The U.N. has added the world's oldest mummification technique, which was developed by the Chinchorro culture located in present day Chile, to UNESCO's World Heritage List.

Chile's Chinchorro mummies, the world's oldest, receive world heritage listing

A woman from Chile's largest indigenous group Mapuche has been chosen to lead the body in drafting the country’s new constitution. Elisa Loncon received 96 of 155 votes in the second round to secure an absolute majority.

Chile chooses Mapuche woman to lead architects of new Constitutional Assembly

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Sunday the assembly to draft a new constitution for the country, replacing the one inherited from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, will hold its first session on July 4.

Chile says assembly to draft new constitution will start work on July 4

Lionel Messi has dismissed the notion that Argentina have been dependent on him. Messi is presently in Brazil with the Argentina national group who start their Copa America 2021 mission against Chile on Monday.

Football: Argentina were never too dependent on me, says Lionel Messi

Chilean health authorities announced a blanket lockdown across the capital Santiago on Thursday following some of the worst COVID-19 case numbers since the pandemic began, despite having fully vaccinated more than half its population.

Chile shuts capital Santiago once more as vaccines fail to quell rampant cases

Chile registered more than 7,000 new daily cases of Covid-19 for the second day in a row on Friday, after tests detected 7,614 infections in 24 hours, Health Minister Enrique Paris said.

Chile records over 7,000 new Covid cases for second day in a row

Chileans went to the polls Saturday to elect 155 people who will re-write the country's dictatorship-era constitution in a bid to address the deep-seated social inequality that gave rise to deadly protests in 2019.

Chileans vote for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

Conservationists in Chile are looking to re-populate the at-risk native rhea bird into its Patagonia region, after it was brought to near extinction locally as a result of illegal hunting.

At-risk rheas released into wild of Chile's Patagonia for repopulation

Dozens of produce vendors gathered in Chile to pool their resources and help hundreds of vulnerable families, delivering tonnes of food in the capital Santiago, Tuesday. The "Solidarity Heart" fair, as the group is called, gathered 16,000 kilos of food, arranging them in boxes that were intended to help 800 families.

Food fair help vulnerable during pandemic in Chile

China's Coronavac vaccine was 67 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 and 80 per cent at preventing death, according to real-life results unveiled on Friday from Chile's inoculation campaign.

China's Coronavac 80% effective at preventing Covid deaths: Chile results 

Hospitals in Chile are under strain from a wave of new COVID-19 infections surging through the country, with health officials warning that the pandemic is far from over.

Chile deploys mobile morgues as COVID-19 cases surge

Chile has been battling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which has turned out to be far more aggressive than the first one

Chile Covid-19: Infection numbers soar despite mass vaccination drive

With over 7,000 coronavirus cases, Chile records its highest daily infections. The country is seeing an alarming rise in Covid-19 hospitalisations, breaking the June 2020 record.

Chile: Highest daily surge in COVID-19 cases

Conservationists in Chile have been carrying a census count of the South American country's population of the endangered Humboldt penguins in the hope that their research will shed new light on the behavioural patterns of the species.

Chile carries out census count of endangered Humboldt penguins

Protests erupted in a town in southern Chile after a street artist was fatally shot by the police. Hundreds of people took part in the protests that saw a building being burnt down.

Chile: Protests break out after police shoot dead street artist

Wildfires raged in Chile's Valparaiso region on Friday (January 15), turning the sky red and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes.

Thousands evacuate as wildfires turn the sky red in Chile

Chilean regulators have threatened Albemarle Corp with legal action, demanding that by the week's end the world's top lithium miner present a plan for turning over data on its reserves of the ultralight battery metal.

Chile threatens legal action to get miner company to disclose lithium reserves

Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica started administering Latin America’s first Covid-19 vaccines Thursday as the region hardest hit by the disease seeks relief from the pandemic.

Hardest hit by COVID-19, Latin America begins mass vaccination drive

Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 by sniffing people's sweat were debuted in Chile's international airport on Tuesday. The coronavirus-sniffing canines are part of Chile government's alternative, quick and cost-effective method of identifying travelers infected with the virus.

COVID-19 sniffing dogs to be used in Chile aiport

Chilean lawmakers have approved a bill to reserve 17 of 155 seats for representatives of indigenous communities in its upcoming constitutional convention. The Tuesday move is being lauded as "historic" by the government of centre-right President Sebastian Pinera.

Chile prepares to rewrite Constitution

Chile's navy said today that it is keeping a closing eye on Chinese fishing boats near the Pacific Ocean amid reports of several boats being spotted in international waters close to Arica y Parinacota region.

Now, Chile's navy keeps an eye on Chinese boats near Pacific

"Ichiha" and "Popo" are two red pandas who have become the novelty of a Chilean zoo hosting them as part of a conservation project for their endangered species.

Chilean zoo welcomes two red pandas

Colourful backdrop for ugly clashes: Chile sets up museum for deadly protests

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