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Chile Declares Curfew as Power Outage Sweeps Country

David Bale2 weeks ago06 mins

Chile’s government imposed a curfew on Tuesday and sent the army and national police officers to patrol the streets in response to a sweeping blackout that cut electricity to most of the country. The massive outage, which began in the afternoon, affected eight million households in the South American nation of 19 million people, officials…

Did Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Order a Murder in Chile?

David Bale1 month ago015 mins

Shortly after 3 a.m., a battering ram burst open the door to a 14th-floor apartment and three men dressed in the black tactical gear of the Chilean police rushed in. Brandishing guns, they grabbed Ronald Ojeda in front of his wife and 6-year-old son and dragged him away in his underwear. Mr. Ojeda, a 32-year-old…

A Frigid First: Chile’s President Visits Antarctica to Bolster Claims

David Bale2 months ago05 mins

Chile’s president visited the South Pole on Friday in a bid to fortify his country’s territorial claims to part of Antarctica, as competition in the region is growing bit by bit. Gabriel Boric, the president, and a delegation of officials visited Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, a U.S. research base; the first time, his office said,…