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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: major blow to president as far right triumphs in key constitution vote

‘Earthquake in Chilean politics’ as ultra-conservative Republican party wins 22 of 50 seats on body to rewrite Pinochet-era document

The Guardian - US

Conervatives prevail in key vote for new Chile constitution

A far-right party is leading in the vote count after Chileans cast ballots Sunday for a 50-member commission that is to draft a new coonstitution

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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

Migrants stranded on Chile-Peru border repatriated to Venezuela

Chile's government said that 115 Venezuelan migrants who had been stranded on the border with Peru were repatriated to Venezuela on a humanitarian flight Sunday.

Reuters

How the world fell in love with sauvignon blanc

Sauvignon blanc has made itself at home all over the planet - here are a selection from New Zealand, Chile, France and South Africa

The Guardian - UK

Chile to choose constitutional council, but apathy reigns

Chile will vote Sunday to choose 50 delegates to a council that will draw up a new Constitution, after voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed charter last year that was widely described as one of the world’s most progressive

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Island at the end of the world: Antarctic outpost faces uncertain times

The climate crisis, geopolitical upheaval, a burgeoning tourism and an ever-extending list of interests and actors are straining relations on King George Island

The Guardian - US

Chile's voters set to take big step in constitution redraft 2.0

Chileans will vote to elect 50 constitutional advisers on Sunday, a major step towards rewriting the constitution, after voters overwhelmingly rejected a first attempt in a plebiscite last September to replace the dictatorship-era charter.

Reuters

'It's Like Stockholm Syndrome': Gloria Álvarez Is Trying To Save Latin America From Socialism

"If there is freedom, private property, rule of law, then Latin Americans thrive," says the social media star.

Reason

Soccer-Chile's president Boric speaks out against violence in stadiums

Chile's president Gabriel Boric criticised violence in stadiums after the derby between Universidad de Chile and Universidad Catolica was suspended on Sunday due to disorder, fireworks and noise bombs in the stands of the Estadio Municipal Ester Roa Rebolledo in Concepcion.

Reuters

Chile, Peru discuss safe passage for stranded migrants

Stranded for five days under the scorching desert sun alongside a highway, Venezuelan Rosmary Morales looks on helplessly at a wall of police officers blocking her passage into Peru

The Independent UK

Peru sends military to Chile border to block undocumented migrants

Some 700 Peruvian soldiers and police officers will reinforce its southern border with Chile to prevent the entry of undocumented migrants, Peruvian authorities said on Friday, amid diplomatic tensions between the two countries over the issue.

Reuters

Migration crisis as hundreds stranded at Peru-Chile border

A 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

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Chile's lithium takeover plan faces technical, political challenges

While Chile's plan to take control of its lithium industry has caused global shockwaves, state-led production of the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries is seen by analysts as likely years away given technical and political challenges.

Reuters

Chile's state lithium push emerges as test for Latam resource nationalism

Chilean President Gabriel Boric's pitch last week to enshrine greater state control over lithium is emerging as the latest test for the resource nationalism embraced by Latin America's ascendant left but which has proven tough to implement in practice.

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.

France 24

Memory chips dominate South Korean president's visit to US

As South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol heads to Washington for a visit, the Financial Times is reporting that the White House has asked Seoul to urge its chipmakers (Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix) not to fill the China shortfalls of US rival Micron in the event of a ban by…

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World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets

In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognised as the oldest in the world.

The Independent UK

Chile's plan for state control in lithium dismays business

The Chilean government’s newly announced plan to have the state take a majority stake in the lithium industry has disconcerted business leaders

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Porsche Takes Classic Cayennes On Picture-Perfect Road Trip To Patagonia

The SUVs covered 2,200 miles from Puerto Montt in Chile to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the Americas.

Fortune

Chile turns to nationalization to safeguard its lithium supply amid the EV revolution

The lithium-producing countries are scrambling to seize control of lithium mining amid the electric car boom.

Reuters

Codelco says access to its mines blocked by demonstrations in northern Chile

Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, on Friday said a demonstration against insecurity and crime in the neighbouring mining city of Calama has blocked access to its large deposits in that northern part of the country.

Investors Business Daily

Chile Moves To Nationalize Lithium Production; Miners Slide

Details were unclear as Chilean President Gabriel Boric moves to nationalize lithium production, but lithium stocks skidded lower.

The Independent UK

Chile leader to require state share in lithium extraction

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has announced a plan to require private companies take Chile’s government on as a partner in the extration of lithium, which is in high demand around the world for use in electric batteries

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