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CONSERVATIVE PINERA WINS ANOTHER TURN AS CHILES PRESIDENT


During his first term as president, Pinera struggled with large protests over Chile's inequality and demands for education reform and left office with low popularity ratings... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 13

CHILE STEPS TO THE RIGHT WITH RETURN OF PINERA AS PRESIDENT


Chile's presidential election is the first in a series that may alter the political trajectory of Latin America... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 20

SEBASTIA?N PIA?ERA WINS CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION


Pinera's supporters cheered the news at his campaign headquarters as the results were swiftly tabulated on a hot and sunny evening in Santiago... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 537

CHILE ELECTION: SEBASTIAN PINERA PROJECTED TO WIN


Conservative former president Sebastian Pinera has taken a clear lead in Chile's presidential run-off elections, according to preliminary results... READ MORE

17th December, 2017 485

PINERA LEADS CHILE ELECTION AT PARTIAL COUNT


Conservative Sebastian Pinera took an early lead of more than seven percentage points in Chile's presidential election on Sunday, Chile's electoral agency Servel said... READ MORE

17th December, 2017 0

FORMER PRESIDENT PINERA TAKES EARLY LEAD IN CHILE ELECTION


Respected local broadcaster Radio Bio-Bio also forecast Pinera would win the vote, in what would be a sign of discontent with outgoing President Michelle Bachelet's policies... READ MORE

17th December, 2017 310

BILLIONAIRE, FORMER JOURNALIST FACE OFF FOR CHILE PRESIDENCY


REUTERS Pablo Sanhueza Unlike most countries in Latin America, voting is not mandatory in Chile, a country of 17 million people with a 250 billion economy... READ MORE

17th December, 2017 754

MUDSLIDE IN SOUTHERN CHILE KILLS FIVE, AT LEAST 15 MISSING


Damage done by a landslide is seen in Villa Santa Lucia, Los Lagos, Chile December 16, 2017 in this still image obtained from social media... READ MORE

17th December, 2017 45

CHILE IS A LATIN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY, SO WHY ARE VOTERS SO UNHAPPY?


Quezada doesn't see much hope of things changing as a result of Chile's presidential elections on Sunday ... READ MORE

16th December, 2017 285

LARGE ICEBERG BREAKS OFF FROM GREY GLACIER IN SOUTHERN CHILE


Grey glacier is located in the Southern Patagonian ice field, just west of the Cordillera del Paine... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 1968

CHILEAN PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF CHINA, ASIA-PACIFIC TO GLOBAL FUTURE


Chilean President Michelle Bachelet highlighted on Tuesday the important role that China and the Asia-Pacific will play in the geopolitical future of the world... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 0

PINERA TAKES LEAD IN CHILE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION


Former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is leading the presidential election on Sunday, with 53.05 percent of votes counted, the Electoral Service of Chile Servel said... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 544

PINERA TAKES LEAD IN CHILE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION


Former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is leading the presidential election on Sunday, with 53.05 percent of votes counted, the Electoral Service of Chile Servel said... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 544

EX-CHILE LEADER PINERA FAVORED TO WIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION


Chilean presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera takes part in a campaign rally in Santiago, Chile November 17, 2017... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 93

FORMER LEADER PINERA SEEN AS FAVORITE AS CHILEANS VOTE FOR PRESIDENT


Chilean presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera takes part in a campaign rally in Santiago, Chile November 17, 2017... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 327

PINERA HOLDS LEAD IN CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE


A Pinera win would please Chile's business community, which blames outgoing President Michelle Bachelet for sluggish economic growth in the world's top copper exporter... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 0

CHILE CONSIDERS WOMEN-ONLY SUBWAY CARS TO AVOID SEXUAL ASSAULT


According to Silber, the Santiago subway is behind in terms of public policies that seek to prevent sexual assault inside public transportation... READ MORE

23rd October, 2017 0

POET PABLO NERUDA PENS A VERSE FROM THE GRAVE


In her memoir, Mi Life with Pablo Neruda, the poet's wife and muse Matilde Urrutia never mentioned Araya's claim... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 783

BROTHER IDENTIFIES BODY OF MISSING ARGENTINE PROTESTER


Investigators discovered a body on Tuesday in the Chubut River in Patagonia near where Santiago Maldonado was last seen at an indigenous rights protest on Aug. 1... READ MORE

21st October, 2017 0

CHILEAN POET PABLO NERUDA DID NOT DIE OF CANCER, EXPERTS SAY


Post to Facebook Chilean poet Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer, experts say The leftist writer died in the chaos following Chiles 1973 right-wing military coup... READ MORE

21st October, 2017 103

CRASH MARS ANDES AIR DISASTER MEMORIAL


In the 1972 disaster, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 250

SANTIAGO MALDONADO: ARGENTINA OBSESSED WITH ACTIVIST'S DISAPPEARANCE


Argentinians fear the government made Santiago Maldonado disappear... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 833

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LATIN AMERICA'S SCHINDLER: A FORGOTTEN HERO OF THE 20TH CENTURY | EWEN MACASKILL


Roberto Kozak was born on 14 May 1942, in a rural village in north-east Argentina... READ MORE

14th December, 2016 6951

POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE SHAKES CHILE ON CHRISTMAS DAY


Eight mostly small ports in the area were closed, Chile's Navy said... READ MORE

27th December, 2016 3025

CHILE'S EASTER ISLAND APPROVES MARINE PROTECTION ZONE


Indigenous residents of Chile's famed Easter Island have voted to create the largest marine protection zone in Latin America... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 2642

CHILE TURNS CHILLY AS SANTIAGO HIT BY RARE HEAVY SNOWFALL


A rare snowfall in the Chilean capital Santiago has caused disruption and blackouts, leaving thousands of residents shivering in the dark... READ MORE

16th July, 2017 2452

PULLING CLEAN WATER FROM THIN AIR


The machine works well enough that it is now being heralded as lifeline for people throughout Chile and South America who need access to clean water... READ MORE

15th January, 2017 1820

CHILE ABORTION: COURT APPROVES EASING TOTAL BAN


Chile had been one of seven Roman Catholic countries with an abortion ban in all circumstances... READ MORE

22nd August, 2017 1769

10 PEOPLE KILLED AND A MILLION EVACUATED


Tsunami warnings have been issued in Chile and Peru, following a strong earthquake near Iquique... READ MORE

18th September, 2015 1619

EXTRAORDINARY MIGRATION OF GIANT AMAZON CATFISH REVEALED


The dorado catfish travels 11,600km from the Andes to the mouth of the Amazon and back, but is threatened by dams and mining... READ MORE

7th February, 2017 1554

POWERFUL 8.3-MAGNITUDE QUAKE SHAKES CHILE CAPITAL


A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck Chile Wednesday night in the community of Illapel 142 miles north of Santiago leaving at least three people dead... READ MORE

16th September, 2015 1531

CHILE FLOODS LEAVE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WITHOUT DRINKING WATER IN SANTIAGO


Emergency teams are working on the ground to connect with isolated persons and re-establish the water supply wherever possible, Chilean president Michelle Bachelet wrote on Twitter... READ MORE

27th February, 2017 1335

ARGENTINA PROSECUTOR 'WAS MURDERED'


Following the press conference Viviana Fein, who is leading the investigation into Mr Nisman's death, told Argentina's Radio Nacional that she would consider Ms Salgado's report... READ MORE

5th March, 2015 1299

SANTIAGO JOURNAL ALONGSIDE A DOCTORS CARE A DOSE OF TRADITIONAL HEALING


The indigenous health care providers in the south of the country mostly serve the Mapuche community... READ MORE

20th August, 2015 939

CHILES LARGEST CITY TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN DUE TO SMOG 'EMERGENCY'


Measures relaxed on Monday night after cars were ordered off streets of Santiago, businesses shut and 7 million residents told to stay indoors... READ MORE

22nd June, 2015 923

CHILEAN SUPREME COURT ORDERS HALT TO MINE


The court upheld an appeal filed on the El Morro mine by the Diaguita community in northern Chile... READ MORE

8th October, 2014 680

PLANE MISSING FOR HALF CENTURY FOUND IN ANDES


Expedition member Leonardo Albornoz told Chile's Channel 7 they're keeping the exact site secret to prevent looting... READ MORE

9th February, 2015 677

CHILE PENSIONS PROTEST DRAWS TENS OF THOUSANDS


Tens of thousands of people in Chile have taken part in demonstrations against the country's controversial privatised pension system... READ MORE

27th March, 2017 572

CHILEAN CAPITAL SUSPENDS HEAVY INDUSTRY AND TAKES CARS OFF ROAD TO DEAL WITH SMOG CRISIS


Air pollution in Santiago has got so bad that the country's Environment Ministry has had to issue an environmental state of emergency warning... READ MORE

22nd June, 2015 440

MANUEL CONTRERAS CHILEAN SPY CHIEF DIES AT 86


Augusto Pinochet died on Friday in the military hospital in Santiago while serving 526 years of multiple prison terms for human rights violations... READ MORE

9th August, 2015 376

ALMOST A MILLION PEOPLE STILL WITHOUT WATER IN SANTIAGO, CHILE, AFTER RAIN, LANDSLIDES POLLUTE RIVERS


As temperatures reached 30 C in Santiago during Chile's late summer, millions of people have been lining up at more than 200 water distribution points... READ MORE

28th February, 2017 311

HE WAS CHILE'S MOST TRUSTED NEWSCASTER. HE COULD BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT.


Chile is one of Latin America's leading economies, and the country is often held up as an example of clean, technocratic governance... READ MORE

17th March, 2017 310

FORMER CHILEAN MILITARY OFFICERS FACE MURDER CHARGES FOR 1986 BURNING ATTACK


Six former officers were charged with premeditated murder in the burning death of Rodrigo Rojas and attempted homicide in the case of Carmen Quintana... READ MORE

24th July, 2015 253

MAJOR QUAKE JOLTS CHILE RESORT REGION; 21,000 HOMES LOSE POWER


Latam Airlines and Sky Airlines said their southern Chile routes were operating without major delays... READ MORE

26th December, 2016 214

RICARDO LAGOS, EX-CHILE PRESIDENT, RUNS TO LEAD COUNTRY AGAIN


Lagos is well-known in Chile for his central role in the battle to bring democracy to the country in the 1980s... READ MORE

15th January, 2017 146

SANTIAGO SWEATS IN RECORD-BREAKING SUMMER HEAT


Chile's capital Santiago has just broken a 100-year-old old record... READ MORE

15th December, 2016 137

HEAVY RAINS KILL THREE, LEAVE MILLIONS WITHOUT WATER


Three people have been killed and at least seven are missing after heavy rains struck Chile over the weekend, causing mudslides and water outages... READ MORE

27th February, 2017 109

JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD


Patagonia is the farthest place to which man walked from his place of origin, Bruce Chatwin wrote in his book, In Patagonia, published in 1977... READ MORE

25th February, 2017 105

HELICOPTER EXPLODES AFTER SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL ON STREETS OF SANTIAGO, CHILE


Video Helicopter explodes after spinning out of control on streets of Santiago, Chile... READ MORE

3rd December, 2014 96

RARE FALCON EGG SEIZED FROM SMUGGLER HATCHES AND IS RETURNED TO WILD IN CHILE


The Chileans alerted their Brazilian counterparts, who arrested Lendrum at Sao Paulo airport with an incubator containing four albino peregrine falcon eggs... READ MORE

29th January, 2016 92

MAGNITUDE-8.3 TEMBLOR JOLTS CHILE'S CAPITAL, PROMPTS TSUNAMI ALERT ACROSS PACIFIC


A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile on Wednesday, killing at least five people, forcing the evacuation of 1 million and sparking warnings... READ MORE

17th September, 2015 86

TOP INTERNATIONAL SKIERS JEAN PHILLIPEA AUCLAIR AND CARL ANDREAS FRANSSON FOUND DEAD AFTER CHILE AVALANCHE


Top international skiers jean phillipe auclair and carl andreas fransson found dead after chile avalanche... READ MORE

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