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Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027

Gen Zs must join political parties ahead of 2027

A section of youthful protesters who took to the streets demanding the withdrawal of the punitive Finance Bill 2024 on June 26, 2024. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The 2024 Gen Z protests shook the government to its core, forcing withdrawal of a...

An organized crime ring of Chileans invaded wealthy Cincinnati homes

An organized crime ring of Chileans invaded wealthy Cincinnati homes

An Indian Hill homeowner spotted them on his surveillance cameras while he was away on Thanksgiving Day in 2023. Three men in black hoodies trying to break into his back door. Police arrived a short time later and caught one of the suspects coming...

How reporters exposed Chilean gangs that preyed on Cincinnati

How reporters exposed Chilean gangs that preyed on Cincinnati

It all started with Joe Burrow's rumored new girlfriend. That's what kicked off my interest in a months-long investigation that resulted in my coworker and me identifying five different South American gangs that burglarized affluent homes across...

India negotiating FTAs with EU, US, Chile, Peru: Piyush Goyal

India negotiating FTAs with EU, US, Chile, Peru: Piyush Goyal

Synopsis India is actively engaged in free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with key global partners, including the European Union, the United States, Chile, and Peru. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted the continuous efforts, with...

India in FTA talks with EU, US, Chile and Peru, says Piyush Goyal

India in FTA talks with EU, US, Chile and Peru, says Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India is engaged in free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with several countries, including the European Union, the United States, Chile and Peru. Speaking at the Entrepreneur and...

Chileans freed after Argentina football brawl as legal cases loom

Chileans freed after Argentina football brawl as legal cases loom

AVELLANEDA: Argentina has released 104 Chilean nationals detained following a violent brawl that prematurely ended a Copa Sudamericana knockout match. The fighting erupted during Wednesday’s second-leg encounter between Independiente and...

The press needs to call genocide by name, says Ahmed Alzoubi in Chile

The press needs to call genocide by name, says Ahmed Alzoubi in Chile

In an 11-day program at Chilean universities, Ahmad Alzoubi — author of Palestinian Diaspora in Latin America: Studies on Media and Identity, by MEMO Publishers — discussed with journalists, academics, and students the harmful effects of shallow...

Stephen King's "The Institute" Renewed for Season 2

Stephen King's "The Institute" Renewed for Season 2

Sat 23 Aug 2025 | 11:24 AM Ben Barnes as Tim Jamieson in 'The Institute' "The Institute" will be back for a second round. MGM+ has renewed the thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel for another eight-episode second season. "The...

Egypt to maintain continuous flights during exceptional circumstances: Civil Aviation Minister

Egypt to maintain continuous flights during exceptional circumstances: Civil Aviation Minister

Minister of Civil Aviation Sameh al-Hefny announced that his ministry has made a strategic decision to keep Egyptian airspace open during exceptional circumstances when neighboring countries would have closed their airspace. He explained that this...

Powerful Earthquake Rocks South of Chile

Powerful Earthquake Rocks South of Chile

(MENAFN) A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck south of Chile in the Drake Passage on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at a depth of approximately 10.8 kilometers (6.71 miles), sending tremors across...

Inside horrifying paedophile sect run by one-eyed Nazi colonel in German-style Chilean village where children were tortured and abused... and which is now a tourist hotspot

Inside horrifying paedophile sect run by one-eyed Nazi colonel in German-style Chilean village where children were tortured and abused... and which is now a tourist hotspot

Nestled in the rolling hills of central Chile, Villa Baviera looks like a peaceful village, with its red tiled roofs, manicured lawns, and lush forest. But, beneath the picture-book setting lies a chilling past. Once known as Colonia Dignidad, it...

Chile, Argentina fans trade blame over stadium violence

Chile, Argentina fans trade blame over stadium violence

Agence France-Presse . Buenos Aires 22 August, 2025, 22:55 Supporters of Universidad de Chile protest outside the Argentine Embassy in Santiago on Thursday. | AFP photo Argentine and Chilean football fans traded blame on Thursday after a pitched...

Detained Chileans freed two days after football brawl in Argentina

Detained Chileans freed two days after football brawl in Argentina

ARGENTINA: Argentina on Friday released 104 Chileans detained following a bloody brawl that erupted during a knock-out Copa Sudamericana match this week. The fighting brought an early end to the game between Independiente and visiting Universidad...

Argentina Releases 104 Fans Detained During Independiente Vs Universidad De Chile Brawl

Argentina Releases 104 Fans Detained During Independiente Vs Universidad De Chile Brawl

Last Updated:August 23, 2025, 10:11 IST The Copa Sudamericana fixture was suspended after 48 minutes of play, due to yet another horrendous episode of fan violence in the South American nation. Fans of Independiente and Universidad De Chile were...

104 fans: Detained Chileans freed two days after football brawl in Argentina

104 fans: Detained Chileans freed two days after football brawl in Argentina

More than 100 Chilean fans were released from detention in Argentina on Friday, two days after violent clashes forced the abandonment of a Copa Sudamericana knockout match in Buenos Aires. Argentina on Friday released 104 Chileans detained...

Sr. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan visits Chile’s Joint Peacekeeping Training Center

Sr. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan visits Chile’s Joint Peacekeeping Training Center

Colonel Anando Adrian Pazalacqua, Director of CECOPAC, briefed the guest on the center’s activities and achievements in recent years. Established in 2002 under the Chilean Ministry of Defense, CECOPAC is tasked with training military, police, and...

Argentina frees 104 Chilean fans two days after bloody Copa Sudamericana chaos in Buenos Aires, Boric mulls legal action

Argentina frees 104 Chilean fans two days after bloody Copa Sudamericana chaos in Buenos Aires, Boric mulls legal action

AVELLANEDA (Argentina), Aug 23 — Argentina on Friday released 104 Chileans detained following a bloody brawl that erupted during a knock-out Copa Sudamericana match this week. The fighting brought an early end to the game between Independiente and...

Chile, Argentina Rattled by 7.5 Quake as Tsunami Risk Fades

Chile, Argentina Rattled by 7.5 Quake as Tsunami Risk Fades

The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake at 11:16 p.m. Argentina time at a depth of about 10.8 kilometers (6.7 miles). The epicenter was located in the Drake Passage, the body of water between the southern tip of South America and...

Chile Takes New Steps to Save Endangered Frog

Chile Takes New Steps to Save Endangered Frog

Reuters An endangered Darwin’s frog sits in a terrarium at the Chilean National Zoo in Santiago on July 29. Reuters 16:28 JST, August 22, 2025 SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Chile has launched a new effort to save the endangered Darwin’s frog, a tiny...

Chile and Argentina football fans trade blame over stadium violence

Chile and Argentina football fans trade blame over stadium violence

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine and Chilean football fans traded blame on Thursday following violent clashes at a Buenos Aires stadium that left 19 people injured. The pitched battle involved knives, sticks and stun grenades during a Copa Sudamericana...

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