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An industrial project in Chile threatens Earth's darkest sky. 28 leading astronomers signed an open letter urging to move it

"We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see details of exoplanet atmospheres, but if the sky gets brighter, we may not be able to see those details anymore."

Space

Latin America Strong at Attracting Talent, Weak in Developing and Retaining It, Report Finds

Chile leads regional rankings, followed by Costa Rica and Uruguay, but even those top performers face persistent gaps in productivity and innovation ecosystems

Latin Times

Slipknot-endorsed Mapuche metal champions Mawiza have recorded a live session in Gojira’s studio – and you really need to watch it

Hailing from Santiago, Chile, the four-piece are flying the flag for South America’s Indigenous Mapuche people

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Chile bans mobile phones from classrooms in ‘cultural change’

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The Independent UK

Another country bans phones in class saying children ‘need to see each other’s faces’

The education minister has hailed the move as a ‘cultural change’

The Independent UK

Renowned astronomers push to protect Chile's cherished night sky from an industrial project

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock from around the world to study the origins of the universe in this inhospitable desert along the Pacific coast

The Independent UK

‘Those who eat Chilean salmon cannot imagine how much human blood it carries with it’

The country is the world’s second-largest producer of the popular fish, and the biggest supplier to the US, but its farms are beset by accusations of dangerous labour conditions, antibiotic overuse and ecological harm

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British pensioner accused of smuggling £200,000 of meth into Chile 'was duped into believing he'd won £3.7million'

William Eastment said he was tricked into the alleged smuggling plot by a woman posing as an IMF official

Evening Standard

Peru to declare a state of emergency as migrants leaving Chile trigger backlash

President José Jarí of Peru has announced a state of emergency along the country's southern border

The Independent UK

Stunning ‘cosmic butterfly’ captured on telescope after schoolchildren chose target

The National Science Foundation’s NoirLab released the picture on Wednesday

The Independent UK

‘Fearing for our lives’: Australians tell of Chilean mountain horror where five hikers perished

Hikers say authorities should have closed popular trail due to horrendous weather conditions, and camp staff offered minimal assistance

The Guardian - AU

Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years ago

Fifty years ago on November 25 1975, military intelligence officers from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay gathered in the Chilean capital of Santiago to set up what they called the “Condor System”.

The Conversation

Star trails over telescope in Chile | Space photo of the day for Nov. 25, 2025

Chilean astrophotographer Osvaldo Castillo captured this breathtaking view.

Space

Chile storm survivor reveals ‘grief, shock and guilt’ after death of fellow British hiker

Rescuers carried trekker on homemade stretcher but she suffered hypothermic cardiac arrest, friend recalls

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Survivor of Chilean blizzard that killed Briton says staff told trekkers they could proceed

Tom Player speaks out about incident in which Victoria Bond died along with two Mexicans and two Germans

Evening Standard

Anglo shareholders have many reasons to doubt $50 billion Teck mega-merger

New firm Anglo Teck would be headquartered in Vancouver in a further blow to the UK mining sector

Evening Standard

British woman killed in snowstorm in Chile ‘made everything brighter’

Victoria Bond was killed in a ‘freak severe snowstorm’ in Chilean Patagonia.

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to ‘kind’ British tourist killed in freak snowstorm

The holidaymaker was hiking with friends in Argentina and Chile when the storm hit

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International Business Times UK

Disaster in Chile: British Woman Among Five Tourists Killed After 'Monster' Blizzard Slams Torres del Paine

Five foreign tourists, including a British woman, were killed when a violent blizzard with hurricane-force winds struck Chile's Torres del Paine National Park, prompting major rescue efforts and renewed warnings about trekking risks in Patagonia.

Evening Standard

British woman among five dead in snowstorm in Chilean Patagonia

The bodies of five people were discovered in the tourist hotspot of Torres del Paine National Park, in southern Chile

The Independent UK

British woman among five tourists killed during fierce snowstorm in Chilean national park

The area was struck by a snowstorm with wind speeds equivalent to a category 3 hurricane

The Independent UK

British national among five tourists killed during snowstorm in Chile

Four other tourists have been rescued alive after becoming caught in heavy snowfall

The Guardian - UK

British woman among four tourists killed in blizzard at nature reserve in Chile

Euronews

Jara and Kast head to second round in Chile's tight presidential race

Jeannette Jara of Chile's Communist Party leads narrowly against far-right candidate José Antonio Kast after the first presidential election round, with a runoff set for 14 December.

International Business Times UK

Chilean Presidential Election Heightens Fears Over Security and Migration — Which Vision Will Voters Choose?

Chile's presidential election heads to a run-off as fears over security and migration rise, pushing voters to choose between sharply different political visions.

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