Chile’s Easter Island ‘Moai’ statues face irreparable damage after wildfire
A number of Easter Island’s iconic ‘Moai’ stone statues suffered irreparable damage after a wildfire swept through the island earlier this week, the island’s mayor...
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Israel to reprimand Chile for snubbing its new ambassador to Santiago
A diplomatic tussle intensified on Friday after Chile’s president put off accepting the credentials of Israel’s new ambassador to Santiago over the killing in the...
Chile overwhelmingly rejects progressive new constitution
Chileans overwhelmingly voted against a proposed new constitution on Sunday, rejecting what would have been one of the world’s most progressive charters. While nearly 80%...
Chile’s parched mines race for an increasingly scarce commodity: water
By Fabian Cambero A record-breaking drought in Chile is impacting mining operations and forcing companies to escalate their search for more sources of water, from...
Chileans vote by millions to tear up Pinochet’s constitution
Chileans poured into the country’s main squares on Sunday night after voters gave a ringing endorsement to a plan to tear up the country’s Pinochet-era...
Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 strikes near coast of northern Chile
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said, and some damage and...
Protests everywhere
Journalists don’t just travel in packs; they write in packs too. And what they’ve written this week is endless pipe-sucking ruminations about what’s driving the...
Chile President Pinera declares emergency as capital rocked by riots
Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in the capital Santiago early on Saturday, as the city of 6 million descended into chaos...
Chile begin Copa America campaign with 4-0 win vs Japan
Defending champions Chile kicked off their bid for a third straight Copa America title with a 4-0 win over Japan in Sau Paulo. Eduardo Vargas...
Two arrested in Chile over bomb threats that caused flight chaos
Chilean police arrested two men over bomb threats that grounded nine commercial airplanes in Chile, Peru and Argentina on Thursday. A specialist organised crime unit...
