Chile
Chile headed for divisive election run-off as far-right surges
Chile is headed for a polarized presidential election runoff next month after hard-right former congressman Jose Antonio Kast finished on top in…
Burning the metro’: Chile election divides voters between protest and order
SANTIAGO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - For many Chileans, Plaza Baquedano, a broad rotary in central Santiago that for decades served as a…
Chile is set for its most polarized election in decades
Chile is set to vote for a new president on Sunday, with a far-right conservative battling for pole position against a young…
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Valparaiso, Chile – EMSC
Nov 3 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Valparaiso, Chile, early on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.…
Polarized Chile marks anniversary of 2019 protests as election nears
Demonstrations took place across Chile on Monday to mark the second anniversary of the start of months of protests against inequality that…
Chile prosecutors to investigate President Pinera following Pandora papers leak
Chile’s public prosecutor said on Friday it would open an investigation into the sale of a mining project involving the family of…
Half of Chileans still scratching heads over November presidential pick, poll shows
Leftist former student leader Gabriel Boric is leading Chile's race for president with just over two months until Election Day, but half…
Chileans allowed to travel abroad again as vaccination drive pays dividends
Chile announced that its citizens and foreign residents would be allowed to travel outside the country if they are fully inoculated against…
Two political upstarts notch upset wins in Chile’s presidential primaries
Presidential primaries on Sunday for Chile's left- and right-leaning coalitions upended predictions, leaving leftist former student leader Gabriel Boric and center-right upstart…
Chile shuts capital Santiago once more as Covid-19 cases surge
Chilean health authorities announced a blanket lockdown across the capital Santiago on Thursday following some of the worst COVID-19 case numbers since…
Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution
Chileans head to the polls Sunday in a second day of voting to elect 155 people who will rewrite the country's dictatorship-era…
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes offshore Coquimbo, Chile
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck offshore Coquimbo in Chile, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)said on Sunday. The quake was at a…