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October 31, 2019

Chile Calls Off U.N. Climate Talks Amid Massive Protests Against Inequality
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Chile's President Sebastián Piñera announced Wednesday his nation will
not be hosting the U.N. Climate Summit in Santiago in December as
planned. The U.N. said it is now looking for an alternative venue.
Piñera also canceled the scheduled Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
conference, APEC, as mass protests against inequality in Chile entered
their third week. His announcement came as a shocking new report warned
300 million people are at risk from rising sea levels, three times more
than previous estimates. 


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