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Chileans resoundingly reject overhaul of dictatorship-era constitution
Sep 05, 2022 09:18Chileans have resoundingly rejected a proposed new constitution, which would have replaced a charter dating back to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet almost 41 years ago.
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Gabriel Boric's election win in Chile 'bad news for Israel': Report
Dec 29, 2021 05:38The historic win of Gabriel Boric, a supporter of Palestine and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, in Chile's presidential election has sparked concerns in Tel Aviv.
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Latin America rallies to congratulate Chile's youngest ever leftist president
Dec 20, 2021 12:05Leaders in Latin America have rallied to congratulate Chile’s President-elect Gabriel Boric, who defeated his far-right rival Antonio Kast to become the country’s youngest leader ever.
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Chile's presidential vote headed for polarized runoff on Dec. 19
Nov 22, 2021 12:05Chile is headed for a presidential runoff between a far-right former congressman and a former left-wing student activist, after no one claimed outright majority in this week’s vote.
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Chile's opp. launches impeachment against president after Pandora Papers leak
Oct 14, 2021 10:50Chilean opposition lawmakers have launched impeachment proceedings against President Sebastian Pinera over possible irregularities in the sale of a mining company revealed in the so-called Pandora Papers.
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UN condemns xenophobic attacks against Venezuelan migrants in Chile
Sep 28, 2021 07:40The United Nations has condemned the violent and xenophobic attacks against Venezuelan migrants in Chile over the weekend as public anger mounts over their presence in the country.
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US ‘biggest threat’ to China’s development, security: President Xi
Mar 04, 2021 07:48Chinese President Xi Jinping says the United States is the “biggest threat” to his country’s development and security, amid simmering tensions between Beijing and the new administration in Washington.
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US Navy destroyer ‘sails through Taiwan Strait’
May 14, 2020 09:03The US Navy says one of its guided-missile destroyers has sailed through the strategic Taiwan Strait, a provocative move likely to anger China.
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Fire in Chilean city destroys over 100 homes on Christmas Eve
Dec 26, 2019 03:52A violent forest fire on Christmas Eve affects more than a hundred homes on a hill in the Chilean city of Valparaiso, some 120 km west of Santiago.
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Chilean military plane disappears with 38 on board
Dec 10, 2019 05:08The Chilean Air Force reported on Monday the disappearance of one of its cargo planes that was headed to a base in Antarctica with 38 people on board.