predator Appears In Fishers' Net In Chile

 While hunting for bony fish off the Chilean coast, artisanal fishermen accidentally caught something more significant in their gill nets. They had snagged a "lost" species. Back in 1887, a researcher described the Chilean angel shark, a small, flat shark resembling a ray that dwells in shallow coastal waters. However, a recent study published in the European Journal of Taxonomy (April 25th) suggests this description was incomplete and inaccurate, The Miami Herald reported.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/missing-since-1800s-ocean-predator-appears-in-fishers-net-in-chile-5539921

Monday, April 22, 2024

South America Can’t Let Venezuela’s Regime Get Away With Murder

 In February, Ronald Ojeda was kidnapped from his apartment in Santiago, Chile, by armed men impersonating Chilean police. His body was discovered weeks later in a suitcase buried under cement, an obvious attempt by the killers to cover their tracks.

https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/venezuela-chile-ojeda-transnational-repression/

USD/CLP forecast: key Chilean peso levels to watch

 The US and Chile seem to be diverging on interest rates, which explains why the Chilean peso has plunged by over 22% from its highest swing in 2023. In Chile, the central bank has delivered six rate cuts since 2023. It has moved rates from a peak of 11.25% in 2023 to the current 6.50% and the central bank has hinted that it will continue with the trend this year. The Federal Reserve, on the other hand, has maintained interest rates stable at a 23-year high of between 5.25% and 5.50%. With the US going through a reflation, most analysts believe that the bank will not cut rates this year.

https://www.investorsobserver.com/news/qm-news/5315859750063364

Photo of staggering issue in Chile's Atacama Desert sparks debate: 'Find the companies ... and create punishments'

 An Instagrammer's post sheds light on fast fashion and the truth about unwanted clothes. Planet advocate 5 Gyres (@5gyres) revealed a disturbing photo that had jaws dropping.  In a mind-blowing mountain of clothes in Chile's Atacama Desert — a beautiful landscape of rock and sand that has become a dumping ground for unwanted fashion — one shirt is held up with the T.J. Maxx price tag still on it.

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/atacama-desert-fast-fashion-waste/