Gabriel García Márquez muere en Ciudad de México a los 87 años

Letralia 298 | Noticias | Gabriel García Márquez muere en Ciudad de México a los 87 años

Chile enfrenta el tabú de la depresión - BBC Mundo - Noticias

 En Chile, los problemas de salud mental inciden hasta en un 30% en los años perdidos por enfermedad medidos según el indicador AVISA, formulado por el Banco Mundial y la Organización Mundial de la Salud, y el consumo de antidepresivos aumentó en un 400% entre los años 1990 y 2002,

Chile enfrenta el tabú de la depresión - BBC Mundo - Noticias

The 18-year-old voice of Chile's nationwide student uprising | World news | guardian.co.uk

 The Guardian:

The 18-year-old voice of Chile's nationwide student uprising

Moisés Paredes speaks for a movement which has defied police brutality to put education reform high on the election agenda

On Wednesday, Moisés Paredes helped organise a march of 100,000 protesters through the streets of Chile's capital, Santiago, calling for free university education. That night, he organised a press conference to defend the occupation of dozens of polling stations before Sunday's presidential primaries. On Thursday, he and his fellow activists were roused by riot police in a dawn raid.

The 18-year-old voice of Chile's nationwide student uprising | World news | guardian.co.uk

Zoë Robot Returns To Chile's Atacama Desert On NASA Mission To Search For Subsurface Life | SETI Institute

 PITTSBURGH - The autonomous, solar-powered Zoë, which became the first robot to map microbial li fe during a 2005 field expedition in Chile’s Atacama Desert, is heading back to the world’s driest desert this month on a NASA astrobiology mission led by Carnegie Mellon University and the SETI Institute. This time, Zoë is equipped with a one-meter drill to search for subsurface life.
Zoë Robot Returns To Chile's Atacama Desert On NASA Mission To Search For Subsurface Life | SETI Institute

Generando más consumidores aumentando tasa de natalidad

 BACK in 1990, Chile’s fertility rate was 2.6 children per woman. By 2011, according to the World Bank, that figure had dropped to 1.8, matching Brazil as the lowest in South America. Faced with dwindling fertility, Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, has implored his compatriots to have more kids. Last month he offered them money to do so.

Demography in Chile: Child bribe | The Economist

Chile's fish supply decline 'catastrophic' after years of overfishing | GlobalPost

After decades of unchecked plunder, nearly all commercial fisheries in Chile are in a state of precipitous decline, especially the once-plentiful jack mackerel. In the mid-1990s, Chile’s fishermen netted 4.5 million tons of the emblematic fish, a rich source of Omega-3, processed here mainly as fishmeal. Last year the total haul had dropped to less than 300,000 tons.
Chile's fish supply decline 'catastrophic' after years of overfishing | GlobalPost

Chile's indie fishermen say new law favors big business | GlobalPost

About 85,000 artisans are grappling with what they see as corporate privatization of one of the world's largest fishing industries.
Chile's indie fishermen say new law favors big business | GlobalPost

Image from NASA'S MODIS satellite of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, captured at 19:40 UTC (2:40 p.m. CDT) on May 20, 2013.

 

Strong Storms Over Oklahoma

This image of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma was taken by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard one of the Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites. The image was captured on May 20, 2013, at 19:40 UTC (2:40 p.m. CDT) as the tornado began its deadly swath.

Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Image from NASA'S MODIS satellite of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, captured at 19:40 UTC (2:40 p.m. CDT) on May 20, 2013.

Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas y Santoro actuarán en película sobre los 33 mineros

 La epopeya del rescate de los 33 mineros atrapados tras el derrumbe ocurrido el 5 de agosto del 2010  será llevada al cine por un equipo internacional encabezado por la directora mexicana Patricia Riggen. Los actores Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas y Santoro han sido reclutados para actuar en los papeles principales. La película, que se rodará en los alrededores de la mina San José, en la III Región, y en Santiago, comenzaría a rodarse en la próxima primavera de Chile. A fin de este mes, en Los Angeles, California, se definirán los últimos detalles.

Los 33: cómo son los roles de Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas y Santoro | Cultura | LA TERCERA