Failure to contain COVID jeopardises Latin America recovery: IMF
The economic recovery of Latin America will remain uneven and at risk unless governments take control of the pandemic and COVID-19 cases decrease, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Monday. “If there are no major achievements in vaccinations, if we cannot reverse the trend that we have seen in infections and mortality, then clearly, that […]
Protests erupt in Chile after police fatally shoot street juggler
Hundreds protest in southern Chile and the government holds emergency meeting after street juggler fatally shot by police. Protests have broken out and a municipal building was set on fire in southern Chile after police shot dead a street performer, prompting an emergency government meeting. The shooting took place on Friday in Panguipulli, a popular […]
Police Shoot a Street Juggler in Chile, Setting Off Protests
Buildings were burned during protests in a town in southern Chile on Friday, as angry demonstrators reacted to what officials and local media said was the fatal police shooting of a street juggler. The shooting took place on Friday afternoon in the town of Panguipulli after police officers tried to check the juggler’s identity, ADN […]
Mexico begins COVID vaccine roll-out
Chile and Costa Rica will begin a roll-out of coronavirus vaccinations on Thursday, joining Mexico to be among the first Latin American countries to begin mass immunisation campaigns. Mexico started a mass vaccination programme on Thursday, with a nurse the first to be shown receiving the jab in the country with one of the world’s […]
COVID reaches Antarctica
Chile’s armed forces say at least 36 people have been infected at its Bernardo O’Higgins base, a remote research station. The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile’s military said this week, as health and army officials scrambled to clear out and quarantine staff from a remote research station […]
Chile’s Mapuche people vs the State: A battle for ancestral lands
We travel to Chile to meet some of the Mapuche groups on the offensive to reclaim their culture. . Source link
Trump or Biden? Mexico eyes who could boost struggling economy #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Mexico City, Mexico – Five years ago, Donald Trump kicked off his first presidential campaign by saying that Mexico was sending crime, drugs and rapists to the United States. He thrust the US’s southern neighbour into the electoral spotlight and kept it there, making his infamous promise to build a border wall paid for by […]
A new era for Chile? #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Chileans have voted to replace a constitution dating from the military dictatorship. . Source link
In Pictures: Chileans celebrate landmark referendum victory #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Chileans voted overwhelmingly in a landmark referendum on Sunday to replace their dictatorship-era constitution, long seen as underpinning the nation’s glaring economic and social inequalities. The result set off celebrations across the capital and other cities after voters threw out the constitution left by the 1973-1990 regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet. Thousands of people flocked […]
Celebrations in Chile as voters back rewriting constitution #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Tens of thousands of Chileans have taken to Santiago’s main square in celebration after people across the country overwhelmingly backed re-writing Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution that many see as the root cause of the country’s social and economic inequalities. In Santiago’s Plaza Italia, the focus of the massive and often violent protests last year which sparked […]
Chileans vote in historic referendum on constitution #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Polls have opened in Chile for a referendum on whether the Pinochet-era constitution should be torn up and replaced by a fresh charter drafted by citizens, a key demand in protests that erupted last year. Fierce anti-government demonstrations over inequality and elitism in one of Latin America’s most advanced economies broke out late last year […]
In Pictures: Churches set ablaze as Chile protests turn violent #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Two churches were torched as tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered on Sunday in a central Santiago square to mark the anniversary of a protest movement that broke out last year demanding greater equality in Chile. The demonstration comes just a week before Chileans vote in a referendum on whether to replace the dictatorship-era constitution, […]
Chile rallies turn violent, raising concern about referendum vote #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Rallies to commemorate a year since mass protests descend into night-time violence and looting. Tens of thousands of Chileans gathered in the central square of Santiago to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests that left more than 30 people dead and thousands injured, but the mostly peaceful rally deteriorated into riots and looting after […]