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Forest fires raging in central Chile have killed more than 100 people

The fires have been burning with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del Mar, where a famous botanical garden founded in 1931 was destroyed by the flames on Sunday.

WEKU

Half a century later, the military junta still haunts Chile

Chileans recently voted to reject a proposed new constitution which critics said was even more authoritarian and conservative than the 1980 dictatorship-era constitution it sought to replace.

The Conversation

Boric Grapples With Lithium Strategy Amid Second Referendum Fallout: Analysis

After a second failed constitutional referendum, Chilean President Gabriel Boric's flagship lithium strategy—or lack thereof—is on the clock.

International Business Times

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Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era charter

The vote came more than a year after Chileans rejected a proposed constitution written by a left-leaning convention. The new document was more conservative than the one it had sought to replace.

WEKU

Chile votes to reject new conservative constitution which threatened rights of women

Current constitution dating back to the dictatorship of Gen Augusto Pinochet will now stay in place after two drafts were rejected in referendums

The Guardian - AU

Chile Votes In Second Shot At New Constitution

Chileans head to the polls Sunday for a second referendum aimed at replacing the country's dictatorship-era constitution, with voters asked to approve or reject a more conservative draft.

International Business Times

‘Sometimes you feel you’re in Palestine’: culture and cause burn brightly in Chile

Chile has the largest Palestinian diaspora outside the Middle East – and it is lending its considerable weight to the call for justice

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Fed-up Voters Put Latin American Leaders On Thin Ice

Latin American governments are learning not to get too comfortable in office, as disgruntled voters repeatedly topple incumbents, often in favor of outsiders or inexperienced politicians.

International Business Times

From sport to music, Chile’s Palestinian diaspora rallies to support Gaza

Chile is home to the largest Palestinian population outside of the Middle East, making the community a political force.

Al Jazeera

Chile’s right wing presents draft conservative constitution

Draft, which some observers consider a step backwards, could threaten rights to abortion and collective strike action

The Guardian - US

Pan American Games give Chile's Boric a break from political polarization

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric faces a deeply polarized country, rising crime and a divisive upcoming vote on a new constitution

The Independent UK

Patricio Guzmán: fierce filmmaker who chronicled 50 years of Chile's history after Pinochet coup

This week marks half a century since the beginning of Augusto Pinochet’s brutal 17-year dictatorship – a dark and devastating period of Chile’s history that continues to leave scars on the South American country.

The Conversation

Chile president gives staunch defence of democracy, 50 years after Pinochet coup

Gabriel Boric makes speech outside palace where Salvador Allende was overthrown in 1973, ushering in brutal military dictatorship

The Guardian - US

The Guardian view on the other 9/11: Pinochet’s dictatorship casts a lengthening shadow

Editorial: Washington should come clean about its role in the 1973 Chilean coup d’état, as it is seen as part of attempts to destabilise leftwing governments in Latin America

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The Independent UK

Chile marks 50 years since the coup that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship

Chile on Monday was commemorating the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet

The Guardian - UK

‘It became an obsession’: the long search for the remains of Pinochet’s victims

As Chile marks 50 years since the coup, women who have scoured the desert for remains of their husbands fear the brutality of the death squads will be forgotten

The Independent UK

A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet's coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly

The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism

The Guardian - US

US state department declassifies more documents about Pinochet’s 1973 coup

Papers reveal how Richard Nixon was briefed on impending military takeover in Chile that ushered in 17-year dictatorship

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‘Gigantic step backwards’: far-right gains in Chile threaten abortion rights

Concerns mount as ultraconservative Republican party’s ‘right to life’ proposal could be enshrined in constitution

The Guardian - US

Files reveal Nixon role in plot to block Allende from Chilean presidency

President hosted rightwing mogul Agustín Edwards in September 1970 and discussed plans to foil socialist election-winner

Reuters

Chile's Boric to insist on shelved tax reform bill by end of July

Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday his government will insist on pushing through a tax reform bill that was shelved by Congress earlier this year.

The Hindu

Explained | Who should own the world’s lithium?

Analysing how Lithium should be mined and managed as it is becoming a mineral of vast importance for the digital world

Reuters

Colombia, Venezuela reach agreement to find remains of victims buried by paramilitaries

Colombia and Venezuela have reached an agreement to search for remains of victims who were killed by paramilitaries during Colombia's internal armed conflict and reportedly buried in Venezuela, Colombia President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Chile greenlights mining tax reform that boosts government take

Lawmakers in Chile's lower house of Congress gave final approval on Wednesday for a long-awaited mining tax reform that now requires only the signature of leftist President Gabriel Boric, who has publicly backed it, to become law.

Businessweek

The Green Energy Transition Has a Chilean Copper Problem

Codelco is struggling to lift output amid the worldwide push toward electrification.

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