South America
South America
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:53:00 GMTUruguayan court rejects injunction against offshore seismic prospection, allowing exploration to continue
A Montevideo civil court dismissed an injunction filed by social organizations and fishing industry unions against seismic prospection activities for hydrocarbon exploration in Uruguay's exclusive economic zone, allowing operat...
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:55:00 GMTMilei government appeals to Supreme Court to avoid applying university funding law
Argentina's government filed an extraordinary federal appeal with the Supreme Court on Thursday to avoid complying with the University Funding Law (27.795), which requires it to update faculty salaries and scholarship programs ...
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:49:00 GMTLula and Sanchez seal progressive alliance in Barcelona and call for front against global far right
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday cemented a political alliance in Barcelona between the European and Latin American left against the advance of the far right on ...
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:42:00 GMTIran declares Hormuz "fully open" until ceasefire ends; Trump insists on keeping Iranian port blockade
Iran announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain "fully open" to merchant shipping until the ceasefire with the United States expires next Wednesday. The decision, linked to the start of the 10-day truce between I...
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:17:00 GMTAt least 12 schools in Paraguay receive shooting threats; authorities probe possible viral "challenge"
At least 12 schools in Paraguay received shooting threats between Thursday and Friday, with messages written on bathroom walls reading "tomorrow there will be a shooting," said Sonia Escauriza, director of Child and Adolescent ...