Chile: Conservatives will now control Constitution rewrite
May 9, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile seemed on the cusp of a progressive revolution last year when a committee dominated by leftists drafted a bold new constitution to replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter.
Conservatives prevail in key vote for new Chile constitution
May 8, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A far-right party led in the vote count Sunday night after Chileans cast ballots for a 50-member commission that is to draft a new coonstitution after voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed charter last year that was considered one of the world’s most progressive.
Chile will select constitutional council amid voter apathy
May 5, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile will vote Sunday to choose 50 delegates to a council that will draw up a new Constitution, after voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed charter last year that was widely described as one of the world’s most progressive.
Chile, Peru discuss safe passage for stranded migrants
April 28, 2023 GMTTACNA, Peru (AP) — Stranded for five days under the scorching desert sun alongside a highway, Venezuelan Rosmary Morales looked on helplessly Friday at a wall of police officers blocking her passage into Peru.
Hundreds stuck at Peru-Chile border in crackdown on migrants
April 28, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A migration crisis at the border between Chile and Peru intensified Thursday as hundreds of people remained stranded, unable to cross into Peru in an effort to return to their home country of Venezuela.
Chile’s plan for state control in lithium dismays business
April 21, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Chilean government’s newly announced plan to have the state take a majority stake in the lithium industry disconcerted business leaders, though analysts cautioned that the proposal appears to try to strike a middle ground between competing interests.
Chile leader wants state to share in any lithium extraction
April 21, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — President Gabriel Boric has announced a plan to require that private companies take Chile's government on as a partner in the extraction of lithium, which is in high demand around the world for use in electric batteries.
Chile lawmakers vote to reduce work week from 45 to 40 hours
April 11, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s Congress on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to reduce the work week from 45 to 40 hours over five years, a decision hailed by the left-wing government as a breakthrough for workers’ rights.
Chile’s president shakes up Cabinet, replaces five ministers
March 10, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — President Gabriel Boric shook up his Cabinet on Friday, replacing five of his 24 ministers on the eve of beginning his second year in power, announcing the change two days after Chile's lawmakers rejected a proposed tax overhaul for financing most of his government program.
Chile: Attempted $32 million airport heist leaves two dead
March 8, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — An airport shootout in Chile's capital killed a security officer and an alleged robber Wednesday in what authorities said was an attempted heist of more than $32 million in cash aboard a plane from Miami.
Home favorite Jarry beats Etcheverry for Chile Open title
March 6, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Home crowd favorite Nicolas Jarry beat Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-2 to clinch the Chile Open final on Sunday, his first title at the elite level since 2019.
Etcheverry and Jarry through to Chile Open final
March 5, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Home-crowd favorite Nicolas Jarry and Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry have advanced to the final of the Chile Open on Saturday.
Jarry beat Spain's Jaume Munar 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 to play his second professional final, the first since his doping suspension in in April 2020.
South Americans dominate Chile Open semifinals
March 4, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Three of the four semifinalists at the Chile Open are South American players.
Spain's Jaume Munar will be the only exception in the clay court tournament after beating Brazil's Thiago Monteiro on Friday 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
No. 2 seed Cerundolo knocked out of Chile Open by Etcheverry
March 3, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Second-seeded Francisco Cerundolo was eliminated from the Chile Open following a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 loss to fellow Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Thursday.
Etcheverry advanced to a quarterfinal match against Dusan Lajovic, who earlier overcame Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (2).
New Easter Island statue found in volcanic crater’s dry lake
March 2, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Researchers have found a new moai statue in a dry lake on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, joining the approximately 1,000 other iconic monolithic sculptures on what is internationally known as Easter Island.
Top-seeded Musetti knocked out by Munar at Chile Open
March 2, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Jaume Munar of Spain upset top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals at the clay-court Chile Open on Wednesday.
Thiem ends South American tour with 3 losses in 4 matches
March 1, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Former No. 3-ranked and 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem has continued to struggle on clay courts courts in South America as he works his way back from right wrist and abdominal injuries.
Experts found Chilean poet Neruda was poisoned, nephew says
February 14, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Forensic experts have determined that Chilean poet Pablo Neruda died of poisoning nearly 50 years ago, a family member of the Nobel Prize winner said Monday.
The revelation by Rodolfo Reyes, a Neruda nephew, is the latest turn in one of the great debates of post-coup Chile.
South American 2030 World Cup bid seeks final in Montevideo
February 7, 2023 GMTBUENOS AIRES (AP) — Members of the South American candidacy for the centennial 2030 World Cup want to host the opening match in Buenos Aires and the final in Montevideo, where Uruguay won the first edition of the tournament.
Chile wildfires spread amid heat wave as death toll rises
February 4, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile extended an emergency declaration to yet another region on Saturday as firefighters struggled to control dozens of raging wildfires that have claimed at least 22 lives amid a scorching heat wave that has broken records.
13 dead in Chile amid struggle to contain raging wildfires
February 4, 2023 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — At least 13 people were reported dead as of Friday night as a result of the more than 150 wildfires burning across Chile that have destroyed homes and thousands of acres of forest while the South American country is in the midst of a scorching heat wave.
Say cheese! Galactic photo shoot captures 3 billion stars
January 19, 2023 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A galactic photo shoot has captured more than 3 billion stars and galaxies in one of the biggest sky surveys ever.
A dark-energy camera on a telescope in Chile made the observations over two years, focusing on the Southern Hemisphere sky.
NY Times editor Blake Hounshell, formerly of Politico, dies
January 11, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Blake Hounshell, a well-known journalist who edited The New York Times’ “On Politics” newsletter and formerly held several leadership positions at Politico, died Tuesday In Washington.
Easter Island rebounds from wildfire that singed its statues
December 16, 2022 GMTRAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time.
Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific island’s Rapanui people -- remained untouched until recently.
Chile’s parties to retry replacing dictatorship constitution
December 13, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's political parties from the left to the right have agreed to try again to replace the constitution imposed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship four decades ago.
Polynesian pride: Three-day canoe voyage in mid-Pacific
December 3, 2022 GMTRAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — The causes are worthy, the course is daunting – almost 500 kilometers (about 300 miles) across a stretch of the Pacific Ocean in a large canoe.
It’s the Hoki Mai Challenge, which started Saturday in Rapa Nui, a territory in the Pacific that is part of Chile and is better known as Easter Island.
World court: Bolivia, Chile close together in river dispute
December 1, 2022 GMTTHE HAGUE (AP) — The International Court of Justice on Thursday found little to rule on in a long-running dispute over a small river which flows from Bolivia to Chile as the Latin American neighbors had mostly resolved their conflict during the proceedings.
World court: scant disagreement in Chile, Bolivia water row
December 1, 2022 GMTTHE HAGUE (AP) — The International Court of Justice on Thursday found little to rule on in a long-running dispute over a small river which flows from Bolivia to Chile as the Latin American neighbors had mostly resolved their conflict during the proceedings.
Mexican president confirms regional meeting canceled
November 22, 2022 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president confirmed Tuesday that a planned meeting this week of the regional group known as the Pacific Alliance will not take place, because Peru’s congress did not give that country’s president permission to leave the country.
The Latest | UN Climate Summit
November 17, 2022 GMTSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Chilean Environment Minister Maisa Rojas said negotiators are making progress in their talks at the U.N. climate conference in Egypt.
Poland World Cup warm-up moved after crack found at stadium
November 12, 2022 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s final warmup game ahead of the World Cup will not be held at the National Stadium as planned due to a construction defect.
Poland’s Football Association said the game with Chile on Wednesday will be moved to the Legia Warsaw Stadium.
South American nations gather for joint 2030 World Cup bid
November 11, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay confirmed a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup when their government officials signed documents in Santiago on Friday to present to FIFA.
Mexico’s president plans regional meeting of leaders
November 7, 2022 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Monday he will host a meeting of leaders from Latin America this month, including most of the wave of recently elected leftists.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the presidents of Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia are coming to Mexico City.
New Mexico State project seeks more nutritious chile peppers
October 19, 2022 GMTLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — It’s no secret that chile is a popular and essential crop in New Mexico.
Now researchers at New Mexico State University are working to develop more nutritious and better-yielding chile pepper varieties to improve overall productivity in the nation’s top chile-producing state.
Texas importer sues government in fish feud at end of world
October 18, 2022 GMTMIAMI (AP) — A small Texas seafood importer has sued the federal government for blocking a shipment of fish from protected waters near Antarctica — an area at the center of a diplomatic feud dividing the normally allied U.S.
Chile issues first non-binary national identity document
October 14, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Shane Cienfuegos became the first person in Chile's history to receive a non-binary national identity document Friday.
Cienfuegos, 29, who heads social intervention activities for the Trans Diversity Organization of Chile, obtained the document after a nine-year bureaucratic and legal battle.
Today in History: October 13, Chilean miners rescued
October 13, 2022 GMTToday in History
Today is Thursday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2022. There are 79 days left in the year.
Venezuela, SKorea, Afghanistan lose vote for UN rights body
October 11, 2022 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Venezuela, South Korea and Afghanistan lost contested races for seats on the top U.N. human rights body in Tuesday by the General Assembly, which faced criticism for electing countries like Vietnam and Sudan, which have been accused of having abysmal human rights records.
Chile: Easter Island fire damages some statues
October 8, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said.
The high temperature of the forest fire accelerated the process through which the stone carvings will eventually turn into sand, the mayor of the island locally known as Rapa Nui said.
2 South American researchers killed in Missouri
October 5, 2022 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri homicide and arson detectives are investigating the deaths of two South American researchers whose bodies were found after a weekend apartment fire near the Kansas City biomedical research center where they worked.
Blinken backs Colombia’s ‘holistic’ approach to drug policy
October 4, 2022 GMTBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday backed Colombia’s recent efforts to rethink its drug policy and said the Biden administration and Colombia’s newly elected government will work together on rural development programs and interdiction efforts, while sharing intelligence on drug trafficking groups.
Hack puts Latin American security agencies on edge
October 1, 2022 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A massive trove of emails from Mexico’s Defense Department is among electronic communications taken by a group of hackers from military and police agencies across several Latin American countries, Mexico's president confirmed Friday.
CAS asked to judge Ecuador case by 10 days before World Cup
September 30, 2022 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Sport’s highest court has been asked to judge a case that aims to remove Ecuador from the World Cup by no later than Nov. 10 — just 10 days before the team should face host Qatar in the opening game.
FIFA judges detail why they rejected Chile World Cup appeal
September 28, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — FIFA judges comprehensively rejected the Chilean soccer federation's entire case in a failed appeal this month to replace Ecuador at the World Cup, according to the detailed verdict published Wednesday.
Quake of magnitude 6.1 hits in Pacific off southern Chile
September 24, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck in the Pacific off southern Chile on Friday, but there were no early reports of damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) below the surface, about 142 kilometers (88 miles) west of Ancud, a town 1,120 kilometers (696 miles) south of the Chilean capital, Santiago.
Chilean tennis coach gets lifetime ban for match-fixing
September 22, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — A former professional tennis player-turned-coach from Chile received a lifetime ban from the sport Thursday for a record-high number of match-fixing offenses.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Sebastián Rivera was found guilty of 64 match-fixing offenses, “the highest number ever detected for a player by the ITIA or its predecessor the Tennis Integrity Unit.”
Chile loses FIFA appeal in World Cup case with Ecuador
September 16, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Chile has lost its appeal to replace Ecuador at the World Cup in Qatar, but Friday's verdict by FIFA will lead the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Israel criticizes Chile for delaying ambassador credentials
September 16, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Chilean government was engulfed in a diplomatic spat Friday after the South American country’s president suspended the acceptance of the credentials of the new Israeli ambassador due to increased military activity in the occupied West Bank.
Chile presents appeal to FIFA in World Cup case with Ecuador
September 15, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Chile presented its appeal challenging Ecuador’s place at the World Cup to FIFA on Thursday in a case regarding an alleged ineligible player, with a verdict possible within 24 hours.
Barely nine weeks before the 32-team World Cup is scheduled to start on Nov.
Inspections of chile imports heat up at New Mexico border
September 12, 2022 GMTALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s green chile season is in full swing as the aroma of fresh roasted peppers permeates the air, but growers and exporters in Mexico are just as busy and that’s causing a crunch at the international border.
Hatch woman, son facing fraud charges over fake parking fees
September 11, 2022 GMTHATCH, N.M. (AP) — A woman and her son are facing fraud charges for an alleged parking scheme outside the annual Hatch Chile Festival earlier this month, according to authorities.
Hatch Police said 68-year-old Celeste Zimmerman and 31-year-old Raymond Swingle allegedly collected more than $4,000 in fake parking fees from festival-goers.
UN approves Austria’s Volker Türk as new human rights chief
September 8, 2022 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body's human rights chief and its advocate for adherence to universal rights at a time when the office is under harsh criticism from China for accusing Beijing of abusing Muslim minorities.
Chile’s Boric shakes up cabinet after constitution loss
September 6, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's President Gabriel Boric shook up his cabinet Tuesday in an effort to relaunch his government less than 48 hours after he was dealt a resounding blow when citizens overwhelmingly rejected a new progressive constitution he had championed.
Chile’s Boric tries to turn page after constitution fails
September 5, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — After voters in Chile rejected a progressive constitution that would have fundamentally changed the country, political leaders on Monday started working on finding a path forward to reform the current charter which dates back to the dictatorship of Gen.
Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution
September 5, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chileans resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would have ushered in a new progressive era.
Chile’s move to replace dictatorship constitution faces test
September 2, 2022 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Two years ago, the vast majority of Chileans reached a conclusion: The constitution needs to change.
Now, as voters prepare for a referendum Sunday, many Chileans think the proposed new charter will be rejected amid frustration over the process, questions about its content and what supporters say is a surge in fake news that has confused citizens about what is actually in the document.
Chile appeal hearing in World Cup case set for Sept. 15
September 1, 2022 GMTZURICH (AP) — Chile's appeal hearing to challenge Ecuador’s place at this year's World Cup because of an alleged ineligible player has been set for Sept. 15.
FIFA said Thursday its appeals committee has invited Byron Castillo, the Ecuador player at the center of the dispute, to be available as a witness.
Joaquin Niemann going to Boston for next LIV Golf event
August 29, 2022 GMTJoaquin Niemann of Chile was headed to Boston on Monday for the next LIV Golf event, which would give the Saudi-funded league its youngest PGA Tour winner as it fills out its roster for the rest of the inaugural season.
Chile hospital integrates Native medicine, birth to death
August 27, 2022 GMTOSORNO, Chile (AP) — In labor with her first child last month, Lucia Hernández Rumian danced around her hospital room while her husband played the kultrun, a ritual drum.
She turned down pain medication from the hospital’s staff to get massages and oil rubdowns instead from her cultural liaison, who had ceremonially purified the space according to Mapuche customs.