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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…

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Guardian - AU

Vote on world’s most progressive constitution begins in Chile

Approval would replace Pinochet-era document, recognizing Chile’s Indigenous peoples and requiring action on the climate crisis

The Guardian - US

Former Chilean police captain found guilty of assault for blinding woman

Patricio Maturana fired a teargas canister that permanently blinded Fabiola Campillai as she walked to work during protests

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Chile's Boric suffers first Cabinet resignation

SANTIAGO - Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday that he had accepted the resignation of his Cabinet's social development minister, the first shakeup of his young administration which began in March.

Reuters

Chile to seek 'consequences' for sinkhole near copper mine

SANTIAGO - Chile will seek to apply harsh sanctions to those responsible for a huge sinkhole near a copper mine in the country's north, the mining minister said on Monday.

Reuters

A divisive bestseller: copies of Chile's new constitution hit the streets

In cities around Chile, bookstores and street vendors are touting a new, purple book that promises – or, depending on the reader's view, threatens – to reshape society in the Andean nation.

Reuters

High school on fire: violent protests by kids rock Chile

As Chilean school kids start winter vacation, they leave behind a semester marked by violence. Several high schools around Santiago were taken over by students; one was set on fire while hooded youths clashed with police and burned city buses.

Reuters

Chile finalizes proposed constitution, final vote on Sept. 4

Chile's constitutional assembly handed over the final text of a proposed new constitution to President Gabriel Boric on Monday, finalizing a year-long process to replace the country's magna carta that dates back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

Reuters

Game of stones: calls to protect Spanish city’s centuries-old noughts and crosses

Local historians seek to preserve part of Santiago de Compostela’s heritage after residents find nine-hole patterns across city

The Guardian - UK

Gregor Townsend vows Scotland will be pumped up for Chile showdown in Santiago

Gregor Townsend has promised that no quarter will be asked or given in tomorrow evening’s non-cap international match against Chile in Santiago.

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Edinburgh’s Luke Crosbie to captain Scotland A against Chile

EDINBURGH flanker Luke Crosbie will captain Scotland A against Chile in Santiago on Saturday.

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Nutritionists boost children's diet with 3D-printed meals

SANTIAGO: Some dehydrated "cochayuyo" seaweed, some instant mashed potatoes and hot water: these are the ingredients for a nutritious menu of 3D-printed food that nutritional experts in Chile hope will revolutionise the food market, particularly for children.

The Independent UK

Camino pilgrims help rural Spain’s emptying villages survive

Over centuries, villages with magnificent artwork were built along the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile pilgrimage route crossing Spain

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'We beg God for water': Chilean lake turns to desert, sounding climate change alarm

The Penuelas reservoir in central Chile was until twenty years ago the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, holding enough water for 38,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. Water for only two pools now remains.

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Former Chilean priest found guilty of sex abuse and rape

A former priest and top aide to Santiago's archbishop was found guilty on Wednesday of repeated sexual abuse and rape, the result of 2018 scandal that ensnared multiple high-ranking members of the Chilean Catholic Church.

The Guardian - US

‘Consequences will be dire’: Chile’s water crisis is reaching breaking point

Unprecedented drought makes water a national security issue as more than half of Chile’s 19 million population lived in area with ‘severe water scarcity’ by end of 2021

The National (Scotland)

Scotland 'A' rugby side to play fixture for first time in eight years

SCOTLAND ‘A’ will play a fixture for the first time in eight years next month when they take on Chile in Santiago. The match on Saturday 25 June…

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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.

The Guardian - UK

Experience: a cactus saved my life

‘This is it,’ I thought as I started to roll down the canyon, rapidly picking up speed

The Independent UK

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

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.

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