CHILE ELECTIONS Chile interior minister quits to run for president 05-03-2025 11:06 Chile's centre-left interior minister Carolina Tohá announces her bid for presidency, with opposition still dominating early polls.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE “LatAmGPT”: Latin America to have its own AI model in 2025 14-02-2025 17:00 Data recognising the multicultural diversity of Latin America is being incorporated into the region's new artificial intelligence model, with experts calling for technological independence.
ANALYSIS Too stable? Uruguay's model election masks problems 27-11-2024 10:00 Election day passed off peacefully in Uruguay, with the losing candidate accepting defeat gracefully. But underneath the surface, Argentina's neighbour faces a raft of issues, including growing disenchantment with the political system.
POLITICS IN URUGUAY Orsi, Uruguay's president-elect, visits mentor Mujica after run-off win 25-11-2024 22:22 Frente Amplio leader Yamandú Orsi, who won last Sunday's presidential run-off plays up ties to ex-president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica ahead of taking office.
uruguay election 2024 Orsi wins Uruguay election as voters oust incumbent party 25-11-2024 13:03 Anti-incumbent trend in the Americas continues in Uruguay as voters’ worries about inequality and crime spur change of government.
URUGUAY ELECTIONS 2024 Frente Amplio returns to power in Uruguay as Orsi wins run-off 25-11-2024 10:44 Frente Amplio's Yamandú Orsi is elected president of Uruguay after Sunday's run-off; Leftist leader calls for national dialogue in a speech to supporters after results.
URUGUAY ELECTION 2024 Uruguay readies for polls with Frente Amplio hoping for comeback 22-11-2024 10:03 Álvaro Delgado of outgoing president Luis Lacalle Pou's ruling coalition, and Yamandú Orsi, of the left-wing Frente Amplio coalition, go head-to-head in the Uruguay's presidential election run-off.
Uruguay Elections Uruguay heads for presidential run-off after Orsi fails to reach 50% 28-10-2024 12:25 Yamandú Orsi and Álvaro Delgado head to run-off after both candidates fail to clear benchmark for win in first round of Uruguay's presidential election.
Uruguay election 2024 US$23-billion pension vote overshadows Uruguay’s upcoming election 16-10-2024 11:35 In the middle of Uruguay's presidential election, citizens are battling with a US$23-billion pension vote that would increase minimum payouts, lower the retirement age and transfer privately managed savings to a government-run trust.
HUMAN RIGHTS Universal jurisdiction prevents impunity for crimes against humanity 17-11-2023 10:08 If there is political will by governments, crimes against humanity have no escape. They may be tried by any country applying universal jurisdiction, regardless of where the repressors are. by Juan Gasparini
COLOMBIA Colombia's Uribe denounced in Argentina for crimes against humanity 09-11-2023 19:38 Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe denounced before an Argentine court for his alleged responsibility for over 6,000 executions and forced disappearances of civilians between 2002 and 2008 while serving as head of state.