The Chilean economy has suffered the repercussions of the pandemic which led to a sharp economic downturn in 2023, resulting in soaring consumer prices, interest rate hikes, and a struggling economy. The country is picking momentum after a weak 2023, the ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — The presidential residence of Gabriel Boric, the leftist millennial leader of Chile elected three years ago in the wake of public unrest over income inequality, shares a street in downtown Santiago with an overwhelmed homeless shelter.

At least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured Thursday when a freight train collided head-on with another train on a test run just outside the capital of Chile, a rare fatal crash in the South American country. Police said they were ...

“We’ve had cold days. The temperature is dropping significantly and that is making us reinforce the programs we have to protect people living in the street. We know winter might be dangerous for people living in the street.” :: according to the ...

A massive power outage across Chile plunged 90% of the country into complete darkness on Tuesday. Streetlights went out in the capital Santiago, while mobile phone services were knocked offline, and people were stranded in their homes without water when ...

John Bartlett for NPR Out beyond Isla Focus, a bare island in the fjords an hour off the coast of Puerto Natales, southern Chile, the waves pick up and the Calipso rocks alarmingly from side to side. Reinaldo Caro is the swarthy captain of the tiny fishing ...

A tornado ripped across the city of Puerto Varas in southern Chile on Sunday. The severe weather injured 19 people, with 250 houses being checked for damage and over 4,500 buildings without electrical service, according to authorities on Monday. An ...

South Korea is looking to build a strategic partnership with Chile to secure diverse supply chains of lithium, a crucial component in electric vehicle battery production. This collaboration could see Chile benefitting from South Korean capital and ...

Chileans face perhaps the starkest choice in the history of their country’s young democracy when they vote next month in a presidential runoff that pits hard-right José Antonio Kast against communist