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Chile Enters 26th Day of Protest with Strike, Huge Marches

Associated Press

   SANTIAGO, CHILE - Protests against social inequality continued for a
   26th day with huge demonstrations across Chile and a national strike
   that brought much of the country to a standstill Tuesday, while the
   value of the national currency fell to a record low.

   Thousands of people marched peacefully in Santiago, congregating in the
   central meeting place of Plaza Italia waving the flags of Chile and the
   Mapuche indigenous group, with whistles and music rising in the air.
   After nightfall, the demonstrators lighted up the gathering with
   cellphone screens and green laser light.

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