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South America

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:18:00 GMT
Venezuelan parliament passes law opening mining sector to private capital amid rapprochement with US
Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved on Thursday a new 131-article Organic Mining Law that opens the door to private and foreign investment in the mining sector, on a day also marked by police repression of thousa...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:09:00 GMT
Tourism accounted for nearly half of Uruguay's GDP growth in 2025, generating $2.04 billion in exports
Tourism accounted for nearly half of Uruguay's gross domestic product growth in 2025 and represented 6.2% of the country's economic activity, according to the first monitor produced by the Uruguayan Chamber of Tourism together ...

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:57:00 GMT
Argentina approves glacier law reform, opens previously protected areas to mining
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies passed a reform of the National Glacier Law in the early hours of Thursday, an initiative pushed by President Javier Milei's government that reduces the scope of environmental protections in the ...

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:53:00 GMT
Scottish cameraman Doug Allan dies in Nepal during trek to Annapurna base camp
Wildlife cameraman and photographer Doug Allan died on Wednesday at a hospital in Pokhara, Nepal, after suffering a brain hemorrhage during a trek to Annapurna base camp, the world's tenth highest mountain. He was 74.

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:36:00 GMT
Chilean Air Force conducts first-ever aerial refueling of US F-35 fighters
The Chilean Air Force (FACh) completed for the first time an aerial refueling operation involving two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters, in a milestone that demonstrates growing interoperability between the two countri...

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