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VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Chilean prosecutors on Wednesday released more details about the death of former President Sebastian Piñera, saying he drowned after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake. Piñera died on Tuesday after a flight over Lake Ranco, more than 560 miles (900 kilometers) south of Santiago. As more details of his death were released, tributes hailing him as a champion of democracy continued to pour in. The public can start paying their last respects to Piñera on Wednesday night, with a state funeral to be held on Friday. Piñera served two terms — from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022.

Persons: Sebastian Piñera, Piñera, Gabriel Boric, Cecilia Morel, Alberto Espina, Boric, Piñera’s, Jimmy Sánchez, “, ” Sánchez, Augusto Pinochet Organizations: DEL, —, Wednesday Locations: Chile, Ranco, Santiago, Valdivia, Piñera, American

Sebastián Piñera, a former president of Chile who helped strengthen the nation’s young democracy after becoming its first conservative leader since a military dictatorship, died in a helicopter crash in Chile on Tuesday, the government said. Three people survived and swam to shore, Ms. Toha said, but Mr. Piñera died and the Chilean Navy had recovered his body. It is unclear who was piloting the aircraft, but Mr. Piñera was known to fly his own helicopter. Mr. Piñera was a billionaire businessman and investor who served two terms as Chile’s president, from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. A conservative, Mr. Piñera ushered in pro-business policies that helped boost growth and make the nation of 19 million, in his words, “a true oasis” in Latin America.

Persons: Sebastián, Carolina Tohá, Toha, Piñera Organizations: Chilean Navy Locations: Chile, Ranco, Ríos, Latin America

☆ Sebastian Pinera: Former Chilean president has died in a helicopter crash, says his office
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Anneclaire Stapleton | Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has died in a helicopter crash in Chile. At the time of the crash, there was widespread rainfall in the area, but it is unclear if the weather caused the crash. Pinera, who was 74 years old, was Chile’s president from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. The unrest led then-outgoing President Pinera to agree to a popular vote about the need to change the constitution inherited from the dictatorship. “I met President Pinera several years ago.

Persons: CNN —, Sebastian Pinera, of Interior Carolina Tohá, Pinera, Gabriel Boric, “, ”, Pinera’s, Michelle Bachelet, ” Boric, Luis Lacalle Pou, Javier Milei Organizations: CNN, CNN — Former Chilean, Chilean, of Interior, Harvard University, Forbes, Banco Locations: Chile, Ríos, Chilean, United States, San Jose, Uruguay, Argentina

☆ Chile Ex-President Sebastian Pinera Dies in Helicopter Crash, Local Media Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean ex-President Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday in the south of the country, local news outlet La Tercera said. Government sources cited by La Tercera said four people were traveling on the helicopter when it crashed, and that three had been "found by first responders." Chile's national disaster agency SENAPRAD confirmed that a helicopter crash had occurred in the southern town of Lago Ranco and that one person had been killed and three people injured. The government did not immediately name who was aboard. (Reporting by Santiago bureau; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle and Lisa Shumaker)

Persons: Sebastian Pinera, Brendan O'Boyle, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: La Tercera, SENAPRAD Locations: SANTIAGO, Chilean, Lago, Santiago

☆ Billionaire politicians have become 'shockingly common' around the world, new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

More than 11% of the world's more than 2,000 billionaires have run for election or become politicians, according to a study highlighting the growing power and influence of the super-wealthy. "Billionaire politicians are a shockingly common phenomenon," the study said. Outside the U.S., billionaire politicians are even more common. Terry Gou, the Taiwanese billionaire and founder of Foxconn, is running for president of Taiwan. Of course, billionaires wield even more political power through their (often secret) donations to support candidates, parties and super PACs.

Persons: Donald Trump, Terry Gou, Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer, Billionaire Rick Caruso, J.B, Pritzker, Andrej Babiš, Silvio Berlusconi, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Najib Mikati, Sebastián, Thaksin, Phil Ruffin, Larry Ellison, Nelson Peltz, Richard Uihlein, Jeffrey Yass, Stanley Druckenmiller, Cliff Asness, David Tepper, Bruce Kovner Organizations: Wisconsin Valley Science, Technology, Northwestern University, Democratic, Los Angeles, Tax Fairness, Billionaire Locations: Wisconsin, Mount Pleasant , Wisconsin, U.S, Illinois, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Italy, Georgia, Lebanon, Chile, Thailand

[1/2] Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (not pictured) before a summit with presidents of South America to discuss the re-launching of the regional cooperation bloc UNASUR, in Brasilia, Brazil, May 29, 2023. "We won't decide anything at tomorrow's meeting, it is just about discussing possibilities," Lula told a news conference on Monday with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, on his first visit to Brazil in eight years. Lula said the leaders did not have to recreate a new Unasur but could come up with a different sort of organization. Maduro is hoping the South American countries will unite in calling on the United States to lift its sanctions against Venezuela, which he and Lula assailed at their news conference. "The aim of this initiative is to unite all the countries of the region once again," she told reporters on Friday.

☆ Fact Check-Video claiming to show a ‘reptilian’ person on television is digitally altered
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video showing Chile’s Minister of Social Development and Family, Karla Rubilar Barahona, standing next to former president of Chile Sebastian Pinera has been digitally altered. The text in one post reads: “Reptilian caught on camera or total hoax? Screenshots comparing the same moments in both the edited and original videos can be seen (ibb.co/album/rkqk7r), (ibb.co/album/0Vzr5N). Throughout the original video, Barahona’s eyes do not appear as they do in the clip being shared on social media. There is an overlap between the QAnon and reptilian conspiracy theories, with both citing the global elite controlling the world through prominent positions in government, Hollywood, and secret societies.

☆ Chile's Boric slams 'terrorist' violence in rural south in rhetorical shift
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Natalia A. Ramos Miranda | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SANTIAGO, Nov 10(Reuters) - Chile's President Gabriel Boric condemned "terrorist" violence during a visit to the country's restive southern region on Thursday, a rhetorical shift for the leader who had pledged to focus on dialogue with indigenous local Mapuche groups and eschew former President Sebastian Pinera's militarization of the region. Boric later reinstated a state of emergency, keeping a strong military presence in the region. During the speech, Boric announced that the government would create two support centers for victims of violence in the region. "We haven't been capable as a state to solve the lag in terms of poverty," Boric said. Report by Natalia Ramos; Writing by Alexander Villegas; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Într-o zonă circulară de peste 700 de hectare, 10.600 de panouri solare înconjoară un turn înalt de 250 de metri, al cărui vârf este ţinta razelor soarelui. Un rezervor ce conţine săruri topite este astfel încălzit la peste 560 de grade pentru a produce abur care acţionează o turbină ce generează 110 megawaţi de energie electrică curată. Această infrastructură este legată la o centrală fotovoltaică adiacentă, iar cele două oferă împreună un total de 210 megawaţi de energie regenerabilă. Este echivalentul a ceea ce emit 300.000 de maşini într-un an”, a declarat preşedintele chilian Sebastian Pinera la lansarea proiectului, a cărui construcţie a început în 2014. La forumul climatic CEM12 / MI6, pe care Chile l-a găzduit virtual, această ţară s-a angajat alături de Marea Britanie, Australia şi Uniunea Europeană să promoveze hidrogenul verde drept combustibil.

Persons: Sebastian Pinera, Maria Elena, Pinera Organizations: MI6, Uniunea Europeană Locations: Maria, Antofagasta, Chile, Paris, Britanie, Australia

☆ Preşedintele chilian, amendat cu 3.500 de dolari pentru un selfie fără mască (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Preşedintele chilian Sebastian Pinera a primit vineri o amendă de 3.500 de dolari după ce a pozat pentru un selfie pe plajă cu o trecătoare fără a purta mască, conform reglementărilor impuse de pandemia noului coronavirus, informează Reuters și agerpres.ro, citând autorităţile sanitare chiliene. Pinera şi-a cerut scuze şi şi-a recunoscut greşeala la scurt timp după ce selfie-ul a apărut pe reţelele sociale la începutul lunii decembrie. Preşedintele chilian a explicat că mergea singur de-a lungul plajei din apropierea casei sale, în elegantul oraş chilian Cachagua, când o femeie l-a recunoscut şi i-a cerut să facă o fotografie împreună. În selfie, preşedintele Sebastian Pinera şi femeia stau foarte aproape unul de celălalt, într-o zi însorită, fără a purta măşti. Pandemia de COVID-19 a atins apogeul în Chile în lunile mai şi iunie, în timpul iernii în emisfera sudică.

Persons: Sebastian Pinera, Pandemia Organizations: Reuters, chilian Cachagua Locations: Chile, Pinera, chilian, selfie, Santiago

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