This measur­e came a day after Pinera said he had asked all minist­ers to resign in order to form a new govern­mentSANTIAGO: Chile President Sebastian Pinera on Monday ended a state of emergency that lasted more than a week amid mass protests, but demonstrations continued nonetheless. Authorities imposed both the state of emergency and curfews last weekend after Chile was rocked by its worst civil unrest in decades. The national human rights institute INDH said 584 people had been injured and 2,410 detained during the protests. Chile president declares state of emergency after violent protestsThe street movement still lacks recognisable leaders, though, and was mostly roused through social media, which analysts say makes it harder for the government to negotiate any resolution. US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are among those expected to attend the APEC meeting.

Source: The Express Tribune October 28, 2019 08:37 UTC