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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Chilean Antarctic base: officials

  A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile's Eduardo…

Chile reports Latin America’s first detected case of new virus strain

  SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile's health authorities said on Tuesday they had detected a case of the new coronavirus…

PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL following 6.8-magnitude quake off Chile

(Eagle News) -- There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the…

Solar eclipse plunges southern Chile, Argentina into darkness

by Alberto PEÑA PUCON, Chile (AFP) -- Thousands of people turned their heads to the sky to watch a solar…

Churches burnt as thousands mark Chile protest movement anniversary

  SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Two churches were torched as tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered Sunday in a central…

Antarctic Peninsula at warmest in decades: study

SANTIAGO Chile (AFP) — The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study…

6.8-magnitude quake strikes off Chile: USGS

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck 70 kilometers (43 miles) off the coast of Chile early Tuesday, the…

Chilean police train dogs to sniff out COVID-19

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel…

Chile crosses 10,000 virus deaths as president announces aid package

  SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile recorded 10,159 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, as President Sebastian Pinera announced a $1.5 billion…

Case cracked: mystery Antarctica fossil is massive prehistoric egg

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Scientists had nicknamed it "The Thing" -- a mysterious football-sized fossil…

‘Total’ lockdown for Chile capital after virus spike

by Paulina ABRAMOVICH Agence France Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile ordered a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago's…

Chile to issue virus-free certificates for recovered patients

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile will issue certificates to people that have recovered from the coronavirus, which would allow them…

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