South America
South America
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:34:00 GMTFuel crunch halts Havana buses, squeezes hospitals and deepens Cuba’s power cuts
Cuba’s fuel shortage is rippling through daily life, with Havana’s urban bus network largely shut down, hospitals preparing to scale back non-urgent services, and longer planned blackouts announced in some areas—while soc...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:41:00 GMTTrump deletes racist Obama video after backlash, including from Republicans
U.S. President Donald Trump removed a Truth Social video that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama with their faces superimposed on primate bodies, after a wave of criticism that included ...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:30:00 GMTVenezuelan opposition flags “serious omissions” in amnesty bill, demands full release
Venezuela’s main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), on Friday challenged what it called “serious omissions” in a proposed amnesty law promoted by acting President Delcy Rodríguez and approved in...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:53:00 GMTTrump sets 25% “secondary” tariff to squeeze trade with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing an additional 25% tariff on imports from countries that buy Iranian goods or services, expanding Washington’s economic pressure campaign beyond direct sanction...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:43:00 GMTFalklands Development Corporation contracts Strategic Projects Manager
The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, has announced that Sam Cockwell has joined the team as Strategic Projects Manager. The FIDC is the economic development agency for the Falklands in 1983 in response to the Sha...