Founder of XTX Markets and science enthusiast is spending tens of millions of dollars on project in Chile

   A reversal of political fortune in the region has major implications for critical minerals

   Incoming finance minister eyes cuts to taxes and regulation in bid to boost activity

   The US move against Maduro has eerie parallels to the coup that ousted Salvador Allende in 1973

   Crime and violence are raising the appeal of strongmen across the region

   José Antonio Kast’s victory in presidential election adds to a growing network of Maga equivalents’ in the region

   José Antonio Kast will be country’s most rightwing president in 35 years of democracy

   Arch-conservative José Antonio Kast maintains wide lead over leftwinger Jeannette Jara

   Disney to invest 1bn in artificial intelligence start-up

   José Antonio Kast would be the most rightwing president in 35 years of democracy

   Many of her pieces were discarded or destroyed following Chile’s coup d’état. But the 77-year-old artist is driven by an instinct for survival

   Voters overwhelmingly back conservative candidates in first round amid concerns over crime and immigration

   Extreme candidates seek out moderate voters in wealthy South American country

   Social mobility and high living costs contribute to 42 per cent drop in rate over past decade

   José Antonio Kast overtakes mainstream conservatives in polls as left backs Communist candidate in presidential race

   Codelco’s chair says he does not understand what the US wants to achieve with levies on the metal

   As a UK show of her work opens, Errázuriz talks about documenting her country’s other’ lives during military rule

   Jeannette Jara to challenge conservative rivals in deeply polarised race amid rising concerns over crime

   Fifty years after Bruce Chatwin embarked on his peculiar, dotty’ bestseller, the South American wilderness still calls

   The European nation has one of the largest employment gaps among OECD members and compares poorly against the South American country

   Beijing’s domination of global trade has led to a schism between the world’s two largest economies and left many others worried about their industries

   Government imposes curfew after more than 90% of country loses power in transmission failure

   Low payouts were one of the reasons protesters took to the streets in 2019

   Alejandro Zambra explores the ups and downs of fatherhood in this collection of essays, poems and stories

   President Gabriel Boric’s flagging popularity falls further amid allegations against his former security secretary