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Chile detects its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a 53-year-old man.
2023-03-29

The Pino Hachado Pass between Argentina and Chile is closed as blizzards and heavy snowfall block the passage between the two countries.
2022-06-29

Chile reports 753 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily total in the country since April 2020.
2021-07-27

Chile's Ministry of Health reports its country's first COVID-19 death in an 83-year woman from Renca, Santiago. The country has more than 500 confirmed cases, the second-largest number in South America after Brazil.
2020-03-21

Gold Fields Ltd, a South African mining company, has hired an investment bank, RBC Capital Markets, to help it sell 30% of its gold project in northern Chile.
2020-01-21

The Roman Catholic Church defrocks Father Fernando Karadima, a priest at the center of a sex abuse scandal in Chile.
2018-09-28

Construction begins on the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in northern Chile. The ELT is expected to become operational in 2024.
2017-05-26

The Calbuco volcano erupts in southern Chile forcing the evacuation of 4000 residents.
2015-04-22

The Villarrica volcano explodes in southern Chile leading to the evacuation of 3,000 people.
2015-03-3

A massive power outage occurs in parts of Chile, including Santiago, with ONEMI working to restore service.
2010-03-14