SANTIAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - Chile's government ... The South American country is the world's second largest producer of lithium, a key component for electric car batteries, with its domestic ...

Chile’s government has enacted a state of emergency after a huge power outage left millions in the South American country without electricity and plunged the capital Santiago into darkness.

Chile's government, which has pledged to establish ... Hernando told local paper La Tercera on Sunday. The South American country is the world's second largest producer of lithium, a key component ...

SANTIAGO — Chile’s government, which has pledged to establish a state lithium firm to develop the ultra-light battery metal, hopes to establish a model for the company by the end of the year, mining ...

Chile traces its early nationhood to the mid-1500s. Located between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountain range, the country includes at its southern tip Cape Horn, the Straits of Magellan ...

Chile will become the first developed country in Latin America ... and is expected to outline his specific plans to do so in his upcoming state of the union address on May 21.