Chile's Pinera seeks forgiveness from hard-pressed citizens, offers rescue package
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Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera announced an ambitious raft of measures on Tuesday, aiming to quell protests against his government with a guaranteed minimum wage, a hike in the state pension offering and the stabilization of electricity costs.