Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to win a Nobel Prize for literature, was long considered staid. A new generation is reclaiming her as an anti-establishment icon.
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Teenage Rapper, Rooted in Mapuche Identity, Roars for Indigenous Rights
MC Millaray, 16, an emerging music star in Chile, uses her fierce lyrics to convey five centuries of struggles by the country’s largest Indigenous group against European colonizers.
Newly Discovered Asteroid Passes Close to Earth
First detected just days ago, 2023 BU approached within 2,200 miles of our planet’s surface before moving on.
In Colombia, Drilling Pays the Bills. The Country’s Leaders Want to Quit Oil.
The president says oil is his economy’s worst addiction. Phasing it out would be a global first for a major oil producer.
Easter Island ‘Moai’ Statues Damaged Beyond Repair in Fire
The fire has burned more than 247 acres of the Pacific island, where hundreds of haunting monolithic statues, called moai, have stood for centuries.
Even as Iranians Rise Up, Protests Worldwide Are Failing at Record Rates
Mass protests, once a grave threat to even the fiercest autocrat, have plummeted in effectiveness, a study shows. Factors appear to include polarization, social media and rising nationalist attitudes.
Chile Voters Reject New, Left-Leaning Constitution
The rejected constitution would have legalized abortion, adopted universal health care and enshrined more than 100 constitutional rights, a global record.
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Chile Votes on Constitution That Would Enshrine Record Number of Rights
In a single ballot on Sunday, Chileans will decide on abortion, universal health care, rights for nature and a record expansion of constitutional rights.
Chile Could Transform Indigenous Rights in Watershed Vote
The proposed constitution would enshrine some of the world’s most extensive Indigenous rights. But those reforms have become the focal point of the campaign to reject the new text.