The first partial solar eclipse of 2022 took over the skies of South American nation of Chile. The visual of rare eclipse enchanted people to come out of their homes to witness rare sight of moon taking a 'bite' out of sun.

The first partial solar eclipse of 2022 shows rare sight of moon taking a 'bite' out of sun

In Chile's capital Santiago, grass is now becoming a rare luxury this is because a decade-long drought has caused the city to roll out emergency measures to restrict the use of water, take a look.

Chile faces its worst drought in history, makes grass an uncommon luxury

Rainfall shortage, human activities and Climate Change are responsible for the drought that has marred Chile for a decade now. Watch this report to know more.

Climate change causes extended drought as Chile faces its worst drought in history

An ancient super earthquake with a magnitude of 9.5 struck the Chilean coast around 3,800 years ago, triggering 9,000 kilometres wide tsunami that was felt all the way across New Zealand, a new study has discovered.

Super quake struck Earth 3,800 yrs ago, triggered 9,000km wide tsunami, say scientists

Rainfall shortage and human activities are responsible for the drought that has marred Chile for a decade now. The country was forced to announce a new water rationing plan.

A new water rationing plan announced as Chile marred by drought for a decade now

As record-breaking drought enters its 13th year, Chile announces revolutionary water rationing plan

Climate change is affecting everyone. Chile's lake Penuelas which has now transformed as one of the major source of water for 2 million people has now transformed into a pile of skeletons.

Chilean lake Penuelas dries up by over a decade of drought

Chile's Javier Silva and Jaime Nazar became the first two men to tie the knot in the South American country's history after a law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect.

Chile's first gay couple weds

Gabriel Boric, the youngest-ever President of Chile took up the pledge to rip up the country's conservative market-oriented rule book and push for progressive and social reforms.

Meet Chile's youngest-ever President, Residents describe Gabriel as an ordinary man

Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric was sworn in as president on Friday, vowing to listen to all sides while warning of the challenges ahead, as the Andean country marked the sharpest shift in its politics since the return to democracy three decades ago after the bloody dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.

'I'll be a president for all Chileans', says Gabriel Boric

Javier Silva and Jaime Nazar became first two men in Chile to tie the knot after law allowing same-sex marriages came into effect. The law was approved by Chile's Congress in December last year.

Chile: First gay couple ties knot as same-sex marriage law comes into effect

Chile to embark on new path of greater social equality after two years of turmoil

Chile said Saturday it is creating a vast national park to protect hundreds of glaciers that are melting due to climate change. The new National Glacier Park will cover 75,000 hectares of Andes mountain land about 60 kilometers (40 miles) from the capital Santiago, President Sebastian Pinera said at a ceremony announcing its creation.

Chile creates national park to save glaciers

Thousands of dead sardines and anchovies washed up on a Chile beach in the country's Bio Bio Region. Environmental officials are investigating water quality in the region, off the coast of Coliumo peninsula, to determine the cause of the incident.

Watch | Thousands of dead fish wash up on a beach in Chile

Dead Fishes have washed ashore beach once again in Chile, the reason for the incident is yet to be identified. Residents say the dead fishes mainly comprised of Anchovies which are mainly found in the Mediterranean sea, locals have pointed out to low oxygen levels in deeper waters as the reason for the deaths.

Thousands of dead fish wash up on a Chilean beach, exact reason unknown

The two juvenile condors Pumalin and Liquine have been released back into the wild in Chile after being rescued from death.

Two rescued Chilean condors released back into wild

Chilean truck drivers lifted road blockades they had imposed to protest the killing of a colleague, after the government pledged new safety measures on Saturday.

Chile government pledges new safety measures after trucker protest

With a massive change in the political system, Chile's youngest president Gabriel Boric has unveiled his first centrist cabinet, and for the first time in the history of Chile, the country's cabinet is all set to be dominated by women.

Chile's youngest ever President Gabriel Boric unveils his women majority cabinet

Amid the global spread of the Omicron mutant variant, Chile is all set to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccination dose for people at high-risk.

Chile to offer a fourth COVID-19 shot for people at high-risk amid Omicron spread

A trio of Andean condors were released back into the wild after years of rehabilitation for the members of the vulnerable species at a rescue center an hour southeast of Chile's capital Santiago.

Trio of Andean condors released back into the wild after years-long rehabilitation

Plans to expand lithium mining in Chile, the world’s second largest producer, hit political roadblocks this week, raising new questions about supplies of a metal that is in high demand as the world transitions away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources.

Mining of lithium, key to the climate fight, faces new scrutiny in Chile

Rarely does a country get a chance to lay out its ideals as a nation and write a new constitution for itself. Almost never does the climate and ecological crisis play a central role.

Chile rewrites its constitution, confronting climate change head-on

Bees have taken the center stage at a protest in Chile, four beekeepers have been detained for protesting in front of the presidential palace, there these beekeepers have set around 60 beehives on the avenue in front of the palace setting over ten thousand bees lose at least seven police officers have been stung when they were trying to move the beehives out of the streets.

Chilean beekepers protest with thousands of bees, at least 7 police stung & hospitalised

Chile has declared "a climate and ecological emergency". 155 Chileans have been picked to rewrite the country's constitution to deal with climate change. Palki Sharma tells you how smaller nations are walking the talk on climate change.

Gravitas: Chile is rewriting its constitution to fight climate change

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