Sources: Euronews
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
Five tourists are killed in a blizzard in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia, where military and police rescue four others and continue search and rescue operations. 2025-11-17
The European Southern Observatory announces that its astronomers in Chile capture the first close-up image of a star outside the Milky Way. 2024-11-21
Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash in Ranco Lake, Chile. 2024-02-6
Chile surpasses 20,000 total deaths from COVID-19, including suspected and confirmed cases. 2020-11-21
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
An alert is issued after the Copahue stratovolcano, located on the border between Argentina and Chile, begins spewing ash. 2012-12-25
At least thirty-two Chilean police and 54 demonstrators are arrested in a demonstration demanding more funds for higher education. 2011-07-14
Australian airlines QANTAS and Virgin Australia suspends flights to Perth, Western Australia, due to ash from the eruption in Chile, with flights to Tasmania and New Zealand also cancelled. 2011-06-15
Sebastián Piñera is elected President of Chile in the second round of the presidential election. 2010-01-17