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Rallies in support of Palestine take place around the world, including in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, and Spain.
2023-10-12

South Africa lifts its remaining COVID-19 restrictions including mandatory PCR tests for vaccinated travellers as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline.
2022-03-23

The South African Health Department suspends COVID-19 contact tracing and quarantine for people with asymptomatic cases due to 80% of the population being vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19.
2021-12-24

Canada ends a travel ban on many African nations, including Nigeria and South Africa.
2021-12-17

The Chilean health ministry announces that beginning from October 1, Chileans, resident and non-resident foreigners will be able to leave and enter the country.
2021-09-15

The Chilean government announces that they will begin administering booster doses for those who have received the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine beginning on August 11 for people over the age of 55 using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and in September for people under the age of 55 using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in order to protect the population from the Delta variant.
2021-08-5

A bus crash in Karoo, South Africa, leaves ten people dead and 30 injured.
2018-08-30

Construction begins on the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in northern Chile. The ELT is expected to become operational in 2024.
2017-05-26

Voters in South Africa go to the polls for a general election.
2014-05-7

Sixty-one schools in Chile's capital Santiago are to be investigated for possible child sex abuse.
2012-07-21