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A lush green forest in southern Chile might be home to the world's oldest tree after a new study found that an ancient alerce tree known as "great grandfather" could be more than 5,000 years old.

SINGAPORE - A free trade agreement struck on Wednesday (Jan 26) between Singapore and a bloc of countries consisting of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru is set to give the Republic greater access to what is collectively the world's eighth largest economy, scrapping most tariffs on goods and allowing local companies to bid for government projects in the Americas.

Chiles congress on Tuesday voted to legalize same-sex marriage, joining the growing wave of Latin American countries recognizing the right in a historically Catholic region.

Chiles lower house voted early Tuesday to impeach President Sebastián Piñera over allegations of corruption in the Pandora Papers investigation - the latest political fallout from the media reports on the offshore financial system.

Chiles opposition this week moved to impeach President Sebastian Piñera after revelations included in the Pandora Papers shed new light on his offshore business deals.

The Chilean government began vaccinating children ages six to 11 as it moves forward with one of the most advanced Covid-19 prevention campaigns in Latin America.

TALCA, Chile - Astronomers and skywatchers alike had looked forward to Monday, Dec. 14, for years - a total solar eclipse would darken a swath of Chile and Argentina, the moon blotting out the sun for just over two minutes as the sun's breathtaking atmosphere emerged to the naked eye.

Two months ago, Chile was admired for its surgical approach to the pandemic -- testing widely and quarantining by neighborhood. Today it has among the world's highest rates of per-capita infections and its once-praised health minister has been forced to resign.

Only weeks ago, thousands of Chileans were filling the streets of Santiago for regular Friday protests against cost-of-living pressures, uneven growth and rising inequality. The left-leaning demonstrators made demands that included the resignation of the president and the end of capitalism.

Hopes that US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping might use the APEC summit scheduled to take place on November 16-17 in Chile to sign the first phase of an agreement on a trade deal were dashed this week when Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced on Wednesday (October 30) that his country was unable to host either the APEC summit and UN climate change conference (COP25) slated for December 2 to 13 December due to ongoing anti-government protests.

Chile’s Valparaiso is an open air graffiti and mural art gallery

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