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Chilean communist scores surprise win in primary vote as battle with far-right looms

Ba signs Chilean duo
Ba football has secured the services of New Zealand-based Chile players Leandro Ruiz Varas and Leonardo Gavilán in the mid transfer window. Both players currently play for the New Zealand club South Auckland Rangers. 26 year old Gavilán is a...

President Nayib Bukele Ranked as World’s Most Popular Leader, According to Chilean Polling Firm Cadem.
El Salvador’s president tops international image rankings, surpassing global leaders from North America, Europe, and Asia President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has been recognized as the world’s highest-rated leader, topping a ranking of 21 global...

Chileans choose presidential candidacy with women as favorites
More than 15.4 million people are called to vote, but as the vote is voluntary, experts expect the number of attendees to be between 1.5 and 2 million, taking into account the performance of previous years. The latest polls gave Jara, of the...

A Chilean observatory comes online. Two rovers explore the watery past of Mars
Vera C. Rubin telescope turns on. Seeing lightyears away through the eyes of a telescope On a mountain in Chile, a new observatory is scanning the skies and taking images of everything from nearby asteroids to galaxies lightyears away. Eight...

Business News | Chilean Prunes: A Naturally Sweet Boost to Gut Health
HT Syndication New Delhi [India], July 1: Packed with flavour and bursting with health benefits. At just 100 calories per serving (approximately 4 to 5 prunes), they offer a naturally sweet treat with zero added sugar, making them a wholesome...

Free tuition vs student debt: The public policy paradox
CHILE The influence of financial aid on career choice in Chile is a complex issue that involves economic, social and psychological factors, particularly when comparing free education with options like State-Guaranteed Credit (Crédito con Aval del...

All in the family: Hollywood golden boy Pedro Pascal's loony leftist pedigree
Pedro Pascal and his sister have bonded together to attack author J.K. Rowling over the fact she wants women's spaces for women only. The drama stems from Rowling's support of a U.K. Supreme Court decision that stuck to including only actual women...

I Wish I May, I Wish I Might By Laura J. Oliver
I’m in my Astronomy class studying the stars, and here’s why I think you should, too. Because they are beautiful. Because we wish upon them. Because they fall. Because we get them in our eyes when we are in love. Because, well, Jean-Luc Picard....

Sunday 6th July 2025 Football Match Fixtures
International Club Friendlies Widzew Łódź vs Jagiellonia Białystok AGF Aarhus vs Odense BK Briton Ferry vs Ynysygerwn VfB Oldenburg vs Hamburger SV Preußen Münster vs Verl FK Spartak Subotica vs Radnik Surdulica SC Poltava vs Viktoriya Sumy...

Nayib Bukele Ranked as World’s Most Popular Leader, According to Survey .
El Salvador’s president tops international image rankings, surpassing global leaders from North America, Europe, and Asia President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has been recognized as the world’s highest-rated leader, topping a ranking of 21 global...

Tricky test: Alcaraz seeks top gear at Wimbledon as Sabalenka stays calm
Carlos Alcaraz faces a tricky test on Sunday against volatile Russian Andrey Rublev in his charge towards a third consecutive Wimbledon title while Aryna Sabalenka looks unstoppable as she prepares to take on Elise Mertens. Russia's Karen...

Cannes-Winning Chilean Producer Alba Gaviraghi Wraps Shooting on Her Directorial Feature Debut ‘Hijas Únicas’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Production has officially wrapped on “Hijas Únicas,” the debut feature from Chilean producer and filmmaker Alba Gaviraghi, marking the end of an ambitious multinational effort backed by Chile’s Agosto Cine and Equeco, Germany’s Nabis Filmgroup and...

Chilean club with link to Celtic fans offers message of hope against horrors in Gaza
JOSÉ Nabzo turns his laptop around. The view switches from a small club office to the empty stands of the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna near Santiago and the Andes Mountains. “Now it’s very quiet, it’s Monday, but on match day the Palestinian...

Chilean Star Cris MJ Drops ‘Apocalipsis,’ His First Album Following ‘Gata Only’ Success
Cris MJ is preparing for an apocalypse. On Friday, the Chilean star released his anticipated album Apcalipsis, his first full-length project since joining FloyyMenor on the smash hit “Gata Only.” “Apocalipsis is the most personal and ambitious...

Norwegian floating solar system launched at Chilean salmon farm
Photo: Marius Beck Dahle. Image courtesy Alotta Norwegian floating solar developer Alotta has announced the launch of a floating solar power system at a salmon farm in Chile. The project was installed at seafood company Mowi’s salmon farming site...

Peru Mourns death of Chilean journalist Miguel Humberto
The press man was “A legendary voice that accompanied us in key moments of our history,” said journalist Carlos Villarreal, who worked for Aguirre at Radio Programas del Perú (RPP). Aguirre, who in his native land was a collaborator of President...

Jeannette Jara’s Landslide Victory Shakes Up Chilean Presidential Primaries
Jeannette Jara. X/ @carmen_hertz June 30, 2025 Hour: 8:56 am With more than 60% of the vote on Sunday, Jeannette Jara — a member of the Communist Party and former labor minister under President Gabriel Boric — swept the progressive primaries and...

Communist Jara wins Chilean ruling party's presidential primaries
Monday, June 30th 2025 - 08:22 UTC Jara was Boric's labor minister between March 11, 2022, and April 7, 2025 Communist activist and former Labor Minister Jeannette Jara won the Chilean ruling party’s presidential primary Sunday with 60.16% of the...

Chilean brothers arrested at Auckland hotel after allegedly importing cocaine
Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi Two Chilean brothers were arrested at an Auckland hotel overnight after allegedly importing about 6 kilograms of cocaine into New Zealand last weekend. The men, Patricio Andres Castillo Castro, 26, and his older brother,...