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Inside Chile’s new sustainable tourism model to avoid overtourism

Chile is promoting environmentally-conscious tourism that benefits both nature and local communities.

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Mapuche clash with police during annual Santiago rally

Hundreds of Mapuche Indigenous people and supporters marched in Santiago, Chile, to mark 532 years since Columbus arrived in the Americas.

Nature

Italian men sued for suspected rare cacti smuggling from Chile

An Italian conservation organisation is suing two people at the centre of a cacti smuggling lawsuit for damaging its work to support biodiversity.

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Thousands of skateboarders take to the streets of Chile's capital

The reason? To celebrate World Skateboarding Day. Weekend saw the streets of the Chilean capital, Santiago, come alive with the energy of thousands of skateboarders.

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Fatal train collision near Santiago, Chile

At least two people died and nine were injured in a head-on collision between two trains near Santiago.

Business

BHP drops Anglo American takeover bid as shareholder support ebbs

BHP's bids have been called "unattractive" by Anglo American, who has said that they expose its shareholders to undue risk and uncertainty.

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WATCH: Thousands protest in Chile demanding social reform

Thousands of Chileans demonstrated in Santiago on Thursday.

Markets

Copper-bottomed deal for investors as metal climbs to record high

Supply fears and soaring demand have both contributed to surging copper prices, which is also considered an indicator of overall economic health.

Space

Astronomers discover what could be universe's brightest object

Astronomers say the quasar, which has a black hole at its heart, is devouring the equivalent of a sun day.

World News

Chile's former president Sebastián Piñera dies in helicopter crash

Serving as president from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022, Piñera led the South American nation during moments of crisis

Chile

At least 112 dead in Chile after forest fires ravage the country

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric warned that the number of victims might rise as rescue services go through the homes that have collapsed because of the flames.

Chile

Dozens killed in Chile as forest fires rage in densely populated areas

President Gabriel Boric warned that the death toll could worsen as four large fires burn in the region of Valparaiso, where firefighters have struggled to reach the most threatened neighbourhoods.

Nature

Chile and Palau first countries to ratify High Seas Treaty

Around 1 per cent of the ocean beyond countries’ maritime borders is currently protected.

Ecotech

Sun, wind and desert salts: Inside Chile's renewable energy laboratory

The solar thermal tower Cerro Dominador has become a symbol of Chile’s energy revolution against climate change.

Travel News

Chilean glacier permanently closed to hikers after ice chunk falls off

Local guides says the closure of Patagonia's Exploradores glacier is an 'economic and emotional blow'.

Culture news

Venice 2023 review: 'El Conde'

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Chile

American man stolen at birth reunites with his birth mother in Chile

Thousands of families in Chile are still searching for answers regarding their missing children taken during the Pinochet regime. One son managed to locate his biological mother after forty-two years apart.

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Watch: Blue whale found dead on Chilean beach

An enormous blue whale, considered the largest animal on Earth, has washed up onto a beach in southern Chile, probably after dying at sea, according to local authorities.

Climate

Chile suffers ‘extraordinary’ 37C winter heatwave

Winter heatwaves could become ‘more and more normal’, climatologists say, as temperatures soar 15C above average.

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Watch: Fishermen in Valparaiso celebrate Saint Peter

The fishermen of Valparaiso celebrate Saint Peter, patron saint of fishermen, during the San Pedro fishermen's festival in Valparaiso, 110 km north-west of Santiago.