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A tale of two Chiles; referendum on constitutional reform
While Chile’s rich and corporations enjoy low taxes, its poor and elderly struggle with nearly no social safety net. […]
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Chilean President Piñera signs parliament “haircut” law
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Sebastián Piñera has announced a new law that cuts remunerations and salaries for parliamentarians, the President, ministers, mayors, governors and other government officials. In a show of good […]
Chile Abroad
Pinochet’s top lady spy and alleged torturer arrested in Australia
SYDNEY – Australian police have arrested a Chilean woman living in Sydney over her alleged involvement in a kidnapping during the military rule of Gen Augusto Pinochet in the South American country. Adriana Rivas worked […]
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Chile ranked 21st country in the world with the most freedom
SANTIAGO – Chile has been ranked among the top 25 countries in the world with the most freedom, according to a new report by Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization that releases an annual report […]
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‘Adriana’s Pact’: No justice in Chile for victims of Pinochet’s dictatorship
MADRID – Chilean filmmaker Lissette Orozco, who has made a name for herself in the international documentary film industry with Adriana’s Pact (2017), a film about her aunt, Adriana Elcira Rivas González, one of the […]
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‘No democracy in Venezuela’, Chile’s Piñera tells Summit of the Americas
LIMA – President Sebastián Piñera sharply criticized the Venezuelan political situation after arriving Friday in Peru to participate in the eighth Summit of the Americas. “Well, there is no doubt that in Venezuela there is […]
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Bachelet highlights human rights, democracy as her policy in Cuba visit
HAVANA – Outgoing Chilean President Michelle Bachelet highlighted the guidelines of the international policy of her management based on democracy, human rights and understanding among peoples during her official visit to Cuba. In her speech […]
Chile Election
DISCUSSION: Voter Turnout in Chile
Isabel Cocker/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – There were queues hours long at voting booths, I heard on Sunday. Many more people than expected had turned out to vote, and the polling stations weren’t ready […]
Chile Election
ELECTIONS: Sánchez cedes introductory minutes to candidates who weren’t invited to Presidential Debate
Isabel Cocker/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – During Thursday’s Presidential Debate at the Moneda Palace, Beatriz Sánchez shocked the audience when she gave up part of her introductory time in order to include video footage […]
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Gauri Lankesh: Journalist’s murder sparks protests across India
NEW DELHI – A prominent Indian journalist critical of Hindu nationalist politics has been shot dead in the southern state of Karnataka, sparking widespread protests in several cities including capital New Delhi. Gauri Lankesh, 55, […]