Women protest outside a courtroom in San Salvador in 2017, demanding the government free women prisoners who are serving 30-year prison sentences for having an abortion.
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Pregnant teens take their own lives, raped children are denied abortions and women who suffer stillbirth are imprisoned for 30 years – El Salvador’s torturous anti-abortion regime must end.
Latin America’s era of the woman president is over. What have we learned?
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New research on Latin America’s four recent female presidents disproves the idea that merely putting a woman in power will improve gender equality.
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The movie, about a trans woman’s struggle for her rights, comes as Chile debates a long-awaited gender identity law.
Beatriz Sánchez’s strong finish in the first round of Chile’s presidential election has thrown the race wide open. Her new left-wing party also won 20 congressional seats.
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Young parties are bringing new life to Chile’s stale politics, finally ending the post-Pinochet period. As the presidential runoff approaches in December, the race for the presidency is now wide open.
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The countries doing innovative deals with trading partners have one key difference with a post-Brexit UK.
Women celebrate in Valparaíso, Chile.
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After a fierce debate, one of the most restrictive reproductive laws in the world has been eased.
Santiago, the capital of Chile, is a hub for international corporate headquarters and local startups.
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The 2017 Global Innovation Index shows that most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean could do much more to tap their innovation potential
An anti-U.S. protest in Yemen during Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia.
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Congress is trying to curb the president’s ties to human rights abusers, harkening back to landmark legislation of the 1970s.
Fairtrade grape production, Western Cape, South Africa.
Fairtrade was set up to support small producers - but some feel it is now missing the mark.
Ricardo Lagos bids adieu after withdrawing from the presidential race on April 10 2017.
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Former president Ricardo Lagos, who is revered for standing up to the dictator Augusto Pinochet, says goodbye to public life.
Senator Alejandro Guillier inside the Chilean congress in Valparaiso, Chile.
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Outsider Alejandro Guillier’s sudden rise in the polls has invigorated Chilean politics and revived the hopes of progressives across the region.
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The scene of Chile’s proudest football triumphs is also a monument to some of its darkest days.
In Chile, the impact of mining and the lack of regulation of water markets have produced water scarcity conflict in local Indigenous communities.
Some changes to visa rules could make travel easier for scientists.
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Scientists from the developing world perceive current visa rules as a major impediment to professional travel. They miss out on opportunities to collaborate globally.
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Antarctica hangs in the balance. Five cities have the chance of securing the future of this fragile continent.
Adi Rukun questions Commander Amir Siahaan, one of the death squad leaders responsible for his brother’s death during the Indonesian genocide, in Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary The Look of Silence.
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Oscar nominated documentary The Look of Silence follows an optometrist whose brother was killed in Indonesia’s 1965 massacre. But to understand the bigger picture, viewers should watch its prequels.
The way we were.
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Latin America suddenly seems to be lurching to the right – but was it ever that far left in the first place?
Tompkins: protecting nature, one dollar at a time.
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The North Face pioneer wanted to protect the wilderness – so he bought it.
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It’s been a record year for Chile’s wine industry. So what’s its secret?
Chileans wait outside after evacuating during the earthquake in Santiago.
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Earthquake monitoring can now detect a quake and warn people before it arrives.