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Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt
Archaeology

Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt

Arica, Chile (CNN) — The first humans known to have mummified their dead did so in a rather improbable spot:…
Receding Chilean glacier a sign of accelerating climate change
Environment

Receding Chilean glacier a sign of accelerating climate change

In the space of just two weeks, two large icebergs broke off the Grey Glacier in Chilean Patagonia — a…
Venezuela’s Guaido tells Maduro pressure ‘just beginning’
World

Venezuela’s Guaido tells Maduro pressure ‘just beginning’

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido vowed Tuesday to increase pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, who in turn promised to crush…
Venezuelan opposition to march as Guaido returns, risking arrest
World

Venezuelan opposition to march as Guaido returns, risking arrest

Opposition supporters in Venezuela were set to take to the streets Monday after leader Juan Guaido called for mass protests…
Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation
Environment

Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation

For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe — named for literature’s most famous castaway — have known that…
Chile’s Patagonia: open-air lab to study climate change
Environment

Chile’s Patagonia: open-air lab to study climate change

In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile’s Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales,…
Airmail took first flight 100 years ago
World

Airmail took first flight 100 years ago

On December 25, 1918 a daring French industrialist launched the world’s first ever airmail service, flying between the southwestern French…
Chile to ask British Museum to return extinct mammal remains
Archaeology

Chile to ask British Museum to return extinct mammal remains

  Chile announced on Sunday that it will ask the British Museum in London to return the remains of a…
Pope defrocks 2 former Chilean bishops for abusing minors
World

Pope defrocks 2 former Chilean bishops for abusing minors

  Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean former bishops for allegedly sexually abusing minors, the Vatican said on Saturday after…
Chile: Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera returns to presidency
World

Chile: Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera returns to presidency

Pinera takes over from socialist Michelle Bachelet who capped a second term in office. He has vowed to fight economic…
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