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Truck, machinery set ablaze in restive Chile's Araucania region

A group of unidentified individuals on Thursday set fire to two dozen trucks and machinery in Chile's southern Araucania region that for years has been marked by conflicts between the government and the Mapuche ethnic group.

Reuters

Man Jailed For Life For Shocking Murder Of Mom And Daughter That Changed Femicide Law In Chile

Fabian Caceres Aravena was jailed for murdering Gabriela Alcaino and her mother Carolina Donoso in the town of Maipu.

Zenger

Just 46 days in office, Chile’s leftist leader runs into trouble

Hailed as the face of a new Latin American left, Chile President Gabriel Boric was not only elected in a landslide, he embraced a constitutional rewrite to turn his nation from a neoliberal mining power into a model of humane green development.

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Manuel Pellegrini: ‘If I had another life I wouldn’t dedicate it to football’

The 68-year-old has the chance to secure a rare trophy for Real Betis against Valencia in the Copa del Rey but says what he would really like is to be able to sing or play the piano

The Guardian - UK

Beirut Port Blast Suspect Faces Extradition Hearing in Madrid

A Portuguese man faced an extradition hearing in Madrid over allegations he was involved in the devastating 2020 port explosion in Beirut, authorities said on Thursday. The man, named in court as Jorge Manuel Mirra Neto Moreira, flew to Chile from the Spanish capital this week but was put on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chile constitutional assembly knocks back ambitious environmental proposals

Chile's constitutional convention rejected on Thursday night a set of proposals focused on expanding environmental protections, especially around the major mining sector, a blow to reformers which will push the articles back to committees to be reworked.

Reuters

Newcastle United's first South American superstar to be honoured with a blue plaque

George Robledo - and his brother Ted - who starred for Newcastle United in the early 1950s are to be honoured with the unveiling of a blue plaque at their former home in Fenham

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Chile's lower house votes on dueling pension withdrawal bills

Chile's lower house will debate and vote on two proposals for early withdrawal of pensions on Monday, one by legislators and another by President Gabriel Boric, who is seeking to juggle inflation and populist demands.

Reuters

Quake Terror: Experts Identify Giant Tsunami That Decimated Coastal Communities For 1,000 Years

The strongest seismic event known to science is the 1960 earthquake that struck the town of Lumaco,near the city of Valdivia.

Zenger

Wood to engineer large-scale green hydrogen project in Chile

The project should provide an off-grid integrated energy complex to produce ammonia from green hydrogen

Insider UK

Chile faces pressure to increase spending despite high inflation, Bank of America says

Chilean President Gabriel Boric faces an economic slowdown and high inflation, which conflicts with his goal to expand social programs, and could increase pressure for more financial stimulus, according to a Bank of America report released on Thursday.

Reuters

Chile's constitutional assembly votes to replace senate with new chamber

In a marathon voting session to restructure Chile's political system that finished late Wednesday night, the country's constitutional assembly voted to replace its 200-year-old senate with a new "chamber of regions".

Reuters

Chile's Boric proposes restricted pension withdrawals, citing inflation

A new pension withdrawal in Chile was voted down by a congressional committee Tuesday night after President Gabriel Boric submitted a competing proposal hours earlier that cleared a vote in a separate committee.

Reuters

French court jails Chilean 28 years for murder of Japanese ex-girlfriend

A French court on Tuesday sentenced Nicolas Zepeda, a Chilean man, to 28 years in jail for murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend in 2016 in eastern France, after a high-profile investigation spanning three continents.

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Chile forced to ration water as ‘unprecedented’ drought enters 13th year

‘We have to prepare for there to not be enough water for everyone who lives here,’ says Santiago’s governor

The Independent UK

Woman reunited with son who was stolen at birth nearly 40 years ago

Mr Graf is one of hundreds - potentially thousands - of children stolen by the Pinochet regime and

Reuters

Chile announces unprecedented water rationing plan as drought enters 13th year

As a punishing, record-breaking drought enters its 13th year, Chile on Monday announced an unprecedented plan to ration water for the capital of Santiago, a city of nearly 6 million.

Reuters

Chile announces $3.7 billion recovery plan to aid struggling economy

Chile's President Gabriel Boric announced on Thursday a $3.7 billion economic recovery plan that includes a hike in the minimum wage, subsidies and financing for sectors of the economy still battling fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Guardian - UK

Letters: Hugh O’Shaughnessy obituary

Keith Johnston writes: As an undergraduate in 1973 I learned a great deal about events in Chile from the reports of Hugh O’Shaughnessy

Reuters

Analysis-Chile's bid to replace Pinochet-era constitution at risk of failure

Javier Alonso, a Chilean telecoms worker, voted in 2020 in favor of a landmark plan to replace the country's constitution that dates from the era of former dictator Augusto Pinochet. Now his support is wavering.

Axios

Latin America's EV challenges

Enthusiasm is high, but sales are lagging in the region due to expensive options and a lack of charging stations.

Benzinga

Norsemont Expands Footprint at Choquelimpie with Latest Positive Drill Results Which Intercepted 170 Meters of 1.57 G/T AuEq And 95 Meters of 1.92 G/T AuEq

Vancouver, B.C. - TheNewswire - March 31st, 2022 - Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE:NOM) (CSE:NOM) (OTC:NRRSF) (FWB:LXZ1) ("Norsemont" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the third tranche of results from its 2021 maiden diamond drilling program at the company's Choquelimpie high sulphidation epithermal gold-silver project in northern Chile.

Reuters

Chile, Argentina seek to strengthen ties as Boric visits

Chilean President Gabriel Boric, making his first trip abroad since taking power last month, and Argentina President Alberto Fernandez vowed on Monday to cooperate on economic, energy and cultural issues.

Reuters

Rejection of Chile's new constitution reaches record high - survey

Voters planning to reject Chile's new constitution in an upcoming plebiscite reached a record 46%, surpassing the percentage of voters planning to approve it for the first time, a private poll revealed on Monday.

Reuters

World Court hears Chile vs Bolivia suit on Silala river rights

Chile asked judges at the World Court on Friday to award it "equitable and reasonable" use of the waters of the Silala river, which runs from Bolivia into Chile, in the latest dispute between the South American neighbours.

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