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World record speed for standard mountain bikes on gravel

Austria’s Max Stockl has broken the world record speed for standard mountain bikes on gravel in the Atacama Desert.

10/02/2017

Sport

'Mad Max' Stockl races into record books again

Getting into the record books is often a very hard slog, just ask Austrian speed cyclist Markus Stockl.

09/02/2017

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Russian plane combats forest fires in Chile

At least 800 families were evacuated from the small town of Dichato along the Chilean coast on Monday, after a menacing fire was reported in the afternoon.

31/01/2017

Chile

Homes evacuated in Chile amid battle to control wildfires

Residents of the Chilean town of Portezuelo have been evacuating their houses in the face of advancing forest fires.

30/01/2017

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Chile wildfires rage on

Chilean firefighters are still fighting hard against raging forest fires, described as the worst in the country’s history.

29/01/2017

Chile

Chile wildfires: at least 11 dead

At least 11 people are now reported to have died in Chile, following wildfires which have been described as the worst in the country’s history Many of those killed are firefighters battling more than

29/01/2017

Chile

Deadly wildfires in Chile destroy entire town

An entire town has been completely destroyed by flames, as the worst wildfires in Chile’s modern history continue to consume large swathes of the country.

27/01/2017

Chile

Chile's President Bachelet visits wildfire victims

Chile’s president has visited one of the areas hit by the country’s worst forest fires in 50 years.

25/01/2017

Chile

Wildfires threaten areas in Chile under state of emergency

A heat wave and high winds are fueling the flames, which have already scorched 50,000 hectares of land

22/01/2017

Chile

Valparaiso counts the cost

Residents have begun assessing the extent of the damage from a wildfire that swept over the hills outside the Chilean port city.

03/01/2017

Chile

Fire ravages Valparaiso, sends people fleeing for their lives

An evacuation is underway as a large fire threatens a poor outlying district in the coastal Chilean city of Valparaiso.

03/01/2017

Chile

Tsunami alert lifted after powerful Chile quake

A tsunami warning has been lifted after a powerful 7.

25/12/2016

Cult

Jodorowsky's 'Poesia sin fin' is a joyful look at director's youth

Eighty-seven-year-old Alejandro Jodorowsky's 'Poesia sin fin' tells the tale of the director's bohemian youth in 1940s and 50s Santiago.

24/12/2016

Chile

Chile minister's sex doll gift blows up into Twitter storm

Chile’s Economy Minister Luis Felipe Cespedes found himself in hot water after he was presented with an inflatable sex doll at an industry dinner.

15/12/2016

Chile

Chaos in Chilean Congress

Chaos has erupted in the Chilean Congress, followed by the forcible ejection of a number of public sector workers.

09/11/2016

Economy

What makes Chile a truly unique travel destination?

09/11/2016

Chile

Watch: 84-year-old man trips armed jewellery thief

84-year-old Chilean Raul Munoz shocked onlookers and his wife on Saturday, October 29, when he leapt into action to stop an armed robber.

03/11/2016

Economy

There are now more billionaires in China than in the US

In 2015 more than a third of the world's new billionaires were created in China, as for the first time Asia overtook the United States.

13/10/2016

Sport

FIFA sanction several national associations for fans' insulting chants

FIFA has imposed sanctions on several football associations for the discriminatory and unsporting conduct of their fans during recent World Cup qualifying…

05/10/2016

Chile

G20 ends with pledge on trade and promise to fight protectionism

The balance sheet from the latest G20 meeting, President Barack Obama’s last, appears to be a thin one.

05/09/2016

Chile

Freight train falls into river after bridge collapses in Chile

A railway bridge in southern Chile collapsed under the weight of a freight train that was passing over it.

20/08/2016

Sport

Messi quits Argentina after Copa America defeat to Chile

Chile are celebrating their second successive Copa America title after beating Argentina again in the final, this time at New Jersey’s Metlife stadium.

27/06/2016

Chile

One dead in Chile protests, as President addresses Congress

Violent protests have broken out in Chile as President Michelle Bachelet presented a state of the nation address in Congress.

21/05/2016

Chile

Chilean students clash with police over education reforms

Chilean students have clashed with police in the capital Santiago. They say President Michelle Bachelet’s educational reform plan hasn’t gone far

12/05/2016

Chile

Chile's first elected president after Pinochet, Patricio Aylwin, dies

Former Chilean president Patricio Aylwin has died aged 97. Aylwin was the first post-Pinochet dictatorship president and managed the transition to

19/04/2016

Chile

Chile's largest medicinal marijuana farm produces first crop

Latin America’s largest medicinal marijuana farm has begun producing its first crops just months after its January inauguration. The 6,400-stalk

13/04/2016