Fresh wildfires in the center of Chile have consumed some 3,500 hectares (8,648 acres) of land, causing at least 3,000 people to be evacuated, authorities confirmed on Wednesday (February 22), continuing the nation’s worst period […]
Chilean police successfully dismantled two drug-trafficking gangs and seized their shipments of $1.5 million worth of marijuana on the one hand and $4.1 million worth of cocaine and marijuana on the other. Both raids occurred […]
By Mohsin Abbas / The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO — Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended its condolences to the families of Argentina bus accident victims. At least 19 people were killed while 20 […]
By Mildred Caranto / The Santiago Times Staff Quillon, Chile — Hundreds of people have taken part in the seventh annual Tomato War in Quillon, Chile. Around 100 tonnes of old tomatoes were placed inside […]
A bus overturned in Argentina on Saturday (Feb 18) near Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside Asia, killing at least 19 people and leaving 20 injured, officials said. Operated by the Chilean company Turbus, the bus […]
Andrew M. Cook taught, volunteered By Bill Buell / Daily Gazette For Andrew M. Cook, making a meaningful impact on the lives of others wasn’t just a job or a hobby. It was his life. […]
SANTIAGO — An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude was recorded in the region of Atacama on Sunday. According to the National Seismological Center (CSN), the earthquake was perceived at 13:21:12 hours with a magnitude of 4.9, […]
SANTIAGO — Patricio Bustos Streeter has taken charge of the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Drug and Alcohol Consumption (SENDA) as the new director of the National Service. The new director, who is a Surgeon physician […]
The main union at BHP Billiton’s Escondida copper mine, the world’s largest, told Reuters on Tuesday that negotiations mediated by the Chilean government with the company have failed and that workers will go on strike […]
By Ross Brown/ The Santiago Times SANTIAGO – Chile’s massive forest fires will cost the government $333 million, Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes said, while the estimates do not include damages to small and medium sized […]
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