Chile

Chile to vote on overhauling dictatorship-era constitution

Multiple factors could have caused a sinkhole near a copper mine in Chile owned by Canada's Lundin Mining, the president of the miner's local unit said, disagreeing with a government assessment that it was likely responsible for the phenomenon.

The Penuelas reservoir in central Chile was until twenty years ago the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, holding enough water for 38,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.

The PSG forward tested positive in December while back in Argentina for the holidays

Truck owners are demanding the Argentine Foreign Office intervenes and also want more testing posts to speed up the process.

Argentina only managed a 1-1 draw against Chile

Strict controls were announced for the areas where the total eclipse would be visible, with free movement banned both the day before and after.

In mountainous Central America, flooded rivers can sweep over local residents in rural areas, in addition to triggering landslides.

Demonstrators also called for their countrymen to vote to "approve" the proposed constitutional change.

The pause means the enrollment system has been closed for the 60,000-patient clinical trial while the independent patient safety committee is convened.

President Sebastian Pinera announced $1.5 billion in soft loans aimed at cushioning the blow of the economic crisis on Chile's middle class.

The focus now falls on Latin America, which passed one million cases this week.

Authorities had registered 537 deaths and 20,081 cases across Latin America by Wednesday afternoon.

In January this year, Venezuela's opposition chief Juan Guaido declared himself interim president.

A study conducted by the University of Birmingham found that UN peacekeepers patronised child prostitution in Haiti and fathered hundreds of children in the disaster-stricken nation.

A Chilean military aircraft heading to Antarctica has gone missing and is suspected to have crashed en route.

Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez offered to play host, hailing the acceptance of his offer as "excellent news".

Pope Francis conducted an impromptu wedding of a couple of flight attendants aboard the papal plane as he traveled from Santiago to Iquique, Chile.

Nine churches have been firebombed in the past week, and scores of demonstrators were arrested during his first open-air mass in Santiago.

The Vatican pontiff's comments come in the wake of Hawaii false alarm over missile launch and North Korea scenario.

The earthquake struck off the coast of Peru at 09:18GMT (04:18 local time) on 14 January.

CCTV footage recorded at a bank branch in Valpraiso, Chile, on November 20 shows light-fingered rugrat snatching 97,000 pesos, or $150, from under the nose of a man using an ATM.

Arsene Wenger has compared Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez to the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Lionel Messi and David Beckham due to Chile's reliance on him.

Argentina came from a goal behind to beat Ecuador 3-1 in Quito and qualify for next summer's World Cup in Russia.

Researchers predict that by 2050 there will be as much plastic in the sea as there are fish.

28-year-old fit to face Bolivia in La Paz on Tuesday night as Gunners breathe a heavy sigh of relief.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is keen on bringing Sanchez to the Etihad.

La Roja head coach Juan Antonio Pizzi expects in-demand talisman to be available for World Cup qualifiers.

Human rights group welcomes ruling against Hartmut Hopp as long overdue.

Ivan Zamorano says Sanchez is unlikely to win the Champions League in north London.