Tag: Chile

Santiago: At least two people died and another eight were missing after a landslide hit near the city of Chaiten in southern Chile, the government said on Saturday. “There are two dead people, a 35-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman, and eight missing people, a policeman and seven civilians, as a result of the landslide,” […]

Santiago: An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale the Chilean port city of Coquimbo with no immediate reports of casualties or damages. The quake struck at 10.32 p.m. on Saturday with the epicentre some 13 km east of the town of Tongoy and 428 km north of capital Santiago, said the National Seismological Centre […]

Kolkata: From avoiding Indian food to keeping a strict tab on the players’ hydration levels, the Chile U-17 football team management is leaving nothing to chance in terms of adjusting to the humid conditions in this part of the world ahead of their Group F U-17 World Cup clash against England here on Sunday. Since […]

Moscow: Lars Stindl struck the only goal as Germany beat Chile 1-0 to win the Confederations Cup in St Petersburg on Sunday. Borussia Monchengladbach forward Stindl tapped home against the run of play after a defensive blunder midway through the first half as world champions Germany added another major trophy to their collection, The Independent […]

Santiago: Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal publicly apologised after being arrested for crashing his car under the influence of alcohol during the Copa America tournament held here. “I went to the casino, I had two drinks, I had an accident, I put my wife’s life at risk and the lives of many people, I am very […]

Santiago: A team of scientists in Chile have said that they found a human footprint that dates back more than 15,000 years, the oldest one ever found in the America, the media reported on Tuesday. The discovery challenges the previous timeline and map of human migration into South America. Most available evidence held that humans did […]

Sao Paulo (Brazil): Alexis Sanchez netted the decisive spot-kick as defending champions Chile reached the Copa America semi-finals by defeating Colombia 5-4 on penalties. On Friday, the Manchester United forward held his nerve after Leon defender William Tesillo sent Colombia’s fifth attempt wide in a dramatic finish to their quarterfinal at Arena Corinthians here, reports […]