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• Chile holds an election that could deliver its most right-wing president since dictatorship - As Chileans head to vote on Sunday, even detractors of ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast say the candidate whose radical ideas lost him the past two elections is now almost certain to become Chile’s next leader. Kast's c
• Renowned astronomers push to protect Chile's cherished night sky from an industrial project - Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of the universe in this inhospitable desert along the Pacific coast. A rare confluence of factors makes the Atacama a
• Peru to declare a state of emergency as migrants leaving Chile trigger backlash - President José Jerí of Peru said his government on Friday would declare a state of emergency along the country's southern border and deploy more armed forces to the area as a large number of Venezuelan migrants venture north from Chile, whe