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Chileans vote by millions to tear up Pinochet's constitution
Chileans poured into the country's main squares on Sunday (October 25) night after voters gave a ringing endorsement to a plan to tear up the country's Pinochet-era constitution in favour of a new charter drafted by citizens. In Santiago's Plaza Italia, fireworks rose above a crowd of tens of thousands of jubilant people singing in unison as the word "rebirth" was beamed onto a tower above.
Read MoreChileans vote by millions to tear up Pinochet's constitution
Chileans poured into the country's main squares on Sunday (October 25) night after voters gave a ringing endorsement to a plan to tear up the country's Pinochet-era constitution in favour of a new charter drafted by citizens. In Santiago's Plaza Italia, fireworks rose above a crowd of tens of thousands of jubilant people singing in unison as the word "rebirth" was beamed onto a tower above.
Read MoreVictoria eases COVID-19 restrictions after numbers of cases stabilises at low levels
All retail and hospitality businesses in Melbourne have been given the green light to reopen within days, after the state recorded zero new coronavirus cases and deaths for the first time in more than four months.
Read MoreMan accused of destroying antique chandeliers and causing $100,000 of damage at a Sydney mosque
A 20-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly causing $100,000 worth of damage at a mosque in western Sydney. Antique chandeliers, a plasma television, and 13 large windows were vandalised at the Gallipoli Mosque in Auburn on Sunday night, NSW Police said.
Read MoreCatch up: SBS World News (26 October 2020)
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Read MoreDaniel Andrews congratulates Victorians on eased COVID-19 restrictions
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrew has expressed pride in Victorians after he announced eased COVID-19 restrictions due to low case levels. But the Victorian Premier also urged Victorians to stick remain COVID-19 safe as the state reopens retail and travel arrangements.
Read MoreScuffles with police as Poles protest in front of churches against near-total ban on abortion
Police in Poland's capital Warsaw scuffled with protesters as demonstrations, which followed a ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal imposing a near-total ban on abortion, moved outside churches. Thousands of people protested during mass at Polish churches against a court ruling, with some spraying slogans on the buildings and others stringing up lines of black laundry.
Read MoreFar-right protesters clash with Rome police over virus curfew
Scuffles broke out in Rome between police and supporters of far-right protesters , who were trying to break a recently implemented curfew.
Read MoreTurkish President Erdogan lashes out again at French president
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said French president Emmanel Macron has 'lost his way' in a speech to supporters over the weekend. President Erdogan was speaking a day after he suggested President Macron needed mental health treatment because of his attitude to Islam and Muslims, which prompted France to recall its ambassador to Ankara. President Macron has been a vocal critic of Turkish foreign policy in recent months and criticised what he called "Islamist separatism" in France's Muslim communities.
Read MoreSeventh child dies as Cameroon reels from shooting attack on school
A 12-year-old girl died from wounds sustained when gunmen stormed a school in the South West Region of Cameroon and opened fire on the children, taking the death toll to seven with 12 injured. The attack on the school, in the region where separatist insurgents have been battling government forces since 2017, has drawn widespread condemnation and is likely to pile further pressure on the government to do more to end the conflict.
Read MoreHundreds rally in Taiwan calling for release of 12 HK people arrested by China
Hundreds of people rallied in Taiwan's capital to call for China to release 12 Hongkongers arrested at sea by mainland authorities as part of a global campaign to support the pro-democracy movement in the financial hub. Many demonstrators wore black shirts, with some holding signs demanding "immediate release" for the 12 and others trampling over a Chinese flag, to show a distaste for the Chinese Communist Party.
Read MoreAOC urges early voting before casting ballot in NY
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined long lines of voters hoping to cast their vote early in the Bronx. Ocasio-Cortez said she was casting her vote for the Biden-Harris presidential ticket and added that she didn't mind waiting in line for hours if it meant that her voted was "counted the night that the polls close."
Read MoreIraqi protesters mark one year since deadly anti-government unrest
Iraqi security forces fired water cannon and tear gas at anti-government protesters on Sunday to prevent them crossing barricades on a bridge leading towards government buildings. The skirmishes came as hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad and some southern cities to hold anti-government protests, marking a year since mass anti-government unrest that killed more than 500 people.
Read MoreBelarus police fire stun grenades at protesters as opposition threatens national strike
Belarusian police used stun grenades against protesters as tens of thousands of people headed towards Independence Palace in the capital Minsk demanding that President Alexander Lukashenko resign.
Read MoreSenate votes to advance SCOTUS nominee Barrett
The Republican-led Senate has voted to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections. Barrett's confirmation on Monday is hardly in doubt, with the majority Republicans mostly united in support behind President Donald Trump's pick.
Read MoreUK military ends incident onboard tanker in Channel
The UK military seized control of an oil tanker that laid anchor in the English Channel late Sunday after seven stowaways on board became violent.
Read MoreVenezuela official dismisses opposition's escape
Venezuela's ruling socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello on Sunday shrugged off the escape of opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez from the Spanish embassy in Caracas. López arrived Sunday in Madrid following what aides described as a whirlwind escape from the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas where he had been holed up since leading a failed US-backed military putsch against President Nicolas Maduro in April 2019.
Read MoreYoung people create art to reflect lockdown life
Paintings, photographs, films and poetry by children and young people across England are now being displayed alongside world famous works of art as part of a new online exhibition on lockdown life.
Read MoreThese specialised drones could help regenerate koala habitat
Specialised drones that disperse seeds will be trialed in Australia to help regenerate bushland and wildlife after the country's devastating summer bushfires. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia said that it plans to use drones that can plant around 40,000 seeds a day, including ones for Eucalyptus trees, which would help revive wildlife corridors across burnt-out landscapes and inaccessible terrain.
Read MoreMexico reaches halfway point in church restoration following 2017 quake
The 7.1 earthquake struck in seconds, but three years later restorers still face a monumental task and years more work. About half of the 2,340 colonial-era buildings and churches damaged in the 2017 quake still need to be repaired, restored or partially rebuilt.
Read MoreDaniel Andrews announces delay in easing coronavirus restrictions
The easing of coronavirus restrictions in metropolitan Melbourne will be delayed while health authorities await further test results from the city's northern outbreak.
Read MoreCatch up: SBS World News (25 October 2020)
Did you miss the latest SBS World News bulletin? You can catch up on all the major national and international news stories of the day right here.
Read MoreLong lines in New York on first day of early voting
New Yorkers were waiting in long lines early on the first day of early voting in the state for the presidential election.
Read MoreHundreds loot Bukuru warehouse as Nigeria protests continue
Hundreds of people carried sacks from a warehouse in Bukuru, near Abuja in Nigeria, despite the president's call for calm in the country.
Read MoreFurther protests erupt in Poland over anti-abortion decision
Thousands marched across Poland to protest a decision by the top court banned almost grounds for abortion.
Read MoreProtests after police fatally shoot black teenager in Illinois
A rally was held in Waukegan, Illinois after 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette was killed during a police shooting.
Read MoreThe awkward moments from the final US Presidential debate
The final US Presidential debate was far less chaotic than the first but still delivered some interesting moments.
Read MoreJoe Biden v Donald Trump: The final debate
US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have faced each other for the final time in the 2020 Presidential election campaign, sparring over climate action, immigration, and healthcare.
Read MoreDonald Trump and Joe Biden give their final pitch to voters
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have given their final pitch to voters in their last presidential debate before the voting day on November 3. They were asked to imagine their inauguration day and state what they would say to Americans who did not vote for them.
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