/tags/chile Chile en-US WLRN Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:36:42 GMT /americas/2024-02-22/venezuelan-dissident-kidnapped-chile-army-officer Dissident Venezuelan army officer Ronald Ojeda had political asylum in Chile. Officials there don't discount Venezuelan regime involvement in his abduction this week. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:36:42 GMT /americas/2024-02-22/venezuelan-dissident-kidnapped-chile-army-officer Tim Padgett /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-21/death-of-chilean-poet-pablo-neruda-should-be-reinvestigated-court-rules The death of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda days after Chile's 1973 military coup should be reinvestigated, an appeals court has ruled, saying new steps could help clarify what killed the poet. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 07:28:17 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-21/death-of-chilean-poet-pablo-neruda-should-be-reinvestigated-court-rules The Associated Press /commentary/2024-02-08/a-sensible-conservative-dies-in-chile-as-sensible-conservatism-dies-here COMMENTARY It's sad but apt that a sensible conservative like former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera dies as sensible conservatism is being killed in the U.S. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-02-08/a-sensible-conservative-dies-in-chile-as-sensible-conservatism-dies-here Tim Padgett /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-06/former-chilean-president-sebastian-pinera-dies-in-a-helicopter-crash-at-74 He served as president from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. Piñera led the South American nation during devastating natural disasters, including the fallout of an earthquake and a tsunami. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:02:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-06/former-chilean-president-sebastian-pinera-dies-in-a-helicopter-crash-at-74 The Associated Press /americas/2024-02-05/hundreds-of-people-are-missing-as-the-death-toll-from-chiles-wildfires-reaches-122 Volunteers in central Chile are trying to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris in neighborhoods destroyed by forest fires that have killed at least 122 people in densely populated areas over the past three days. Hundreds of people remain missing. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:40:02 GMT /americas/2024-02-05/hundreds-of-people-are-missing-as-the-death-toll-from-chiles-wildfires-reaches-122 Associated Press /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-03/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. Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:51:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-03/forest-fires-raging-in-central-chile-have-killed-more-than-100-people The Associated Press /npr-breaking-news/2023-12-18/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. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 06:45:01 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-12-18/chileans-reject-conservative-constitution-to-replace-dictatorship-era-charter The Associated Press /americas/2023-11-07/chile-president-calls-for-referendum-on-proposed-constitution-drafted-by-conservatives Chilean President Gabriel Boric has formally received the draft of a new constitution and is calling for a national referendum next month so citizens can decide whether the new charter will replace the country’s dictatorship-era constitution. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:27:36 GMT /americas/2023-11-07/chile-president-calls-for-referendum-on-proposed-constitution-drafted-by-conservatives The Associated Press /americas/2023-11-02/the-biden-administration-pushes-for-more-us-latin-america-trade-seeking-to-lessen-chinese-influence President Joe Biden is trying to increase trade with Latin America. The Democrat is meeting with the heads of the Dominican Republic and Chile as part of a broader effort to disrupt China’s dominance in global manufacturing. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:31:53 GMT /americas/2023-11-02/the-biden-administration-pushes-for-more-us-latin-america-trade-seeking-to-lessen-chinese-influence The Associated Press /americas/2023-11-01/bolivia-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-israel-as-chile-and-colombia-recall-their-ambassadors Bolivia's government accused Israel of carrying out "crimes against humanity" in the Gaza Strip. Chile and Colombia recalled their ambassadors to Israel as they criticize the Israeli military offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:35:16 GMT /americas/2023-11-01/bolivia-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-israel-as-chile-and-colombia-recall-their-ambassadors Associated Press