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4 indicted in break-ins at luxury homes, but link to athlete burglaries unclear
Four men from Chile were indicted Tuesday in what the Ohio attorney general called a string of burglaries at multimillion-dollar homes, but he declined to say whether professional athletes were the targets. The four were arrested earlier this month in Ohio after being found in an SUV...
Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth
ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since, in his autobiography being released Tuesday that also doubles down on some of his more controversial...
SQM: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $131.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Santiago Chile, Chile-based company said it had net income of 46 cents. ...
Trump taps forceful ally of hard-line immigration policies to head Customs and Border Protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of who will be in charge of executing President-elect Donald Trump's hard-line immigration and border policies has come into sharper focus after he announced his picks to head Customs and Border Protection and also the agency tasked with deporting immigrants in the...
Former top official in Chile is arrested on rape charges in a blow to President Boric
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A former senior official in Chile's government was arrested Thursday on suspicion of rape, authorities said, in a case that has shocked the South American country and dented domestic support for leftist President Gabriel Boric. Manuel Monsalve, 59, who until...
Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Oslo to Chile’s remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-Pacific, the Kon-Tiki Museum said Wednesday. In 1947, explorer...
A 6.2-magnitude quake strikes off the coast in southern Chile without reports of damage
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Chile Friday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no warnings of a tsunami. The quake’s epicenter was 278 kilometers (172 miles) west-northwest of Cochrane, Chile,...
The Temple of Satan gains ground in Chile as faith in traditional religions wanes
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — It’s Friday night in Downtown Santiago, the capital of Chile, and a group of 15 people gather around a table, sharing a bottle of wine as the smell of tobacco and incense fill the air. Black candles burn on top of an altar decorated with chalices and knives. The members...
As data center industry booms, an English village becomes a battleground
ABBOTS LANGLEY, England (AP) — Originally built to store crops from peasant farmers, the Tithe Barn on the edge of the English village of Abbots Langley was converted into homes that preserve its centuries of history. Now, its residents are fighting to stop a development next door that represents...
Banco Santander-Chile: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — SANTIAGO CHILE, Chile (AP) — Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $261.4 million. The bank, based in Santiago Chile, Chile, said it had earnings of 58 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street...
