Sources: BBC
It is announced that former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera will receive a state funeral with the wake lasting until February 9. 2024-02-7
Chile's health regulator approves a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca for emergency use in the country. 2021-01-27
Bolivia and Chile agree on a deal to return home hundreds of Bolivian migrants stranded at a makeshift camp in Santiago. The migrants will be transported to Iquique where they will spend 14 days in quarantine before finally returning to Bolivia. 2020-04-28
Five people are killed and at least 15 missing in a mudslide in Villa Santa Lucía, a remote village in southern Chile, after more than 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) of rain the previous 24 hours. President Michelle Bachelet declares a state of emergency. Sunday is the run-off election for Chile's next president. 2017-12-16
Construction begins on the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in northern Chile. The ELT is expected to become operational in 2024. 2017-05-26
Humanitarian groups express concern over Chile's army head, involved in controversy over a directive instructing military recruiters not to admit homosexuals. 2012-09-7
Four Mapuche activists give up a hunger strike after 86 days to protest their arrest under Chile's anti-terrorism laws. 2011-06-9
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes northern Chile and southern Peru. 2011-03-6
Parcel bombs explode at the Mexican, Russian and Swiss embassies in Greece. Similar packages were sent or addressed to the embassies of Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Germany and the Netherlands over the past two days. 2010-11-2
Chile tests a package marked "anthrax" delivered to the country's foreign ministry. 2010-07-13