As Graft Cases in Chile Multiply, a ‘Gag Law’ Angers Journalists A new law would punish anyone who makes public information about current judicial investigations with up to 541 days in prison. By PASCALE BONNEFOY
Chile Halts Inquiry on American Who Disappeared 31 Years Ago A judge closed a case against retired police and military officers accused of abducting Boris Weisfeiler, who vanished in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship, a mystery that may never be solved. By PASCALE BONNEFOY
A Chilean Ex-Soldier Guiltily Recalls His Unit’s Atrocities Guillermo Padilla says he was part of a commando unit in 1973 that tortured and executed suspected opponents of General Augusto Pinochet. By PASCALE BONNEFOY
Daughter-in-Law of Chile’s President Faces Corruption Charge Prosecutors investigating a land deal said Natalia Compagnon, President Michelle Bachelet’s daughter-in-law, was part of a scheme to avoid paying taxes. By PASCALE BONNEFOY
AMÉRICA El arquitecto Alejandro Aravena de Chile es el cuarto latinoamericano en ganar el premio Pritzker Aravena, de 48 años, afirmó en una entrevista que su trabajo responde más a las necesidades públicas que al diseño estético. Por ROBIN POGREBIN
Pritzker Prize for Architecture Is Awarded to Alejandro Aravena of Chile Mr. Aravena, who has focused on low-cost social housing and reconstructing after natural disasters, received the honor as Chile emerges as a locus of noteworthy architecture. By ROBIN POGREBIN
ARTSBEAT What’s on This Week Around the World An Annie Leibovitz exhibition opens in London; a minimalist artist has a solo show in Osaka, Japan; and a buskers’ festival runs in Christchurch, New Zealand.
VILLA LAS ESTRELLAS JOURNAL Antarctic Life: No Dogs, Few Vegetables and ‘a Little Intense’ in the Winter Fewer than 200 people live in the Chilean outpost, which was founded in 1984, when Chile was seeking to bolster its claims in Antarctica. By SIMON ROMERO
Countries Rush for Upper Hand in Antarctica For decades to come, Antarctica is supposed to be protected as a scientific preserve. But an array of countries are eager to assert greater influence.
TIMESVIDEO North Face Founder Dies in Accident Douglas Tompkins, the founder of the North Face and Esprit clothing brands and a noted conservationist, died Tuesday after a kayaking accident in the Patagonia region of Chile. By REUTERS
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