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Chile extends new constitution deadline to July

An assembly in Chile charged with drawing up the country's new constitution extended the deadline by which the first draft must be ready by three months on Tuesday, as its members struggle to digest a lengthy list of proposals addressing environmental and social issues.

Reuters

New Microscopic Organisms Found in Deep Sea Trench Baffle Chile Scientists

When Chilean scientist Osvaldo Ulloa led an expedition 8,000 meters under the sea to an area where no human had ever been, his team discovered microscopic organisms that generated more questions than answers. The January submarine expedition dove into the Atacama Trench, created by the meeting of two tectonic plates…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Manchester United duo Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri receive Uruguay call-ups

Uruguay have announced their 26-man squad for their crucial World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Chile.

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Netflix tests charges for sharing passwords between households

Scheme being trialled in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru seen as way to make more money from existing subscribers as growth slows

The Guardian - US

Netflix Tests Charging a Fee to Share Accounts

Netflix on Wednesday said it is testing charging a fee to subscribers who share their accounts with people who don't live in their homes. The US-based steaming service has long taken a relaxed approach to users sharing passwords with family or friends, but recently saw stock dive on quarterly results…

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Sinovac shot prevents only 38% of Covid cases in kids, data shows

Young children who received two doses of China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd vaccine gained “modest” defences against Omicron infections and higher protection against developing severe cases of Covid-19, a study in Chile showed.

Bangkok Post

Chile abortion debate gets key place in Constitution redraft

Chile's divisive battle over abortion rights could get a central role in the Andean country's planned new constitution after an assembly voted to approve part of the draft text that calls on the state to guarantee women's reproductive rights.

Reuters

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Chile's largest Indigenous group is fighting to take back what was lost

To progressives, he's a hero — to conservatives, a dangerous militant. Meet Alberto Curamil, the Mapuche leader fighting against 500 years of oppression in Chile.

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Monstrosity, kooky Christmas, longings and love: The animated shorts of Oscars 2022

LOS ANGELES — The 2022 Oscar-nominated animated short films plumb the heart — and the heart of darkness. They're from the U.S., England, Spain, Chile and Russia and decidedly not for kids (except for, effectively, a kooky Christmas special by the folks at Aardman). They present nightmares, grotesques ... and…

Los Angeles Times

Hugh O’Shaughnessy obituary

Journalist who reported for 30 years from many Latin American countries where grave human rights abuses were being committed

The Guardian - UK

Chile President Boric to wait for new Constitution before discussing TPP

Chilean President Gabriel Boric, who took office on Friday, said on Monday he would wait for a new Constitution to be ready to discuss topics related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and trade partnerships with Asian countries.

Reuters

Hugh O’Shaughnessy: Acclaimed foreign correspondent specialising in South America

The journalist stayed on in Chile after the 1973 military coup to witness General Pinochet’s regime of murder and torture

The Independent UK

Gabriel Martinelli reacts on Instagram as Arsenal move is vindicated after Brazil announcement

Gabriel Martinelli has been named in the Brazil squad for games against Chile and Bolivia later this month, marking the Arsenal forward's first senior call-up

Football London

Chile’s Boric becomes president with vow to redistribute wealth

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile President Gabriel Boric said he will work to boost economic growth and better disseminate wealth while healing tensions from years of social unrest, in his first speech after being sworn in as head of state.

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Exclusive-Chile tax reform to focus on individuals, natural resources, finance minister says

Chile's tax reform, a key plank of new President Gabriel Boric's economic plan, will focus on individuals, natural resources and environmental levies more than corporations, Finance Minister Mario Marcel told Reuters in his first interview in office.

The Guardian - US

Gabriel Boric, 36, sworn in as president to herald new era for Chile

Progressive former student leader hopes to transform a country still living in the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship

France 24

High hopes and a raft of challenges as Chile shifts left under Boric

Chile shifted sharply to the left on Friday when Gabriel Boric, 36, was sworn in as the South American country's youngest ever president after pledging social and economic reforms, and riding a wave of voter dissatisfaction with the political status quo.

Reuters

Gabriel Boric: From student protest leader to Chile's youngest president

Gabriel Boric, who at 36 years old takes office on Friday as Chile's youngest president, has been building towards this moment since childhood.

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Chile's new president: 'I'll be a president for all Chileans'

Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric was sworn in as president on Friday, vowing to listen to all sides while warning of the challenges ahead, as the Andean country marked the sharpest shift in its politics since the return to democracy three decades ago after the bloody dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.

Reuters

Chile's first gay couple weds as same sex marriage law takes effect

Chile's Javier Silva and Jaime Nazar became the first two men to tie the knot in the South American country's history on Thursday after a law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect.

Reuters

In Chile's edgy Barrio Yungay, a progressive president readies to move in

In Barrio Yungay, an edgy central Santiago neighborhood, an artist-owned sourdough bakery rubs shoulders with the Chilean city's oldest barbershop and a mini-market with a flickering back light that sells vegetables, dairy products and snacks.

Reuters

Latin America's trans politicians gain ground in a dangerous region

When Erika Hilton decided to run for political office in South America's biggest city in 2020, she had no idea she would receive more votes than any other female candidate to win a city council seat in Brazil that year.

The Guardian - UK

Acclaimed foreign correspondent Hugh O’Shaughnessy dies aged 87

Former Observer journalist was perhaps best known for his courageous coverage of Pinochet’s brutal coup in Chile in 1973

Zenger

Mummification In Europe May Be The Oldest In The World

While the Chinchorro mummies of Chile date back to 7000 B.C., a new study shows Portugal has much older preserved bodies.

The Guardian - UK

Weatherwatch: the many climate zones of Chile

Country’s weather varies from strongly oceanic climate in south to extreme desert dryness in north

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