Chile
Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt
Archaeology
May 3, 2019
Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt
Arica, Chile (CNN) — The first humans known to have mummified their dead did so in a rather improbable spot:…
Receding Chilean glacier a sign of accelerating climate change
Environment
March 16, 2019
Receding Chilean glacier a sign of accelerating climate change
In the space of just two weeks, two large icebergs broke off the Grey Glacier in Chilean Patagonia — a…
Venezuela’s Guaido tells Maduro pressure ‘just beginning’
World
March 6, 2019
Venezuela’s Guaido tells Maduro pressure ‘just beginning’
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido vowed Tuesday to increase pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, who in turn promised to crush…
Venezuelan opposition to march as Guaido returns, risking arrest
World
March 4, 2019
Venezuelan opposition to march as Guaido returns, risking arrest
Opposition supporters in Venezuela were set to take to the streets Monday after leader Juan Guaido called for mass protests…
Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation
Environment
February 26, 2019
Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation
For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe — named for literature’s most famous castaway — have known that…
Chile’s Patagonia: open-air lab to study climate change
Environment
January 14, 2019
Chile’s Patagonia: open-air lab to study climate change
In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile’s Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales,…
Airmail took first flight 100 years ago
World
December 20, 2018
Airmail took first flight 100 years ago
On December 25, 1918 a daring French industrialist launched the world’s first ever airmail service, flying between the southwestern French…
Chile to ask British Museum to return extinct mammal remains
Archaeology
November 5, 2018
Chile to ask British Museum to return extinct mammal remains
Chile announced on Sunday that it will ask the British Museum in London to return the remains of a…
Pope defrocks 2 former Chilean bishops for abusing minors
World
October 13, 2018
Pope defrocks 2 former Chilean bishops for abusing minors
Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean former bishops for allegedly sexually abusing minors, the Vatican said on Saturday after…
Chile: Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera returns to presidency
World
March 12, 2018
Chile: Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera returns to presidency
Pinera takes over from socialist Michelle Bachelet who capped a second term in office. He has vowed to fight economic…