An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.
It earlier showed the magnitude as 7 and 6.7, with the quake at a depth of 10 km.
There was no tsunami threat from the earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Saudi Arabia intercepts 2 Houthi ballistic missiles
Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said on Tuesday two ballistic missiles launched by Houthis toward Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait have been intercepted and destroyed, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
India detains ‘cockroach’ movement leaders at Delhi protest site
Leaders of India’s “cockroach” youth movement have been detained on Tuesday after jumping barricades to enter a historic observatory in Delhi, chanting slogans demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief.
Prosecutors drop three impeachment charges against Philippine VP Duterte
Prosecutors in the Philippines have dropped most of the charges against Vice President Sara Duterte, who is on trial in the Senate over claims of corruption and abuse of power. The Senate, which is acting as the court in the case, approved the move on Tuesday.
Greta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined a demonstration outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris on Tuesday as French pupils took to the streets for another day of protests over poor conditions.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay urges US to defend human rights
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay has urged the United States to return to its traditional role as a defender of human rights, amid a US campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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