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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 5 February 2022

This week we visit South America — a continent on the precipice of swift change. In Brazil, protests and political music are alive as Bolsonaro faces a resurgent Lula. In Chile, a female-led cabinet is about to guide the country through the process of writing an entirely new constitution.

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Far Out: World’s Biggest Telescope Back On Track After COVID Snags

Astronomers say the Extremely Large Telescope is so powerful it could find water forming on baby planets around distant stars.

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Argentina dents Colombia’s chances; Chile survives

South Korea punches its ticket to Qatar with a win over Syria; Japan stays on course

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Argentina Puts Colombia Farther from World Cup Spot, Chile Survives

Colombia will need a miracle to play in the next World Cup after its 1-0 loss to Argentina in South American qualifying on Tuesday. Lautaro Martinez scored the only goal of the match in Cordoba in the 29th minute after he was left alone in the penalty box by two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Four Telescopes Observe Universe to Detect Dangerous Asteroids

The state-of-the-art asteroid alert system operated by the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) can now scan the entire dark sky every 24 hours for dangerous bodies that could plummet toward Earth. The NASA-funded system has expanded its reach with two additional telescopes in South Africa and Chile. Named…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chile anti-migrant protesters destroy camps in tense north

Chilean protesters marched against immigration and crime in the Andean country's far north on Sunday, with some violent factions destroying belongings from migrant camps in the streets amid growing tension in the region over border controls.

Reuters

Argentine truckers stranded at Chilean border by slow COVID testing

Thousands of truck drivers from Argentina were stuck at the Chilean border on Saturday due to slow COVID-19 testing, as Chile faced its second transport delay crisis.

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Man City bound Julian Alvarez clashes with Chile player in bizarre incident in Argentina game

The incoming forward was 'welcomed' on to the pitch for Argentina by Chile player Guillermo Maripan.

Manchester Evening News

Messi rested but Argentina still too good for Chile

Angel Di Maria stepped up to give Argentina the lead with a trademark curling shot from outside the box after 10 minutes

The Hindu

How to watch Chile vs. Argentina, live stream, TV channel, time, World Cup Qualifiers

Chile will host Argentina in World Cup CONMEBOL qualifying action on Thursday night from Calama.

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Chile’s President-Elect Boric Sends Taylor Swift ‘Hugs’ over Song Writing Tiff, Goes Viral

Chile's millennial President-elect Gabriel Boric has taken sides in his first international incident: backing pop music superstar Taylor Swift in a social media stand-off with Blur front man Damon Albarn over her songwriting credentials. Albarn, the British co-founder and songwriter for the Gorillaz, had suggested that Swift did not write…

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Taylor Swift: Chile’s president-elect Gabriel Boric tweets singer about Damon Albarn comments

‘Hugs from the south,’ posted politician

The Independent UK

'Old windbags go home': author Allende heralds Chile's new political generation

Chilean author Isabel Allende heralded the young and female-dominated incoming government of President-elect Gabriel Boric on Monday and said it marked a much-needed changing of the guard of the Andean country's political leadership.

Reuters

Review: Allende's 'Violeta,' an epic South American tale

Chilean writer Isabel Allende’s latest novel is “Violeta,” an epic tale that transports readers across a century of South American history, through economic collapse, dictatorship and natural disasters like an earthquake and a hurricane

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'Something has changed': young, female-led Cabinet reflects Chile's modern twist

As Chile's incoming Cabinet stood for photos after being unveiled on Friday one could read in the captured image the changing face of the Andean country.

The Guardian - US

Chile’s president-elect names progressive, majority-women cabinet

Gabriel Boric, 35, picks youthful team including at defence the granddaughter of Salvador Allende, who was overthrown in a military coup

The Independent UK

Chile's incoming cabinet: Women, youth and a nod to markets

Chile’s leftist President-elect Gabriel Boric has announced his first cabinet, giving a majority of posts to women and several to former student protest leaders

Reuters

Chile's Boric unveils centrist Cabinet as markets breath sigh of relief

Chile's leftist President-elect Gabriel Boric unveiled his Cabinet on Friday, throwing markets and investors a bone by picking current central bank head Mario Marcel to be the Andean country's finance minister.

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After COVID cancellation, Latin America Amateur Championship returns; Masters slot to the winner

The LAAC has been dominated by Chile, as three players from there have won half of the events.

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Giant rubber duck spotted in Chile on Google Maps

Many people have a dream of one day being immortalised forever in a Google Maps snapshot, but in the Chilean capital of Santiago, that dream came true for a giant rubber duck.

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Respecting women’s rights is a guarantee to reduce maternal and child mortality: Dr Michelle Bachelet

Dr Michelle Bachelet, (left-wing revolutionary imprisoned by the military dictator Augusto Pinochet), two-time president of Chile (2006-2010, 2014-2018), first Executive Director of UN Women, took over as the Chair of the Board of Partnership for Maternal, New Born and Child Health (PMNCH) speaks to ICFJ Fellow Biraj Swain on the…

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The Extremely Large Telescope: Facts about the world's largest telescope

Here's everything you need to know about the Extremely Large Telescope, which will become the largest telescope in the world when it is completed at the end of the decade.

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Very Large Telescope: Everything you need to know

Here's a detailed look at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, including its design and some of its major discoveries.

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