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Chile
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Chileans have voted to replace a constitution dating from the military dictatorship.
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Victory in referendum to throw out the constitution set by Augusto Pinochet set off celebrations in...
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Chileans vote overwhelmingly to tear up dictatorship-era charter in favour of new citizen-written constitution.
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Voters cast ballots on whether to replace Pinochet-era constitution with new charter drafted by citizens.
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Clashes as Chileans mark anniversary of protests against inequality in 2019.
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Rallies to commemorate a year since mass protests descend into night-time violence and looting.
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Indigenous people across Latin America gathered for an annual protest that marks Columbus’s arrival in the Americas.
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Investigation under way to determine why a remote region in Patagonia reported 20 percent of Chile’s COVID-19 cases.
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Boy, 16, was in stable condition with head trauma and a wrist fracture after the incident in the capital, Santiago.
As Indigenous Mapuche conflict escalates, some hope the writing of a new constitution could lay the groundwork for reconciliation and peace in the trouble-torn region of southern Chile.
Younger Mapuche are organising and some are taking up arms to expel people they view as foreign invaders.
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Rush hour, crowded bars, packed beaches – after months of lockdowns Latin Americans push back on pandemic restrictions.