Chile

• Wednesday, August 13th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

  Chilean town votes to strike Salvador Allende from street's name

  

  The City Council in San Miguel, Chile, has approved the name change for the Salvador Allende Avenue back to its previous denomination of Salesianos Avenue. The measure was approved by 5 to 4, Mayor Carol Bown casting the decisive vote in favor of the change. This decision overturns a name change that was made in 2023.

• Monday, August 11th 2025 - 10:25 UTC

  Chile halts meat imports from Argentine Patagonia

  

  The Chilean Government of President Gabriel Boric Font suspended the import of all animals and animal products from Argentina that require foot-and-mouth disease-free certification, in response to the Libertarian administration's decision to deregulate the National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa). This move directly affects exports of sheep meat and bulls from Argentina's provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro, jeopardizing millions of dollars in trade.

• Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

  Chilean Antarctica: 19-year-old American pilot committed no crime, his defense argues

  

  Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old American pilot who was detained in Antarctica for over a month, is seeking to have his case dismissed. His lawyer, Jaime Barrientos, argues that Guo did not violate any rules and that his arrest was based on “partial information” from the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC).

• Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

  Bodies of all deceased Chilean miners retrieved

  

  A total of six Chilean miners died after a collapse at the El Teniente underground copper mine triggered by a “seismic event” in the Andesita deposit. The bodies of all six miners have been retrieved. The deceased have been identified as: Paulo Marín Tapia, Gonzalo Núñez Carioca, Álex Araya Acevedo, Carlos Arancibia Valenzuela, Jean Miranda Ibaceta, and Moisés Pávez Armijo. As a result of the collapse, nine other workers were injured.

• Friday, August 1st 2025 - 20:59 UTC

  One miner killed, five still missing in Chile

  

  A 4.2 magnitude earthquake at around 5.30 pm Thursday triggered a collapse at the El Teniente copper mine in Chile’s O’Higgins Region, killing one worker and injuring nine others, with five of them still missing Friday afternoon. The incident occurred 1,200 meters underground in the Andesita project. The fatal victim has been identified as Paulo Marín Tapia.

• Friday, August 1st 2025 - 09:01 UTC

  Chile: All tsunami warnings called off

  

  All tsunami threat warnings for Chile were completely canceled after the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) confirmed Thursday that, based on data from sea level stations and other models, the emergency caused by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia has officially ended.

• Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 09:59 UTC

  Only one Chilean region still under tsunami alert

  

  Following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia, Chile was the most affected country in the Americas by the likelihood of tsunamis. However, by early Thursday, the Government had downgraded its alert for most coastal regions to a state of “precaution” as per recommendations from the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) and the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA).

• Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 09:34 UTC

  Chile dodges US's 50% tariffs on copper

  

  US President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on copper imports will not apply to Chile's primary export to the United States: refined copper cathodes. This decision, announced in a White House proclamation, has been met with relief and celebration by officials in Santiago.

• Wednesday, July 30th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

  Tsunami warnings triggered all across Pacific Ocean

  

  An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings and alerts across the Pacific. In Chile, the Navy's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA) initially issued a preliminary tsunami warning for the Atacama, Coquimbo, and Valparaíso regions, with a “caution” for the rest of the coast.

• Wednesday, July 30th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

  Chile's Central Bank lowers basic interest rates

  

  Chile's Central Bank Council unanimously decided Tuesday to cut its monetary policy interest rate (TPM) by 25 basis points to 4.75%. This is the first reduction this year, bringing the rate to its lowest level since January 2022, after it had been held at 5% since December 2024.