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 May 02 No damage reported after 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina Chilean authorities issued an evacuation alert Friday for the entire coastal section of the Strait of Magellan, in the far south of the country.
World Nov 25 Left-wing candidate Yamandú Orsi wins runoff election to becomes Uruguay's next president Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country's new president in a tight runoff election that ousted the conservative governing coalition.
World Nov 24 Uruguay's incumbent candidate concedes tight presidential runoff to center-left challenger Orsi's win makes the small South American nation the latest country to rebuke an incumbent party in this landmark election year where voters frustrated with post-pandemic economic malaise have punished ruling parties around the world, from the United States and…
World Oct 27 Uruguay votes in election with two moderate candidates, living up to its reputation for political stability Voters in the small South American nation of Uruguay picked a new president Sunday in a race between two moderates that defied regional trends of bitter division and democratic erosion.
World Jul 25 Venezuelans who fled instability hope for change and to eventually return home Economic and political instability forced millions of Venezuelans to leave, quashing dreams and leaving many wondering if they’ll ever return to what was once South America’s most prosperous country.