SANTIAGO (AFP) – Chilean pedophile priest Fernando Karadima, whose case helped expose a culture of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic church, died aged 90…
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Chileans choose body to rewrite dictatorship-era Constitution
SANTIAGO (AFP) – Independent candidates and leftist parties in Chile were in the lead on Sunday (May 16), with just over half the ballots counted after…
"Pioneering" Chile moves to cover pregnant women with COVID-19 vaccines
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile has designated pregnant women a COVID-19 vaccination priority and this week began issuing Pfizer doses to those with underlying health issues…
Chilean health regulator approves CanSino COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
A woman receives a vaccine as part of the seasonal flu vaccination campaign during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Santiago, Chile April 5, 2021.…
Chile extends rescue package to June as second COVID-19 wave bites
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile will extend a coronavirus rescue package to help poor and middle class families and small businesses stay afloat until June as…
Chile´s Pinera announces new reforms to criticized pension system
SANTIAGO, March 4 (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera late on Wednesday announced a new plan to overhaul the country´s heavily criticized pension plan, even…
UPDATE 1-Chile's economy contracts more than expected in January as COVID-19 rebounds
(Adds analyst comments, data from bank release, background) SANTIAGO, March 1 (Reuters) – Chile’s economic activity fell 3.1% in January from the same month a…
Chile's SQM begins process to raise capital, boost lithium output
SANTIAGO, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Chile´s SQM said on Wednesday its board of directors agreed to begin the process of raising $1.1 billion in capital…
'Rebirth': Chileans vote by millions to tear up Pinochet's constitution
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans poured into the country’s main squares on Sunday night after voters gave a ringing endorsement to a plan to tear up…
Chileans head to the voting stations for historic constitutional vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans will vote on Sunday on whether they want the country’s Pinochet-era constitution torn up and replaced by a fresh charter drafted…