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Tsunami alert triggers evacuations in Antarctica and Chile's far south

This comes after a 7.4 earthquake struck between Cape Horn and Antarctica.

 People evacuate the coastline in Chile, following a tsunami preventive advisory generated by local authorities, after an earthquake sparked a tsunami threat on the Pacific coast, in Puerto Williams, Chile May 2, 2025.
 Johnny Fica, head of the police's money and asset laundering division, speaks during a press conference in Santiago, Chile, April 30, 2025.

FBI, Chilean police take down international gang of thieves

 Chile's Atacama desert turns to fog harvesting – A lifeline for some of the world’s driest cities. Illustration.

Chile's Atacama desert turns to fog harvesting – A lifeline for some of the world’s driest cities

 Digital agriculture

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After Chilean politicians label menorah ‘symbol of death,’ hanukkiah vandalized, lighting canceled

Israeli ambassador to Chile, Gil Artzyeli, posted on social media on December 17 that Moreira’s statements were “clear antisemitism,” and he was convinced that they did not represent the Chileans.

Menorah during Hanukkah in new community in the Negev honoring fallen IDF Officer Col. Yonatan Steinberg

Chile to install world's largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert

The Rubin Observatory is a complex, integrated system consisting of an eight-meter wide-field ground-based telescope, the camera, and an automated data processing system.

  Vera C. Rubin Observatory

A call to collective action: Confronting antisemitism in Chile - opinion

It is imperative that we, as a society, stand in solidarity with the Jewish community and unequivocally condemn antisemitism in all its forms.

 A PRO-ISRAEL rally takes place in Santiago, the capital of Chile, in November.

Chile’s Club Palestino advances in international tournament, fans accuse Israel of genocide

The Palestino club was founded in Santiago in 1920 by Palestinian immigrants to Chile, which is home to the largest population of Palestinians outside the Middle East.

Palestino fans in the stands before the match. Palestino club was founded by Chile's Palestinian community. The club has been very active in support of the community amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Over 100 new marine species discovered in underwater expedition in Chile

The southeast Pacific is a geological hotbed and is littered with hydrothermal vents that sustain a wide variety of living creatures.

 Underwater coral reef

Forest fires kill 131 in Chile's worst disaster since 2010 earthquake

Although wildfires are not uncommon during the Southern Hemisphere's summer, the lethality of these blazes stands out.

 Fire and smoke rise as a wildfire burns near the Lago Penuelas National Reserve, in Valparaiso region, Chile February 2, 2024.

Forest fires kill 51 in Chile, menace urban areas

President Gabriel Boric told the nation in a televised address, "The situation is really very difficult."

 Fire and smoke rise as a wildfire burns near the Lago Penuelas National Reserve, in Valparaiso region, Chile February 2, 2024.

Mexico, Chile refer Israel-Hamas war to ICC over possible crimes

Mexico said it was closely following the ICC case presented last week in which South Africa accused Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza.

 The entrance of the Internatinal Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague March 3, 2011.

Chilean mayor under fire for saying being Jewish is a ‘supremacist conception’

The Chilean mayor has been accused of making antisemitic remarks in the past.

 Recoleta, outside of the capital of Santiago, Argentina

A Chilean-Jewish artist strives to capture the entire Torah in massive murals

The majority of Chile’s Jews belong to the Masorti movement, but Avayu didn’t always know that much about Judaism, let alone the Torah.

 Avayu calls each of his works a self portrait of himself.

Jewish Chilean multi-millionaire offers elderly homeless woman life-changing money

Farkas is known for his philanthropic efforts, having handed out $100 dollar bills to people at the kotel only months ago.

Actor Keanu Reeves (R) and Chilean businessman Leonardo Farkas (L) sit in a restaurant at Zapallar town, some 181 km (121 miles) of Santiago, August 16, 2009. Reeves is in Chile to meet with Farkas to discuss possible investment in Reeves' movie project, local media reported.