Chile
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…
Messi scores penalty but Argentina held by Chile in 2022 qualifier
Lionel Messi scored a first-half penalty for hosts Argentina before Chile's Alexis Sanchez equalised as their World Cup qualifier ended 1-1 on…
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…
UPDATED: AstraZeneca vaccine safe and effective in U.S., Chile, Peru trials
AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine received a major boost on Monday after data from a large trial showed it was safe and effective, potentially…
Chile sets daily record for coronavirus cases
Chile broke its single day record for new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, health officials said, leaving hospitals on the verge…
Chile regrets panic triggered by mistaken tsunami warning after quake in Antarctica
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Authorities in Chile said on Saturday they regretted spreading panic with a mistaken tsunami warning calling for people to…
Chilean president handed $3,500 fine for mask-less selfie
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was slapped with a $3,500 fine on Friday after posing for a selfie on the beach with a…
Photo Story: The drive-in movie theatre returns to Santiago
People watch a movie at a drive-in theater in Las Condes commune in Santiago, Chile. The Chilean health authorities authorized the operation…
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…
Photo Story: Spanish training ship Elcano in Chile to celebrate 500 years of the passage through Magellan
View of the training ship of the Spanish Navy 'Juan Sebastian de Elcano', in the bay of the southern Chilean city of…
Protests turn violent in Chile as churches burned, police fire tear gas
Tens of thousands of Chileans gathered in the central square of Santiago to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests that left…