South America

What Chileans expect from the new constitution

Chileans want better public education, health systems and more equality from the new constitution.

Pro-choice groups push Argentine President to keep abortion promise

Earlier this year, the Argentinian President had promised to send an abortion bill to Congress. Now, despite the pandemic and opposition from religious sectors, pro-choice activists want him to follow up on his pledge to legalise abortion.

Chilean voters back rewriting country's dictator-era constitution

Chilean streets filled for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak as millions of people turned out to vote on whether to tear up its Pinochet-era constitution in favour of a fresh charter drafted by citizens.

Chile to vote in referendum over its dictatorship-era constitution

Opinion polls suggest that over 70 percent of voters want a new constitution.

Bolivia official vote confirms Luis Arce win

The result marks a return to the left for Bolivia from the present conservative caretaker government that stepped in after leader Evo Morales was ousted last year.

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trial volunteer dies: Brazil

Brazilian regulator says testing of the vaccine will, however, continue even after the volunteer's death.

NASA spacecraft lands on asteroid Bennu, grabs sample

The minivan-sized OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will send back images of the sample collected from the Bennu asteroid and, if a successful collection is confirmed, the spacecraft will journey back toward Earth, arriving in 2023.

Attacks on medical teams surge in virus-hit Colombia

There were 242 attacks on medical teams between January and September, the highest figure in the last 20 years.

Brazil militias control more than half of Rio – study

Another report from the Brazilian Public Security Forum says the number of murders and other violent deaths in Brazil increased 7.1 percent in the first half of the year, despite lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Bolivia's socialists claim victory as unofficial count points to big win

Polls showed Bolivia's socialist candidate Luis Arce has 52.4 percent of valid votes, more than 20 percentage points above second-place centrist rival Carlos Mesa.

Bolivia's outgoing president calls for patience with slow vote count

Results for Bolivia's general elections that were held on Sunday are expected to be slower than usual as the Electoral Tribunal suspended the customary rapid count, arguing that it couldn't guarantee the accuracy.

Santos parts ways with Robinho as controversy over rape verdict grows

Brazilian football star Robinho was found guilty of rape in 2017 in Italy.