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Chile

Chile is a mineral-rich country and one of the most prosperous in Latin America. The nation has enjoyed three decades of democracy after the end of Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship.

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Fussball Chile gegen Uruguay

Chile through to Copa America semifinals

Chile are through to the final four of the 2015 Copa America after beating Uruguay in a rough game.
June 25, 2015
Santiago de Chile

Santiago smog prompts emergency

Chilean authorities have declared an environmental emergency in Santiago to combat dangerously high pollution levels.
June 22, 2015
Chile Nationalspieler Arturo Vidal

No suspension for Vidal

The Juventus midfielder was arrested on Wednesday following a car accident when under the influence of alcohol
June 17, 2015
Copa América 2015/ Chile/ Ecuador

Chile open Copa America with 2-0 win over Ecuador

The Copa America soccer tournament has kicked off with a win for the host nation, Chile.
June 12, 2015
Chile Demonstration gegen Polizeigewalt in Santiago

Violence mars Chilean student protests

Police have clashed with student protesters demanding education reform and an end to police brutality in Santiago.
May 29, 2015
Windräder bei Frankfurt/Oder

Living Planet: Thinking big

200 days to the Paris UN Climate Change Summit -- the latest on the EU’s GMO crop controversy, and how the tiny German village of Feldheim became an energy role model.
May 21, 201530:00 min
BdT Deutschland Pferd im Winter

National sport or national shame?

Chile's popular national sport, the rodeo, is attracting more and more opponents, who cite animal cruelty as a reason to call it a national shame. We hear about how one rodeo cowboy is feeling pangs of conscience.
May 21, 201507:18 min
Kathmandu, Nepal-despair after the second quake

Abandoned

Today we hear about migrants adrift in Asian waters and seismic surrogacy debates in Israel. We also have stories about a rape victim seeking justice in Pakistan, a Chilean woman who inspired a film by adopting dead babies and the feel-good tale about the invention of the" Robohand".
SocietyMay 15, 201555:00 min
Child's coffin

Aurora's story

It started when a Chilean woman found a dead baby girl in a garbage dump and it's grown into a broader awareness-raising campaign and inspired a movie. We hear why Bernarda adopts dead dumped babies.
SocietyMay 15, 201509:33 min
Michelle Bachelet Chile Präsidentin

Chile's president prepares new cabinet

In the wake of corruption scandals, Chile's president has asked her cabinet to resign so she can make changes.
May 7, 2015

Nepal Quake

Nepal Quake - Children in Yemen - Closure of Aboriginee settlements sparks protest - Mapuche sport Palin in Chile
April 29, 201529:59 min

Mapuche Chile

Learning about Mapuche culture in Chile starting with a game called Palin.
April 29, 201507:55 min
View of the Calbuco volcano from La Ensenada, Chile on April 24, 2015. PHOTO/MARTIN BERNETTI (Photo credit should read MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images)

Chile's Calbuco volcano still smoldering

Chileans are anxiously watching the Calbuco volcano, which continues to spew columns of ash.
April 27, 20156 images
Calbuco in Chile

In Chile, Calbuco still smoking

Ashes from Chile’s Calbuco volcano have led to flight cancellations in Argentina and Uruguay.
April 24, 2015

When Sergio met Linda

Chilean film director and screenwriter Sergio Castillo had been struggling with writer's block before he found Linda, a stray dog, wandering around the streets of Santiago. Inspiration struck, and he decided his next project would be about a dog - with Linda cast as his main star.
April 24, 201507:53 min
Chile: Ausbruch des Vulkans Calbuco

Twilight of the gods in Chile

The Calbuco volcano has erupted in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 people.
April 23, 20156 images
Chile: Ausbruch des Vulkans Calbuco

Chile's Calbuco volcano erupts

Chile's Calbuco volcano has unexpectedly erupted, sending ash and smoke several kilometers into the air.
April 23, 2015
Rano Raraku volcano on Easter Island (Photo: Michael Marek)

Reforesting Easter Island

The barren landscape of Easter Island - to some a symbol of ecological collapse - is gradually being reforested.
April 8, 2015
South American rodeo cowboy

National sport -or national shame?

Chile's popular national sport, the rodeo, is attracting more and more opponents, who cite animal cruelty as a reason to call it a national shame. We hear about how one rodeo cowboy is feeling pangs of conscience.
LifestyleApril 3, 201508:40 min
Demonstrators protest against Monsignor Juan Barros Madrid during his appointment as Bishop of Osorno

Protests against bishop in Chile

Hundreds of people have protested against the ordination of a Catholic bishop in the Chilean city of Osorno.
March 21, 2015
Valparaiso in Flammen

Chile cities threatened by fires

Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes in Chile, with fires raging out of control near coastal cities.
March 14, 2015
Peru President Ollanta Humala

Peru recalls ambassador to Chile

As the diplomatic spat over espionage claims intesifies, Peru announced it was withdrawing its ambassador to Chile.
March 7, 2015
Chile Vulkan Villarrica Ausbruch

Thousands flee Chile volcano

Communities around the Villarrica volcano in southern Chile have been forced to flee the erupting mountain..
March 3, 2015
A handout photograph provided by Chilean Presidency on 28 February 2015 shows Chilean president Michelle Bachelet visiting Valentina Maureira, a 14-year girl who suffers cystic fibrosis and asked the Government for permission to die through a YouTube video

Chile president meets girl pleading for euthanasia

Michelle Bachelet, president of Chile, met 14-year-old Valentina Maureira who pleaded to let doctors euthanize her.
March 1, 2015
The site of the plane accident in the Chilean Andes is inspected by climbers

Soccer stars found

Climbers in Chile's Andes say they have found the wreckage of a missing plane that disappeared half a century ago.
February 10, 2015
Michelle Bachelet

Chile's president pushes to decriminalize abortion

President Michelle Bachelet has signed a bill intended to ease the strict ban on abortion in Chile.
February 1, 2015
Dakar Rally 09.01.2015

Close finish to Dakar Rally stage 6

Race leader pushed all the way in closest stage finish yet of 2015 off-road rally
January 9, 2015
Dakar Rally 08.01.2015

Mini maintain championship defense

Vladimir Vasilyev won Mini's fifth consecutive stage at the 2015 Dakar Rally.
January 8, 2015
Dakar Rally 07.01.2015

Dakar Rally stage four

Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has extended his lead in the car section of the gruelling off-road race.
January 7, 2015
Demonstration Chile

Abortion in Chile

Chile's health minister resigned after saying that abortion is more accessible to people with financial means. Her words re-opened a debate in the deeply Catholic country, where the practice is banned.
January 2, 2015
Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli and Sergio Jadue

Chile wants 2030

Chile, who lost in the second round in Brazil this summer, wants to add to its current portfolio of hosted events. The 2030 World Cup is firmly in the sights of the current football president.
November 6, 2014
Chile Santiago skyline

Chile arrests former Pinochet aide over alleged human rights abuses

A former mayor and retired military official has been arrested in connection with human rights abuses committed under Pinochet's dictatorship. Cristian Labbe has denied any involvement in the crimes.
October 20, 2014
Explosion in Santiago de Chile

Bomb blast in Chile

A bomb blast near a subway station in Chile's capital, Santiago, has injured several people. The government has said it will invoke an anti-terrorism law to prosecute the perpetrators.
September 9, 2014

Yazidi refugees

Yazidi refugees - Refugee home in Germany - IT students in India - Improving housing in Chile
August 20, 201429:59 min
Santiago de Chile

Chile housing

Chile wants to improve housing infrastructures for the poor.
August 20, 201408:30 min
two fingers and a flower

Living Planet: The Engagement Party

On this week's edition of Living Planet, we’re getting engaged to climate change action.
August 14, 201429:59 min
Andengletscher

The new Glacier Republic

In Chile a new century has been founded called the Glacier Republic. It’s comprised of all of Chile’s glaciers. So far, the Glacier Republic has 133,000 citizens and they even have their own Glacier Republic passports. A legal loophole enabled Greenpeace Chile to establish the new country in a campaign to protect Chile’s glaciers.
August 14, 201404:47 min
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and his wife Akie (R) wave as they depart for Mexico at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on July 25, 2014.

Making friends and money

Japan PM Abe visits Latin America to boost ties and get support for a Security Council seat.
July 25, 2014
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo June 24, 2014.

Abe's Latin America tour

Laura Tedesco says Abe's Latin America tour is unlikely to counter China's influence in the region.
July 25, 2014
Architect Carolina Moraes, Copyright: DW / E. O'Neill

Generation Change

Carolina teaches locals in Chile to build sustainable houses.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 22, 201404:38 min
A woman walking alone on a street.

Unwanted 'compliments'

Whistles, catcalls and unwanted advances are a fact of life for many women in Chile. But Francisca Valenzuela is working to stop it, by founding the Organization Against Sexual Harassment on the Streets.
PoliticsJuly 11, 201406:26 min
Julio Cesar

Brazil win penalty shoot-out

Brazil avoid crashing out of the World Cup by the narrowest of margins.
June 28, 2014
WM 2014 Gruppe B 1. Spieltag Chile Australien

World Cup day 17

Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay are the first teams to square up for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals. The form of the South Americans has been excellent - and they will be backed by massive supporter turnouts.
June 28, 2014
Fußball WM 2014 Kroatien Mexiko

Battle for first place - World Cup Day 12 in pictures

World Cup Day 12
June 23, 201413 images
Fußball WM 2014 Niederlande vs Chile Jubel

Netherlands overcome Chile

The Netherlands have come out on top in their last Group B match 2-0 against Chile, although the scoreline was perhaps flattering to the Dutch. In Spain versus Australia - both out of the competition - Spain won 3-0.
June 23, 2014

Gloom in Spain

Spain has been coming to terms with the national team's shock early exit from the World Cup after only two games in the group stages. With the side's international dominance at an end, the mood in Spanish media was grim.
June 19, 2014
WM 2014 Gruppe B 2. Spieltag Spanien Chile

Key points from Spain's loss

Spain's 2-0 defeat to Chile has seen them eliminated from the World Cup. The titleholders were woeful from their first kick in Brazil, and have no one but themselves to blame for their shocking group stage exit.
June 18, 2014
WM 2014 Gruppe B 2. Spieltag Spanien Chile

Spain bounced from World Cup

Spain have unceremoniously been eliminated from the World Cup at the hands of Chile in just the second match of the group stage. The missing form that plagued the Spanish against the Netherlands continued to be elusive.
June 18, 2014
WM 2014 Gruppe A 2. Spieltag Kamerun Kroatien

Spain eliminated, Chile on target, Croatia domination - World Cup Day 7 in pictures

Chile sends Spain packing, valiant Australia are defeated by the high-flying Netherlands, and Croatia thump Cameroon - all the highlights from World Cup Day 7 in pictures.
June 18, 201415 images
Fussball Länderspiel England - Chile

Chile to push 2010 finalists to limit

While Spain and the Netherlands are contenders for the title they will need to get past Chile first.
June 12, 2014