Issue Oct 23-29 2024: On Sunday, October 27, 2024, Uruguayans went to the polls to elect the president and vice president for the 2025-2030 period, as well as the 30 seats in the Senate and the 99 in the House of Representatives. The contest witnessed high turnout, with over 90% of Uruguay’s 2.7 million eligible

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: Nature and biodiversity are crucial to tackling the global climate crisis, as they are deeply intertwined with climate change impacts.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: Nature and biodiversity lie at the heart of the planet’s future and humans are deeply intertwined with climate change.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: Cruel layoffs, suspensions, and cutbacks are the “the visible style of libertarian politics,” and the recent closure of the Argentinian Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP) and the announcement of the privatization of the Belgrano Cargas railroad are just two of the most recent examples of this.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: Widespread power failures remain a common occurrence in Cuba, with the most recent incident on October 19 bringing most operations across the country to a stop.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: On Wednesday, October 30, the Music Department at the University of Chile will pay tribute to Iris Sangüesa, considered the first composer of electronic music in the country.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: During her first month in office, President Claudia Sheinbaum has demonstrated her intentions to “usurp power so that she becomes the only court capable of interpreting the Constitution.”

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: The 2015 Fundão dam collapse, which occurred in Mariana, Minas Gerais, claimed 19 lives, caused one miscarriage, and devastated ecosystems across an area the size of Belgium, affecting the Rio Doce basin from Mariana to the Espírito Santo coast and was deemed a catastrophic failure.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: At a recent forum titled “Responsible Management, Innovation for a Sustainable Future,” organized by Gestión, business leaders from Peru’s energy, finance, telecommunications, and mining sectors emphasized that sustainability must become a fundamental pillar of corporate strategy rather than just a passing trend.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: The former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, survived an alleged assassination attempt on Sunday, October 27th, when armed assailants fired upon his convoy in Cochabamba.