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Scientists unearth megaraptors, feathered dinosaur fossils in Chile's Patagonia

Scientists in Chile's Patagonia region are unearthing the southernmost dinosaur fossils recorded outside Antarctica, including remains of megaraptors that would have dominated the area's food chain before their mass extinction.

Reuters

Globe trotter with Parkinson's determined to tick off bucket list on mobility scooter

John Hinton, from North Ferriby, East Yorkshire, has travelled to Chile and the Atacama Desert, Easter Island, South Africa, Russia, Iceland, India and Canada since being diagnosed with Parkinson's

Daily Mirror

Study: Four Dinosaur Species Found in Chilean Valley for First Time

Scientists have found the remains of four species of dinosaurs, including a megaraptor, in an inhospitable valley in Chilean Patagonia that has emerged over the past decade as an important fossil deposit, researchers said Wednesday. The fossils were found in Cerro Guido, in southern Chile's Las Chinas valley near the…

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Robbers pull off multimillion-dollar copper heist in Chilean port

A group of armed men in Chile stole several shipping containers filled with copper that belonged to state-owned giant Codelco on Wednesday, adding pressure over shipments security in the world's largest copper producer.

Reuters

Two seriously injured after jumping off 100ft cliff and bellyflopping into water

The moment two young men plunged 100ft off a popular cliff-diving spot in Chile was caught on camera as locals say they could have died, as falling from that height is "like falling onto rocks"

Daily Mirror

Chile, Colombia call for extraordinary OAS meeting after Brazil riots

Chilean President Gabriel Boric called for an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday to address riots in Brazil where supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed top government buildings.

Reuters

Rescuers save 'mermaid' dog trapped for days on Chilean river

Few would have thought a wet, helpless dog could survive for days trapped on the rocks of Chile's second-largest river, on a cold and windy coastal stretch of the South American country.

Reuters

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Chile's Boric pardons 12 convicted after 2019 protests

Chile's President Gabriel Boric on Friday pardoned 12 people connected with widespread protests against inequality in 2019 that left more than 30 dead.

Reuters

City regain Wilkinson, lose Rojas in ALW

Melbourne City will regain striker Hannah Wilkinson against Perth but Chile international Maria Jose Rojas' injury replacement stint is over.

AAP

Chilean forest fire: At least two dead and 400 homes burnt down in huge inferno

Chile has called a "state of catastrophe" as a huge fire sweeps all before it with so far two people confirmed dead and 400 homes burnt to the ground while a mass evacuation is under way

Daily Mirror

Chile to Open Embassy in Palestinian Territories, Says President

Chile plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian territories, President Gabriel Boric said late on Wednesday, which could make the Andean country one of only a handful to have an embassy-level office in the territories that are contested with Israel. Chilean Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola confirmed the plan on…

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Chile plans to open embassy in occupied Palestinian territories

Chilean President Gabriel Boric says move aims to give Palestinians representation and respect under international law.

Al Jazeera

A small Chilean rat could be the next step forward for Alzheimer’s research

The Octodon degus, a small Chilean rodent, may have a lot to teach us about Alzheimer’s in humans.

Fortune

Latin America's 'pink tide' may have hit its high-water mark

Dramatic elections in Brazil, Chile and Colombia brought leftist governments into power across much of Latin America in 2022, capping the region's second "pink tide" in two decades.

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Chile heat wave exacerbates forest fires, causes public health risk

A heat wave that has hit Chile this week with record temperatures in some areas and a lack of rainfall has intensified forest fires that have already burned more than 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres)in the South American nation.

The Independent UK

Easter Island rebounds from wildfire that singed its statues

Rapa Nui, the Chilean territory widely known as Easter Island, is one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth

The Guardian - US

New find details deadly chapter in Butch and Sundance’s escape to South America

Killing of officer in Chilean town of Antofagasta set in motion events that led to pair’s death in shootout with Bolivian soldiers

Foreign Policy

Idealism Rules in Patricio Guzmán’s Chile

The exiled filmmaker’s latest work is a passionate—if incomplete—account of the 2019 estallido and its aftermath.

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Chile's parties to retry replacing dictatorship constitution

Chile is going to try again to replace its constititution, which was imposed by a military dictatorship four decades ago

Reuters

Chilean lawmakers reach agreement to start work on new constitution

(This Dec. 12 story has been corrected to remove incorrect reference to the agreement being between the government and opposition lawmakers in the first paragraph)

Reuters

Chile battles to combat forest fires amid threat to residents

Chile is battling to control the spread of several wildfires that have already destroyed more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of woodlands and are putting local communities at risk.

ABC News

How a lack of copper could slow the transition to renewable energy

Analysts are concerned about the supply of copper, along with the actions being taken around the world to increase stocks.

Reuters

Chile investigates hepatitis A-tainted raspberries recalled in U.S.

Chile's government launched an investigation on Tuesday after raspberries from a Chilean company were recalled in the United States due to hepatitis A contamination.

Reuters

In Chile, amateur beekeeper rescues hives from coastal tourist city

A goldsmith by trade, Angel Nieto carefully pries away a beehive from an inner-city tree in Chile's coastal Vina del Mar. Without a protective mask, he gently places the hive in a painted wooden box and carries it to a protected space he prepared in his garden earlier.

Reuters

Chile to sign modernization of bilateral agreement with the EU next week

Chile's President Gabriel Boric said Tuesday that the minister of foreign affairs will travel to Brussels at the end of the week to sign a modernization of a bilateral agreement with the European Union.

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