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Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
Read full article: Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential electionVenezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged.
Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed electionAs thousands of people demonstrate across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González has announced that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election whose victory electoral authorities handed to President Nicolás Maduro.
Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes
Read full article: Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimesA Chilean-American raised in the United States has filed a criminal complaint against the state of Chile alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s.
Chile joins developing nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel at international court
Read full article: Chile joins developing nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel at international courtChile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice.
Chilean ex-President Piñera drowned after a crash in a helicopter he was piloting, prosecutors say
Read full article: Chilean ex-President Piñera drowned after a crash in a helicopter he was piloting, prosecutors sayChilean prosecutors have released more details about the death of former President Sebastian Piñera.
Hundreds of people are missing as the death toll from Chile's wildfires reaches 123
Read full article: Hundreds of people are missing as the death toll from Chile's wildfires reaches 123Volunteers in central Chile are trying to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris in neighborhoods destroyed by forest fires that have killed at least 123 people in densely populated areas over the past three days.
Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 112 people over 3 days
Read full article: Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 112 people over 3 daysFirefighters are wrestling with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile, as officials impose new curfews in the cities most heavily affected by the blazes.
46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas
Read full article: 46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areasChile's president says intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, and officials say at least 1,100 homes had been destroyed.
Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year
Read full article: Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last yearChilean voters have rejected a conservative constitution to replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter, a little over a year after turning down a proposed leftist charter.
UN chief gives interview from melting Antarctica on eve of global climate summit
Read full article: UN chief gives interview from melting Antarctica on eve of global climate summitOn the eve of international climate talks, U_N_ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused climate change, sending the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”.
Live updates | Hundreds evacuate Gaza Strip as more pressure placed on Israel to pause fighting
Read full article: Live updates | Hundreds evacuate Gaza Strip as more pressure placed on Israel to pause fightingIsrael ground troops are advancing toward Gaza City as diplomatic efforts intensify for at least a brief pause in the fighting in Gaza’s deadliest war.
Israel criticizes South American countries after they cut diplomatic ties and recall ambassadors
Read full article: Israel criticizes South American countries after they cut diplomatic ties and recall ambassadorsIsrael has criticized Bolivia, Chile and Colombia after the South American countries undertook a series of diplomatic moves to protest Israel's military operations against Hamas in Gaza.
Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorship
Read full article: Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorshipThe opening ceremony of Chile’s first Pan American Games was not only a celebration of athletes, Indigenous peoples and poetry, but laid bare the politically divided country’s scars from the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet from 1973 until 1990.
TV equipment stolen from Pan Am Games' opening ceremony site in Chile, boosting security concerns
Read full article: TV equipment stolen from Pan Am Games' opening ceremony site in Chile, boosting security concernsTelevision crews at the Pan American Games had equipment stolen this week from the compound of Estadio Nacional, the site of Friday’s opening ceremony, heightening concerns about crime at the tournament hosting over 6,800 athletes.
Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the 'Belt and Road' forum
Read full article: Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the 'Belt and Road' forumLeaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative.
In Chile, justice eludes victims of Catholic clergy sex abuse years after the crisis exploded
Read full article: In Chile, justice eludes victims of Catholic clergy sex abuse years after the crisis explodedA clergy sex abuse scandal involving Chile’s most notorious pedophile, the priest Fernando Karadima, shook the South American country in 2010 in a way never seen in Latin America.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile's 1973 coup
Read full article: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile's 1973 coupU.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says in Chile that it is imperative for the United States to declassify documents that could shed light on its involvement in the South American country’s 1973 coup.
Divisions over the Ukraine war cause a rift at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-in
Read full article: Divisions over the Ukraine war cause a rift at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-inEuropean Union and Latin American leaders have concluded a summit that was supposed to be a love-in after eight years of separation with a second full day of aggravation over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Brazilian president's support of Venezuela's leader mars unity at South America summit
Read full article: Brazilian president's support of Venezuela's leader mars unity at South America summitThe Brazilian president’s strong support of Venezuela’s authoritarian leader has marred the unity at a South American summit that Brazil convened in hopes of reviving a bloc of the region’s 12 politically polarized countries.
Chile: Conservatives will now control Constitution rewrite
Read full article: Chile: Conservatives will now control Constitution rewriteChile seemed on the cusp of a progressive revolution last year when a committee dominated by leftists drafted a bold new constitution to replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter.
Hundreds stuck at Peru-Chile border in crackdown on migrants
Read full article: Hundreds stuck at Peru-Chile border in crackdown on migrantsA migration crisis at the border between Chile and Peru is intensifying, with hundreds of people stranded, unable to cross into Peru in an effort to return to their home country of Venezuela.
Chile's Boric shakes up cabinet after constitution loss
Read full article: Chile's Boric shakes up cabinet after constitution lossChile’s President Gabriel Boric shook up his cabinet in an effort to relaunch his government less than 48 hours after he was dealt a resounding blow when citizens overwhelmingly rejected a new progressive constitution he had championed.
Chile's Boric tries to turn page after constitution fails
Read full article: Chile's Boric tries to turn page after constitution failsAfter voters in Chile rejected a progressive constitution that would have fundamentally changed the country, political leaders have started working on finding a path forward to reform the current charter which dates back to the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution
Read full article: Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitutionChileans have resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would usher in a progressive era.
Chile's tattooed president-elect honors homeland in ink
Read full article: Chile's tattooed president-elect honors homeland in inkWhen Gabriel Boric is sworn in as Chile’s president he’ll not only be the youngest to lead the South American country but also the first in Latin America to sport several tattoos.
Leftist millennial vows to remake Chile after historic win
Read full article: Leftist millennial vows to remake Chile after historic winFormer student leader Gabriel Boric will be under quick pressure from his youthful supporters to fulfill his promises to remake Chile after the millennial politician won the country’s presidential runoff.
Fear of extremes driving voters in Chile presidential runoff
Read full article: Fear of extremes driving voters in Chile presidential runoffA leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests has been elected Chile’s next president after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump.
Ex-protester, far-right lawmaker to meet in Chilean runoff
Read full article: Ex-protester, far-right lawmaker to meet in Chilean runoffA conservative lawmaker with a history of defending Chile’s military dictatorship and a former student protest leader are headed to a polarizing presidential runoff after failing to garner enough votes to win the country’s election outright.
Far-right lawmaker, ex-protester to meet in Chilean runoff
Read full article: Far-right lawmaker, ex-protester to meet in Chilean runoffTwo onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum have received the most votes in Chile’s presidential election but have failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up what’s likely to be polarizing runoff in the region’s most advanced economy.
In uncertain times, Chileans vote with ballots and wallets
Read full article: In uncertain times, Chileans vote with ballots and walletsChileans are voting for president Sunday with a mix of dread, optimism and above all uncertainty about what lies ahead after a wave of social and political unrest that includes the current effort to rewrite the constitution.