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This Country Plans To Reduce Working Hours To 40 A Week
The government of Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Tuesday it has revived efforts to pass a bill that would reduce working hours in the country and fulfill a campaign promise.
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"Historic Day": Santiago Governor Tweets As 1 Million March Into Chile City
As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully late into the evening on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in the South American nation.
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Pope Francis Defrocks Two Chilean Bishops Over Sexual Abuse Allegations
Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean bishops for the alleged sexual abuse of minors, the Vatican said in a statement on Saturday after a meeting between the pontiff and the president of Chile.
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European Extremely Large Telescope Construction Inaugurated
The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) will be built in collaboration with the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the leading intergovernmental astronomic organisation in Germany,
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Marijuana No Longer on 'Hard Drug' List: Chile President
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed a decree that removes marijuana from the country's list of hard drugs.
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Chile Fires Starting Gun on New Constitution
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced on Tuesday the beginning of a process that could lead to a new constitution for the South American country, one of the centre-left leader's key electoral pledges.
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Chile President Declares Huge Easter Island Marine Reserve
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet opened an international conference on the protection of the oceans today with a pledge to create huge new marine reserves around Easter Island in the Pacific.
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Michelle Bachelet Says She Won't Resign Chilean Presidency
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday she neither intends to nor should resign, despite rumors suggesting a possible resignation as her popularity has foundered following recent scandals.
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Powerful Chile Earthquake Kills At Least 5, 1 Million Evacuated
A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile on Wednesday, killing at least five people, forcing the evacuation of one million and sparking warnings that tsunami waves could reach as far as Japan.
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Chile to Host 70 Per cent of World's Astronomical Infrastructure by 2020
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said that by 2020 Chile should host about 70 percent of the global astronomical infrastructure.
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Chile Jails Two for Torturing President Michelle Bachelet's Father
A Chilean judge jailed two retired colonels Friday for torturing President Michelle Bachelet's father, who was arrested for opposing the country's 1973 coup and died after repeated beatings and electrocutions.
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Chilean Lawmakers Demand Closure of Luxury Prison
Chilean lawmakers on Wednesday asked President Michelle Bachelet to close a last remaining special prison for former military officers convicted of human rights abuses, but living in relative luxury.
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This Country Plans To Reduce Working Hours To 40 A Week
The government of Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Tuesday it has revived efforts to pass a bill that would reduce working hours in the country and fulfill a campaign promise.
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"Historic Day": Santiago Governor Tweets As 1 Million March Into Chile City
As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully late into the evening on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in the South American nation.
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Pope Francis Defrocks Two Chilean Bishops Over Sexual Abuse Allegations
Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean bishops for the alleged sexual abuse of minors, the Vatican said in a statement on Saturday after a meeting between the pontiff and the president of Chile.
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European Extremely Large Telescope Construction Inaugurated
The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) will be built in collaboration with the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the leading intergovernmental astronomic organisation in Germany,
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Marijuana No Longer on 'Hard Drug' List: Chile President
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed a decree that removes marijuana from the country's list of hard drugs.
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Chile Fires Starting Gun on New Constitution
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced on Tuesday the beginning of a process that could lead to a new constitution for the South American country, one of the centre-left leader's key electoral pledges.
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Chile President Declares Huge Easter Island Marine Reserve
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet opened an international conference on the protection of the oceans today with a pledge to create huge new marine reserves around Easter Island in the Pacific.
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Michelle Bachelet Says She Won't Resign Chilean Presidency
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday she neither intends to nor should resign, despite rumors suggesting a possible resignation as her popularity has foundered following recent scandals.
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Powerful Chile Earthquake Kills At Least 5, 1 Million Evacuated
A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile on Wednesday, killing at least five people, forcing the evacuation of one million and sparking warnings that tsunami waves could reach as far as Japan.
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Chile to Host 70 Per cent of World's Astronomical Infrastructure by 2020
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said that by 2020 Chile should host about 70 percent of the global astronomical infrastructure.
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Chile Jails Two for Torturing President Michelle Bachelet's Father
A Chilean judge jailed two retired colonels Friday for torturing President Michelle Bachelet's father, who was arrested for opposing the country's 1973 coup and died after repeated beatings and electrocutions.
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Chilean Lawmakers Demand Closure of Luxury Prison
Chilean lawmakers on Wednesday asked President Michelle Bachelet to close a last remaining special prison for former military officers convicted of human rights abuses, but living in relative luxury.
