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Explainer-What's in Chile's proposed new constitution?

Chileans will vote in a little over a month on a new constitution that would bring the most sweeping changes to the country since the end of the Augusto Pinochet military dictatorship.

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Exclusive-Brazil federal police warned against Bolsonaro arms agenda, documents show

As President Jair Bolsonaro has aggressively sought to boost gun ownership in Brazil, documents obtained by Reuters reveal one key source of resistance to his agenda: his own federal police.

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Argentina's Fernandez bets on 'superministry' to stop economic bleeding

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez launched his latest effort to tackle an economy in crisis on Thursday, tapping one of the ruling coalition's most powerful figures to lead a new "superministry" on the same day the central bank hiked interest rates to 60%.

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Anger grows in Haiti over weapons trafficking from U.S. after guns shipped as church donations

A string of recent arms-trafficking scandals in Haiti, including the discovery of weapons in a shipping container labeled as church donations, has ignited anger over a steady flow of U.S. guns that are fueling rampant gang violence.

Reuters

Analysis: Peru's mining execs 'lose faith' in gov't despite moderate shift

Peruvian mining executives who oversee some of the world's largest copper mines are losing whatever slim thread of faith they may have had in left-wing President Pedro Castillo's ability to boost the sector, even after his shift away from early proposals to sharply raise taxes on the industry.

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Chile's Codelco halts mining projects after reporting second worker death

Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's top copper producer, said on Wednesday it was temporarily halting construction of all mining projects after reporting the death of two workers in less than a month.

Reuters

Petro's call for change in Colombia rattles armed forces

Members of Colombia's armed forces - especially its police - are worried they will face significant changes if leftist candidate Gustavo Petro wins the presidency this month, a dozen active and retired officials told Reuters.

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Concerts and catwalks return to Venezuela, but only for those with cash

Venezuelan pop and reggaeton fans able to pay the equivalent of the country's monthly minimum wage for a concert ticket are filling venues for the first time in over seven years to see their favorite national and international artists.

Reuters

Analysis: Colombia's extractive industries watching election warily

Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his promised policies would imperil Colombia's economy and energy self-sufficiency, high-ranking industry figures and business associations said.

Reuters

Brazil election frontrunner Lula eyes Eletrobras privatization rollback, aides say

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the leftist frontrunner ahead of an October election, is looking at ways to reverse President Jair Bolsonaro's planned privatization of state-run electricity company Eletrobras, his advisers say.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro says could split up Petrobras as prelude to privatization

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday floated the idea of splitting state-owned Petrobras into various pieces as a prelude to privatizing it.

Reuters

Colombia outsider candidate Hernandez may weaken leftist Petro's rebel status

Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro leads the race for the country's presidency ahead of a second round of voting, having inspired his supporters to imagine a more equitable, greener country, they say.

Reuters

Legendary lithium riches from Bolivia's salt flats may still just be a mirage

On Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, a vast white salt flat that feels almost otherworldly, Karina Quispe is watching from the sidelines a global resource race for the world's largest - and almost untapped - trove of battery metal lithium.

Reuters

How the new Latin America left is seeking a greener future

Colombia's presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro wants, if he wins later this month, to stop all new oil exploration and move his country to a greener future.

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Panama's Commerce Minister appointed ambassador to the United States

Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen said on Tuesday he had appointed Ramon Martinez, currently the country's Minister of Commerce and Industries, as Panama's ambassador to Washington.

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Four dead, many injured after explosion at Havana hotel-state media

Four people have been killed and various people have been injured following an explosion at a hotel in downtown Havana, Cuban state media said on Friday.

Reuters

British Virgin Islands PM to plead not guilty to drug charges in U.S. court

A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered on Wednesday that Andrew Fahie, premier of the British Virgin Islands, should not face pre-trial detention, adding that he must post a $500,000 bond and will be under home confinement.

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