World Dec 14 Ultra-conservative wins Chile election, will be most right-wing president since dictatorship José Antonio Kast secured a thumping victory in Chile’s presidential runoff election Sunday, defeating the candidate of the leftist governing coalition and setting the stage for the country’s most right-wing government in 35 years of democracy.
World Dec 04 Renowned astronomers fight to protect Chile’s night sky from industrial project A rare confluence of factors makes the Atacama an ideal home for some of the world’s biggest astronomical projects – dry climate, high altitude and, crucially, isolation from the light pollution of civilization.
World Nov 16 Chile votes in polarized election after campaign focused on immigration and crime Chileans voted for a new president and parliament on Sunday in a contest expected to favor the hard right as candidates play on popular fears over organized crime and immigration.
World Nov 07 World leaders gather for second day of COP30 meetings in Brazil, seeking climate change solutions Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday sought to mobilize funding to halt the ongoing destruction of tropical rainforests and advance the many unmet promises made at previous summits.
World Nov 06 World’s biggest polluters are no-shows at start of UN climate summit in Brazil Organizers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties — known as COP30 — will yield action to advance the many unmet promises laid out at previous such meetings. But the leaders of China, the United States and India will be…
World Oct 27 Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backing from the…
World Oct 20 What to know about Rodrigo Paz, who shot from obscurity to Bolivia’s presidency Rodrigo Paz beat out his far more prominent right-wing opponent, former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, to clinch a victory in Bolivia’s presidential runoff.
World Oct 20 Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia’s first conservative leader in decades Early results show that Paz, 58, secured more than 54% of the vote. His rival, former right-wing President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, won just over 45% of the vote.
World Oct 19 Bolivia holds tight presidential runoff as voters seek a leader to lift them from crisis Bolivians voted on Sunday in an unprecedented presidential runoff between two conservative, capitalist candidates, ushering in a new political era after almost 20 years of one-party rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party.
Politics Oct 14 WATCH: Trump meets with Argentina’s Milei as U.S. prepares $20 billion bailout President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to pull assistance for Argentina — led by a political kindred spirit whose philosophy aligns with that of the Republican administration— if the nation’s internal politics don’t go the United States’ way in its…