Fifty years after Chile’s coup, the search for truth continues
As 1973 coup still reverberates, a man is pushing for full history of US role in Augusto Pinochet’s rise and fall.


As 1973 coup still reverberates, a man is pushing for full history of US role in Augusto Pinochet’s rise and fall.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s push for more integration across the region will need to overcome major challenges.

The globe’s southernmost town is hoping to become a hub for biocultural and environmental education.

President Gabriel Boric’s programme to exert state control over lithium production sparks conservative backlash.

US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude the presidents of three countries has overshadowed the summit’s agenda.

A prominent journalist leaves Nicaragua, as Daniel Ortega continues government repression ahead of November elections.
![Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, of Confidencial and Esta Semana news media, is pushed away by riot police outside El Confidencial offices in Managua, Nicaragua on December 14, 2020 - he fled Nicaragua Monday June 21, 2021 [File: STR/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/000_8X63PC.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Unions demand emergency assistance, higher wages as prolonged pandemic leaves people with nothing to eat.
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Lucia Newman explores a rapidly escalating conflict and talks to the elusive leader of the main armed Indigenous group.

Venezuela is struggling with 2,400 percent inflation and US sanctions under Trump. Would Biden be different?
