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AP PHOTOS: Chile's capital has the the oldest hat maker in South America

Some 110 years have passed since the business began, but passersby, tourists, celebrities and even presidents still gravitate to this 19th-century mansion nestled in the heart of Santiago, Chile. Behind discreet gray doors, visitors find racks of hats — black bowlers, safari styles, top hats and close-fitting cloth caps once…

The Independent UK

The murder rate in Venezuela has fallen − but both Trump and Maduro are wrong about why

The body of former Venezuelan army officer Ronald Ojeda was found on Feb. 19, 2024, in a suitcase buried under 5 feet of concrete. Ojeda, accused by Venezuela of plotting against the government, had gone missing nine days earlier, when men dressed as police broke into his apartment in the…

The Conversation

'Worst Is Over' As Chile's 'Stolen' Babies Reunite With Mothers

Four decades after they were cruelly forced apart, US-raised Adamary Garcia and her birth mother fell into each other's arms Saturday at the airport in Santiago, Chile.

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How next season's Formula E calendar is already taking shape

Returns to Santiago and Cape Town, as well as new venues in Phoenix and Bangkok, are options being considered for the 2025-26 Formula E calendar.

Motorsport

AP PHOTOS: 2024 brought natural disasters and turbulent politics to Latin America

Snow blanketed Santiago, the Chilean capital, in May 2024 — a rare and stunning sight that marked the coldest month in the city in over 70 years.

The Independent UK

New moon December 2024: A young moon passes Venus

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Macron Praises EU-Chile Trade Agreement On Latin America Tour

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday hailed a recently upgraded EU-Chile free trade agreement as he met counterpart Gabriel Boric in Santiago on the last leg of a Latin America tour.

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Latin America Pressured By Chinese Online Shops

Isidora Olave opens a package containing a T-shirt, a skirt and a handful of glitter stickers shipped to her front door in Santiago, Chile, all the way from China almost 20,000 kilometers (11,800 miles) away.

International Business Times

The rise of the Temple of Satan in Chile

‘We don’t want people killing in the name of Satan’

The Independent UK

Drought Forces Big Tech To Rethink Thirsty LatAm Data Centers

A prolonged drought in much of South America has forced tech giants like Google and Amazon to rework their plans for water-guzzling data centers.

International Business Times

“If you’re a Maiden fan you’re like family. You’ve been with us on a long ride”: How Iron Maiden conquered the parts of the planet where other metal bands feared to tread

In 2011, Metal Hammer boarded Ed Force One to join Iron Maiden in South America for scenes of madness, mayhem and pisco sour

Metal Hammer

‘Walls are where we communicate’: how murals paint Chile’s politics

Alejandro ‘Mono’ González has used walls as his political voice for six decades in Chile, a ‘nation of muralists’

The Guardian - US

Mystery bones linked to famous Camino de Santiago walk

Mystery bones found in a tomb in northwestern Spain are likely to belong to a ninth-century bishop believed to have helped create the Camino de Santiago, a new study has found.

The Independent UK

Bones found in north-west Spain could be legendary bishop’s, scientists believe

New examination supports claim remains are of Teodomiro, a key figure in establishing Camino de Santiago pilgrimage

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Chileans confront a homelessness crisis, a first for one of South America's richest countries

The presidential residence of Gabriel Boric, the leftist millennial leader of Chile, shares a street in Santiago, the capital, with a homeless shelter that’s now at full capacity

The Independent UK

Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes

A Chilean-American raised in the United States has filed a criminal complaint against the state of Chile alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s

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Protests In Cuba Over Power Outages And Food Shortages

Protests in Santiago, Cuba, triggered by power outages and food shortages, spread across the island, prompting responses from Cuban authorities and the U.S...

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