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Uruguay

Neck and neck: Uruguay presidential elections virtually tied

Uruguay's two main candidates were virtually tied after Sunday's general election

Sport

Brazilian Mikaili Sol wins Kiteboarding World Championships

Colombian Valentin Rodriguez and Brazilian Mikaili Sol soared to success in the freestyle Kiteboarding World Championships in Combuco on Saturday.

Bolivia

Bolivia's interim President approves law to hold new general election

Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Áñez has enacted the law to appoint a new electoral board that will be tasked with setting a date for a general election. The bill will bar candidates from running if they have served two presidential terms.

Chile

One million march in Santiago as Chile protest movement swells

Chile's president says he has heard the demands of the protest movement 'loud and clear'

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World

Bolivia receives EU support to tackle Amazon wildfires

In partnership with The European Commission

The Amazon is on fire, and not only in Brazil. Since July, Bolivia has lost two million hectares of forest, pushing its government to call on the EU to step in.

Peru

Watch: Peru's coca farmers encouraged to switch to cacao crop

Authorities are trying to persuade farmers to switch to harvesting cacao from coca, which is used to make cocaine. Peru is a major cacao exporter, but also the world's second largest producer of cocaine.

World News

'Treat the cavity, not the toothache': Experts on G7 Amazon fire cash

The cash will be used to primarily to pay for more firefighting planes. But experts told us that was not addressing the root cause of the problem.

El Salvador

Abortion law: Court acquits woman accused of killing stillborn child

In retrial, El Salvador acquits woman accused of killing her stillborn child

Paraguay

Watch: Parade of plumed Paraguayans celebrate their patron saint

Other folktales say that the town was plagued by attacks from the indigenous Guarani people, who resisted the settlers' occupation of the land.

World News

Euroviews. Resource extraction, climate change and the right to live well ǀ View

Protecting the world’s remaining tropical forest cover from natural resource extraction is essential if the worst of climate change is to be avoided, and the rights of people who depend on those forests are to be respected.

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Indigenous groups protest proposed health reforms

Indigenous groups across Brazil protested Wednesday against a proposal to transfer Indigenous health services from the federal government to municipalities.

Markets

UK shares bleed in gloomy start to 2019

UK shares bleed in gloomy start to 2019

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'Migrant' monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico for winter

'Migrant' monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico for winter

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Bolivian women protest against gender-based violence

Thousands of women took to the streets of the Bolivian capital La Paz on Sunday to take part in a run and demonstration against gender-based violence.

Bolivia

Watch: Costume-clad paragliders descend over the Andes

The "Bumblebee" character from the franchise "Transformers" and the flying house from the Pixar produced film "Up" were among the costumes in the skies.

Destinations

Guatemala: A step back in time to Maya civilisation

You can leave the hustle and bustle of 21st century city life behind by following in the footsteps of the ancient Maya world

World News

At least 10 people dead in Nicaragua protests

At least 10 people have died in Nicaragua during protests against controversial reform to the pension plans

World News

Venezuela's Maduro not welcome at key Americas summit

Venezuela's president is criticised by neighbouring nations for his handling of the country's economic and political crisis.

Venezuela

EU slaps sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials

Restrictions including travel bans and asset freezes have been issued as the country’s political and economic situation continues to crumble.

Peru

Pope Francis visits flood-hit people of Northern Peru

Thousands in Trujillo are still living in tents after El Nino-related floods destroyed thousands of homes and left many families homeless.