SANTIAGO – At least four people were killed and 17 others injured after a truck carrying liquid gas overturned and exploded in Santiago, Chile, authorities confirmed on Thursday. The driver of the truck, who reportedly lost control, was among those who died in the incident. Read More: Venezuelans protest as Guaido declares ‘definitive’ escalation The […]
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Chile wildfires kill at least 18, thousands evacuated
SANTIAGO: At least 18 people have died as raging wildfires sweep across southern Chile, forcing the evacuation of nearly 20,000 residents, authorities said on Sunday. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in the Ñuble and Bío Bío regions, mobilizing all available resources to battle the blazes. Read More: Wildfires scorch 15,000 hectares in […]
Four dinosaur species found in Chilean valley for first time: study
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 border with Argentina, and taken […]
An enormous Sinkhole startles Chile
Emergence of an enormous sinkhole in Chile, reported as being larger than a tennis court, appeared in the vicinity of the Atacama Desert in close range to a copper mine. Specialists were sent onto the scene to investigate the hole which spanned some 32 metres which makes approximately 104 feet across and goes as much […]
‘Dream come true’: two new national parks born in Chilean Patagonia
The foundation created by the late creator of US clothing brands Esprit and The North Face turned over 407,000 hectares (1 million acres) of forest, mountain, lakes and glaciers in Patagonia to the government of Chile on Friday, the Tompkins Conservation Foundation said. The gift makes final a plan that began with Douglas Tompkins, a […]
Sri Lanka may need more IMF help as blasts threaten tourism
Sri Lanka faces a likely collapse in tourism following Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and hotels, which would deal a severe blow to the island’s economy and financial markets, and potentially force it to seek further IMF assistance. The International Monetary Fund extended last month a $1.5 billion loan for an extra year into […]
Fourteen priests linked to Chile sex abuse stripped of duties
Fourteen priests involved in a sex abuse scandal in Chile — which has rocked Pope Francis’s papacy — were defrocked on Tuesday. “Fourteen priests no longer are allowed to carry out their duties… These priests have taken part in actions that may be civilian crimes as well as within the church,” the bishop’s office in […]