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...
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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...
Pope apologises for sexual abuse comments that ‘wounded many’
Pope Francis, in an extremely rare act of self-criticism, apologised to victims of clerical sex abuse on Sunday, acknowledging he had “wounded many” in comments defending...
Pope Francis waves upon his arrival in Santiago
Pope Francis expressed his “pain and shame” on Tuesday over a sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Chile, seeking forgiveness for a crisis that...
Chile government guarantees Pope’s safety despite church attacks
Pope Francis will not be at risk during his trip to Chile this week, despite a series of attacks at Catholic churches in the capital...
