Chile widens state of emergency as raging wildfires leave four dead
President Gabriel Boric cuts short vacation as heatwave fuels blazes across southern and central regions Chile’s government has declared a widened state of emergency amid...
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Chile rejects $2.5bn iron and copper mine planned near penguin reserve
Dominga project included insufficient efforts to mitigate impact on reserves for dolphins, whales and penguins, committee says Chile’s government has rejected a controversial $2.5bn iron...
Chile’s justice minister resigns in face of opposition to protester pardons
Marcela Ríos stands down before expected congressional complaint over pardons of those involved in 2019 political violence Chile’s justice minister, Marcela Ríos, has resigned her...
Easter Island fire causes ‘irreparable’ damage to famous moai statues
Forest fire that swept through more than 100 hectares of national park, with some moai ‘totally charred’ A forest fire that tore through part of...
‘Talk with us, not for us’: fishing communities accuse UN of ignoring their voices
Developing countries’ delegates at UN conference seek recognition of small fisheries’ role in protecting oceans and fighting hunger Small-scale fishermen and women from coastal nations...
Jubilation and hope as convention puts final stamp on Chile’s new draft constitution
Draft shifts country away from Pinochet-era document, enshrining cultural rights and laying out path of autonomy for Indigenous peoples The process of drafting Chile’s new...
Chile finalises new draft constitution to replace Pinochet-era document
Process spawned amid mass protests in 2019 will culminate in September plebiscite but polls show only 38% currently in favour After 10 months of fraught...
Chilean journalist dies after being shot while covering Workers’ Day marches
Francisca Sandoval, 29, is the first journalist to be killed in the line of duty in Chile since the Pinochet dictatorship A Chilean journalist who...
Erosion of abortion rights gathers pace around the world as US signals new era
A leaked supreme court draft ruling shows the US is set to end 50 years of a woman’s right to choose. Elsewhere, the battle still...
