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India to play Canada in their junior women's hockey World Cup opener, clubbed with Belgium and Germany

NEW DELHI: India will open their campaign against Canada in the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup, scheduled to be held in Chilean capital Santiago from November 29 to December 10.

The Times of India

My Imaginary Country review – thrilling scenes from Chile’s subway revolution

Patricio Guzmán’s staggering documentary examines popular protest that swept through Chile in 2019, when hundreds of thousands of people – chiefly young women – took to the streets of Santiago

The Guardian - UK

Wayne to Busan: lessons for Auckland from Korea’s second city

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is rubbing shoulders this weekend with mayors from cities like New Orleans, Santiago and Mombasa at the World Climate Industry Expo in Busan

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Analysis-Chile’s constitution will struggle to escape Pinochet’s shadow

Chile's new constitution may end up looking a lot like the current text, which dates back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship - but without his name on it - after the political right took charge of the redraft process in a harsh nationwide electoral defeat for leftist President Gabriel Boric.

Reuters

Chile right-wing parties win majority in vote to draft new constitution

Chilean right-wing parties won a majority of votes on Sunday to elect advisers to draft a new constitution, marking a sharp shift from a progressive majority that drafted a failed first constitutional rewrite.

Reuters

Chileans buy more guns, private guards as security tops concerns

After their pick-up truck was stolen at gunpoint outside their home in Santiago last June, Javiera Castillo and her partner began learning how to shoot a pistol to prevent future encounters.

Reuters

Chile takes on ‘moral duty’ of finding the disappeared of Pinochet regime

As the 50th anniversary of Augusto Pinochet’s bloody coup nears, Chile’s government launches a new plan to find and identify those who went missing

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‘Coffee with legs’: inside Chile’s risque and antiquated cafe culture

Cafés con piernas seem like peculiar throwbacks to more sexist days, but they provide steady income to migrants unable to work elsewhere

The Guardian - US

Two killed in failed $32m airport heist in Santiago, Chile

A security officer and a would-be robber were killed in a shootout after armed criminals breached the runway

Evening Standard

ct//Chilean President Boric’s reforms in trouble after tax setback

SANTIAGO, Chile — With three years left in his term, Chilean President Gabriel Boric is already facing doubts on whether he’ll be able to advance on any key reforms after receiving a crushing blow near his first anniversary as the world’s youngest leader.

Tribune News Service

Young rapper roars for indigenous rights

Just before taking the stage, the teenage indigenous rapper took a deep breath and composed herself, eyes closed.

Bangkok Post

Brit uses browser hack to bag business class seat for less than price of economy

Photojournalist Cameron Stewart claimed he travelled in luxury from Santiago to Easter Island are making a few small changes to his browser's settings before booking a ticket

Daily Mirror

Crime, inflation hammer support for Chile's Boric in tough first year

Carmen Villegas, 56, a housewife in Santiago, was one of the millions of Chileans who turned out to vote for Gabriel Boric in 2021, propelling the young leader to the presidential palace amid optimism over his plans to reduce deep-seated inequality.

Reuters

Chile heat wave exacerbates forest fires, causes public health risk

A heat wave that has hit Chile this week with record temperatures in some areas and a lack of rainfall has intensified forest fires that have already burned more than 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres)in the South American nation.

Reuters

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Delta flight attendants threaten to forcibly remove disabled man from plane

Cory Lee was on a Delta flight to Atlanta from Santiago when he was waiting to disembark the plane but he was told by flight attendants he had to leave despite his wheelchair not turning up

The Independent UK

How to do a sustainable wine tour of Chile

From megadrought to malbec: Frankie Adkins charts the dream trip for oenophiles that’s still responsible

The Guardian - US

Students surge back to Chile’s streets as schools remain hotbed of protest

Frustration at lack of progress on conditions in education and the rejection of a new draft constitution have driven a new wave of demonstrations

Reuters

Chile police foil bomb attack in Santiago business district

Chile's police on Thursday foiled a bomb attack in Santiago as they found an explosive device placed in the eastern side of the capital city, Interior Minister Carolina Toha said, adding that authorities have opened an investigation to find those responsible for the threat.

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Scattered clashes in Chile mark third anniversary of riots

Scattered clashes around Chile between protesters and police on Tuesday marked the third anniversary of widespread protests against inequality in 2019 that left more than 30 people dead.

WEKU

For Chileans blinded in police violence, making music has become one path to healing

All members of Hacía la Victoria ("Onward to Victory") sustained eye injuries during clashes with police in anti-government protests in 2019. Their lyrics focus on police brutality and their own pain.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Underlines Close Cooperation with Saudi Arabia to Extend Truce in Yemen

The UN Security Council expressed “deep disappointment” at the Houthis’ failure to engage with the Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to extend the truce in Yemen for another six months. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced during a joint press conference with Chile’s Foreign Minister Antonia Oriola in…

The Guardian - UK

The Cordillera of Dreams review – a haunting reflection on Chile’s brutal past

Patricio Guzmán’s documentary juxtaposes historical chaos with the eternal beauty of the mountain range that surrounds Santiago

Reuters

Israel to reprimand Chile for snubbing its new ambassador to Santiago

A diplomatic tussle intensified on Friday after Chile's president put off accepting the credentials of Israel's new ambassador to Santiago over the killing in the occupied West Bank of a Palestinian teenager.

Tribune News Service

7 things to do in Santiago, Chile's largest city

Santiago, Chile's capital and largest city, is home to more than one-third of the country's population. The Mapocho River runs through Santiago, and the city's main attractions are along the river.

The Guardian - AU

Chile votes overwhelmingly to reject new, progressive constitution

With 96% of the ballots counted, the rejection camp has 62% and the approve team accept defeat in bid to replace Pinochet-era settlement

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