Sources: IOL
A nationwide power outage occurs in Chile, impacting most of the country's population and causing the temporary stoppage of several significant industries. 2025-02-25
Mexico and Chile announce that they have filed a request for the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip. 2024-01-18
A Florida court in the United States sentences a Haitian-Chilean national to life in prison for the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. 2023-06-2
After seeing a slight increase in the number of cases and deaths, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina intensify their vaccination rollouts. Chile has reported 37,719 total deaths from COVID-19 while Argentina has reported 115,916 total deaths from COVID-19. 2021-10-29
Chile becomes the first Latin American country to ban the commercial use of single-use plastic bags. 2018-08-3
Chile has declared a state of emergency and requested international help to help deal with forest fires. 2017-01-22
Voters in Chile go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election with former President Michelle Bachelet elected again. 2013-12-15
Police clash with Chilean fishermen opposed to a new law said to favour larger companies; Chilean police use tear gas and water cannon to break up demonstrations in Valparaíso. 2012-07-11
The Chilean Minister of National Defense Andrés Allamand Zavala confirms that all 21 passengers of the flight died in the crash, including TV presenter Felipe Camiroaga. 2011-09-3
Chile freezes the assets of San Esteban Mining to fund the cost of the rescue effort from the 2010 Copiapó mining accident. 2010-09-24