One person was confirmed dead and at least 12 more were injured in the 8.4-magnitude earthquake that jolted central Chile on Wednesday, according to local officials.
Three films from China will be featured during the Ficil Biobio Film Festival in central Chile's province of Arauco next month.
Five people have died in a 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off the northern coast of Chile Tuesday, according to Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo, and thousands of people have been evacuated due to a tsunami alert.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday called Chilean President-elect Michelle Bachelet, congratulating her for her victory and voicing the hope for better ties between the two countries.
Chile's former president Michelle Bachelet, the center-left New Majority opposition candidate, won the second-round vote on Sunday by 62 percent against 38 percent for her rival Evelyn Matthei of the ruling conservative party, Chile's Electoral Service (Servel) announced.
A 24-hour strike by Chilean border control agencies totally shut down the main border crossing between Argentina and Chile Wednesday, Argentina's National Roads & Highway Bureau (DNV) said.
A strong earthquake jolted northern Chile on Thursday with no reports of casualties so far.
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