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Whale swallows kayaker in Chile, spits him out

Whale swallows kayaker in Chile, spits him out

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker in southern Chile, before spitting him out unharmed, an amazing escape that was all captured on video. Adrian Simancas was paddling off the Patagonian city of Punta Arenas on Saturday when the giant baleen surged out of the water swallowing him and his yellow kayak whole. Five seconds […]
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Chile says it can’t host trade and climate summits after protests

Chile says it can’t host trade and climate summits after protests

Chile has withdrawn as host of the APEC trade summit in November and the COP25 climate summit in December after several weeks of violent unrest, President Sebastian Pinera announced on Wednesday. The APEC summit was scheduled to bring together 20 world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, over Nov. 16-17. […]

Chile Protests: More than 1 million join in call for change of govt

Chile Protests: More than 1 million join in call for change of govt

The ongoing protests in Chile took a form on Friday afternoon when more than one million Chileans took people stormed the Chile capital city, Santiago’s streets. This was a remarkable day in the protests as the capital was brought to a standstill after a week of widespread and at times violent unrest over inequality. The […]

11 people died in Chile violent protests over ticket price hike

11 people died in Chile violent protests over ticket price hike

The mayor of Chile capital city, Santiago has announced that no lesser than 11 people have died as a result of the violent protests in the country. The mayor, Karla Rubilar said about eight of them died on Sunday, making the day the most deadly in the week of demonstrations. Most of these deaths were […]

At least three dead in fires amid Chilean riots, flights disrupted

At least three dead in fires amid Chilean riots, flights disrupted

At least three people died in supermarket arson attacks in Chile’s capital Santiago, and soldiers shot two people during an operation to detain looters, authorities said, as protests entered their second week and intensified after a state of emergency was announced.   There was transport deadlock in the city and chaos at the international airport, […]