Chile Riots

BEIRUT -- As 2019 gave way to 2020 in a cloud of tear gas, and in some cases a hail of bullets, from Hong Kong to Baghdad, from Beirut to Barcelona and Santiago, it seemed civil disobedience and government crackdowns on protests would dominate the international landscape. Then came the…

By Zeina KaramThe Associated PressThu., March 12, 2020timer5 min. readBEIRUT - As 2019 gave way to 2020 in a cloud of tear gas, and in some cases a hail of bullets, from Hong Kong to Baghdad, from Beirut to Barcelona and Santiago, it seemed civil disobedience and government crackdowns on…

BEIRUT (AP) — As 2019 gave way to 2020 in a cloud of tear gas, and in some cases a hail of bullets, from Hong Kong to Baghdad, from Beirut to Barcelona and Santiago, it seemed civil disobedience and government crackdowns on protests would dominate the international landscape.Then came the…

-9 Molotov cocktails incinerate police vehicle during Chile protests Protesters in Chile burned a police water cannon vehicle with molotov cocktails on the streets of Santiago, Chile on Friday (March 06) during rowdy protests and police efforts to disperse crowds. - video encodings still in process - Read More

Women took to the streets over the past year across Latin America - from Mexico and Chile to Argentina and Brazil - demanding governments take action in a region where machismo reigns and gender-based violence is widespread.In Latin America and the Caribbean at least one out of every three women…

Lasers and tear gas have been used against police and anti-government protesters in Santiago.The unrest, which began in October 2019, was originally sparked by a now-suspended increase in metro fares, but has now grown to represent wider grievances on social equality.Read More

Income inequality has been a hot topic for some time and it is a driving factor in the desire for economic policy reform across the globe. An uneven distribution of income seems to justify a top-down solution if it redistributes unfair allocations of wealth. …

The World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland is billed as the globe’s most prestigious annual gathering of movers and shakers. Its mission is to “improve the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.” This year’s…

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by Forrest CardamenisFebruary 3, 2020 Before the title card in Pablo Larrain's film Ema is a following shot of the platinum-blonde title character walking down the middle of an empty road lit by neon and fire. It is perhaps the only truly familiar authorial …