Chile: 5 injured in Transantiago bus stop blast (VIDEO)
SANTIAGO – An explosion in the heart of Chilean capital has left five people injured, according to government officials. According to the first information from…
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Zoo workers rescue puma in Santiago de Chile (VIDEO)
SANTIAGO – Workers of the Chilean National Zoo (Zoológico Nacional de Chile) yesterday rescued a puma in the capital, Santiago, after it spent at least…
Chile wildfires: Red warning puts Valparaíso, O’Higgins on high alert
SANTIAGO – The National Emergency Office of the Ministry of the Interior of Chile (Onemi) has established a red alert in several communes (municipalities) following…
Mapuche leader found dead in southern Chile
SANTIAGO – The Prosecutor’s Office of the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía is investigating the death of the lonko (chief) of a Mapuche community,…
Another outbreak of ISA virus in Chile’s Patagonia salmon farms
SANTIAGO – Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA) has established zoning areas following the detection and outbreak of the ISA virus, Infectious Salmon Anemia…
Brazil enters new era with far-right Bolsonaro
BRASÍLIA – Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right politician vowing a crackdown on crime and corruption, was sworn in Tuesday as Brazil’s new president in front of…