Sources: Christian Science Monitor
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
China and Chile jointly announce the opening of a Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine production plant in the Santiago Metropolitan Area. Health minister Enrique Paris says that "it is a happy day for Chile and Latin American countries" because Chile would now be able to export vaccines. 2021-09-3
After a juggler is shot dead by a Carabinero, several protests are held in Panguipulli, southern Chile. The protests escalate into riots and several buildings, including the city hall, are burned. 2021-02-6
Waves of up to 4.5 meters are recorded at Coquimbo, Chile. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center, etc., issue tsunami advisories for Pacific Ocean coastlines. 2015-09-17
The United States Congress negotiates a deal to fast track the Trans-Pacific Partnership between the US and Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. 2015-04-16
The European Southern Observatory's ALMA telescope begins service in Chile's Atacama Desert. 2013-03-13
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake streaks southern Chile, having its epicenter 96 km northwest of Temuco, not far from the location of the 2010 Chile earthquake. 2011-01-2
83 prisoners die as a fire breaks out in a prison in Santiago, Chile. 2010-12-8
There is a further cave-in at the mine near Copiapó, Chile where people have been working since Thursday to rescue 34 miners trapped underground; work is currently suspended in an incident that is rare in that part of the world. 2010-08-8
A man who used to teach at a Roman Catholic religious order's schools in Spain is arrested in Chile on suspicion of sexually abusing children. 2010-03-16