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2019: A year in elections Featured

2019: A year in elections

Patrick Edwards
December 20, 2019

This year has been marked by political change and protest in Latin America. There have been surprises…

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Does obligatory voting strengthen democracy or violate its ideals? Argentina

Does obligatory voting strengthen democracy or violate its ideals?

Frances Jenner
November 14, 2019

Voting is an integral component of democracy, but the freedom to choose whether or not to do so is an…

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Where do Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina stand after recent elections? Argentina

Where do Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina stand after recent elections?

Frances Jenner
October 28, 2019

Over the last two weeks, voters in Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina have been to the polls to vote for…

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Amazon to construct data center in Argentina Argentina

Amazon to construct data center in Argentina

Sophie Foggin
October 07, 2019

The trillion dollar company Amazon is expanding its international infrastructure to include a regional…

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Number of Latin American unicorns increases seven-fold in two years Argentina

Number of Latin American unicorns increases seven-fold in two years

Frances Jenner
September 17, 2019

In 2017, Latin America was home to just two companies worth over $1 billion. A year and a half later,…

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Argentine government resorts to currency controls after peso freefall Argentina

Argentine government resorts to currency controls after peso freefall

Frances Jenner
September 03, 2019

On Sunday, September 1, the Argentine government released an official bulletin describing the “extraordinary,…

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Q&A with “Que Sea Ley” director about Argentina’s fight for legal abortion Argentina

Q&A with “Que Sea Ley” director about Argentina’s fight for legal abortion

Frances Jenner
June 10, 2019

The phrase, “In Argentina, one woman dies every week because of an illegal abortion,” flashes up…

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Abortion legislation in the spotlight as Argentina presents new law to Congress Argentina

Abortion legislation in the spotlight as Argentina presents new law to Congress

Frances Jenner
May 28, 2019

Women across Argentina will take part in marches to celebrate the presentation of new abortion legislation…

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The Mapuche take human rights grievances to the International Criminal Court Argentina

The Mapuche take human rights grievances to the International Criminal Court

Frances Jenner
April 16, 2019

The indigenous Mapuche people are accusing the Chilean and Argentine governments of genocide and crimes…

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Why corrupt but charismatic presidential candidates still get votes Argentina

Why corrupt but charismatic presidential candidates still get votes

Frances Jenner
March 25, 2019

Since the 1970s, over 30 presidents and ex-presidents in Latin America have spent time behind bars for…

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Women in STEM in Latin America
by LatinAmericaReports

Marcela Torres is the former CEO of Hola Code, a Mexican social enterprise that provides software development training for refugees and migrants who have returned to Mexico after having lived in the U.S. She was recently named winner of the ‘Entrepreneur’ category in the list of Latin America’s top innovators under the age of 35 published by MIT Technology Review. In honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science earlier this month, we interviewed Torres about being a female CEO of a tech company in Latin America, a region lacking support and funding for women working in STEM.

Women in STEM in Latin America
Women in STEM in Latin America
February 28, 2020
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Meet the teenage indigenous activist fighting climate change
January 24, 2020
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Audio Article: Uber’s departure from Colombia sparks debate over app regulation
January 21, 2020
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Audio Article: Uber’s departure from Colombia sparks debate over app regulation
January 21, 2020
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Special: Protests in Colombia
November 27, 2019
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Illegally trafficking night monkeys in the Amazon
November 19, 2019
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Social unrest in Latin America
October 30, 2019
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Social unrest in Latin America
October 30, 2019
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