Sources: IOL
At least 16 people are killed, more than 50,000 are evacuated and a state of emergency is declared due to wildfires in Ñuble Region and Biobío Region, Chile. 2026-01-17
Chilean state-owned mining company Codelco and private miner SQM create a joint venture to develop lithium in the Atacama salt flat until 2060, with the Chilean state set to receive the majority of operating margins. 2025-12-27
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile releases the first light images from its new 8.4-meter (28 ft) telescope. 2025-06-23
Thousands of people gather in Chile's capital Santiago to protest against Israel's military actions in Gaza. 2023-10-27
The 11 remaining countries aiming to create the Trans-Pacific Partnership after the United States' withdrawal announce that they will sign an agreement in Chile this March. 2018-01-23
Voters in Chile head to the polls to elect a president, as well as positions in the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies, as well as regional boards. 2017-11-19
Millions of residents in the Chilean capital Santiago are left without access to running water after the Maipo River is contaminated by flooding and landslides. At least four people have died in the floods. 2017-02-26
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Ovalle in Chile's central region. No injuries or damage have been reported. 2016-02-9
Amid protests for free education by tens of thousands of people in major cities across Chile, police clash with protesters. 2013-05-8
The body of the Chilean Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda is exhumed to determine the cause of his death in 1973. 2013-04-8