Saturday, November 16, 2024

Pandemic reaches Antarctica, last untouched continent

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Daytime darkness: Total solar eclipse wows in Latin America

CARAHUE, Chile (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in the Chilean region of La Araucanía on Monday to witness a solar eclipse, rejoicing in the rare experience even though visibility was limited because of cloudy skies. Skies were clear in northern Patagonia in Argentina, where people also watched the moon …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Eager for change, Chile faces long road to new constitution

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The fireworks and street celebrations are over in Chile, and now many months of hard work and uncertainty loom for a population impatient for change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

2/3rds of Chilean voters back rewriting their constitution

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Amid a year of contagion and turmoil, Chileans turned out Sunday to vote overwhelmingly in favor of having a constitutional convention draft a new charter to replace guiding principles imposed four decades ago under the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

2/3rds of Chilean voters back rewriting their constitution

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Amid a year of contagion and turmoil, Chileans turned out Sunday to vote overwhelmingly in favor of having a constitutional convention draft a new charter to replace guiding principles imposed four decades ago under the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Early count has Chileans backing rewriting the constitution

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Amid a year of contagion and turmoil, Chileans turned out Sunday to vote on whether to draft a new constitution for their nation to replace guiding principles imposed four decades ago under a military dictatorship, and early returns gave the “yes” forces a big lead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Chileans vote on whether to rewrite dictatorship-era charter

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Amid a year of contagion and turmoil, Chileans were voting Sunday on whether to draft a new constitution for their nation to replace guiding principles imposed four decades ago under a military dictatorship.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Chileans vote on whether to rewrite dictatorship-era charter

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Amid a year of contagion and turmoil, Chileans vote Sunday on whether to draft a new constitution for their nation to replace guiding principles imposed four decades ago under a military dictatorship.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Chileans reject looters, speculators

CONCEPCION, Chile - The officers came with bullhorns to impoverished neighborhoods near the epicenter of Chile's devastating earthquake, warning looters to return what they stole or face police raids.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Field hospitals aid quake survivors

CONCEPCION, Chile - Chile launched a hepatitis and tetanus vaccination campaign Friday and doctors warned of outbreaks of diarrhea and infection among thousands of people displaced by the earthquake and the tsunami that heavily damaged or destroyed 36 hospitals and made garbage dumps of coastal towns and cities.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Chile quake death toll hits 708

CONCEPCION, Chile - Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile's shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers and ordered a nighttime curfew to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever

TALCA, Chile - One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant, and the head of the emergency agency …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO