The Latest Breaking News from Chile

Chile investigates collapse at Antofagasta Minerals mining project

Chile's environmental regulator said Tuesday it launched an investigation after tidal waves caused the collapse of a construction platform belonging to an Antofagasta Minerals project in the country's northern coast.

Reuters · Aug 16, 2022

Operation Condor: why victims of the oppression that swept 1970s South America are still fighting for justice

Between 1976 and 1978, an extrajudicial campaign of violent repression was waged by South American dictatorships against political dissidents and exiles who spoke out against domestic repression and military rule.

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022

In northern Chile, miners ask government to curb crime, robberies

The mining industry in Chile, the world's largest copper producer, on Tuesday called on the government to take action to stop an "escalation of crime" that has hit operations in the country's far north.

Reuters · Aug 16, 2022

Chile’s Easter Island reopens to tourists after more than two years

The island is located in the Pacific ocean off the coast of Chile

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

Alexis Sanchez's Man Utd piano skills, Lionel Messi heartbreak and Arsenal heroics remembered

Alexis Sanchez is set to leave Inter Milan this month to continue his interesting career, which has seen him represent the likes of Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United

Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022

Confronting the growing drought risk

Drought may be an ancient scourge, but it is getting worse. No region or country today is immune to its effects. Southern Europe is in the grip of a severe drought -- the worst in 70 years for Italy. In the western United States, the past two decades have been…

Bangkok Post · Aug 7, 2022

Chile sinkhole grows large enough to swallow France's Arc de Triomphe

(In Aug. 7 story, Lundin Mining corrects information to add Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd as a co-owner of the property, paragraph 6.)

Reuters · Aug 7, 2022

Chile's Easter Island reopens to tourists after pandemic shutdown

Chile's Easter Island received its first group of tourists on Thursday after closing its borders for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

A massive sinkhole just discovered in Chile has authorities puzzled

The 656-foot-deep sinkhole was found Saturday near a mining site. Investigators are working to determine what caused the sinkhole to open, and say they have seen a lot of water inside.

WEKU · Aug 4, 2022

Rangers set for talks over alliance with Chilean club named after Ibrox side

RANGERS could be set for a link with South American team Rangers de Talca with a delegation from the Chilean club set to arrive for talks at Ibrox…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 4, 2022