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Chile reports an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus, which has killed four people.
2023-06-10

Chile's Institute of Public Health issues an emergency use authorization for the Sputnik V vaccine.
2021-07-21

Chile begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 after the arrival of 10,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the country.
2020-12-24

Chile is extending its offer of "democratic responsibility" visas, allowing Venezuelans to live in the country for up to two years, so that they may be applied for from any Chilean embassy or consulate in the world instead of just in Venezuela. However, Chile border control now also demands visas upon entry for Venezuelans, a tightening of the previous 90-day free period. The move should aid Venezuelans trying to travel through other Latin American nations that have changing restrictions.
2019-06-23

Violent storms cause floods across Uruguay with seven people killed and more than 2,000 left homeless. Four of those were killed by a tornado that struck Dolores. Four million people in the Chilean capital of Santiago were left without tap water as heavy rains triggered landslides. This led to the fouling of the city's water supply.
2016-04-18

Devastating floods in northern Chile leave at least 25 dead and more than 100 missing.
2015-04-5

In Chile, 100,000 students take to the streets to demand educational reforms.
2013-04-13

Firefighters in Chile battle three large wildfires, which have reportedly resulted in the death of at least one person.
2012-01-2

Tens of thousands of people protest in Santiago, Chile about plans to build two dams on wild rivers in southern Patagonia with an minority of people turning violent.
2011-05-20

Former Nazi corporal and founder of Villa Baviera in Chile Paul Schäfer dies in prison at the age of 88.
2010-04-24