South America

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:17:00 GMT
Airline involved in Brazil's last major crash grounded
Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) suspended Voepass as a precautionary measure until some non-conformities are worked out. The carrier, made up from the merger of Passaredo Transportes Aéreos and Map Linhas Aérea...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:00:00 GMT
Two more partners join Vaca Muerta Sur project
Shell Argentina and Chevron Argentina joined the Vaca Muerta Sur (VMOS) project as shareholders in the major oil transport infrastructure initiative led by a consortium including the state-owned YPF, Pan American Energy (PAE), ...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Delpiano appointed Chile's new defense minister
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font appointed Adriana Delpiano to replace the resigning Maya Fernández, who left her position after being involved in the scandal regarding the Government's failed attempt to purchase the house...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:55:00 GMT
Canada's new PM's past in Brazil comes to light
Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, may be a novice in politics but not to scandals, given his past at the investment firm Brookfield Asset Management, where he was vice chair and head of transition investing, later becom...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:15:00 GMT
Charles III launched the King's Baton Relay for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
His Majesty King Charles III, Patron of Commonwealth Sport, has officially launched the inaugural Commonwealth Sport King’s Baton Relay for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace on Commonwealth Day, Monday ...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:09:00 GMT
Peru: Pedro Castillo goes on hunger strike
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones (2021-2022) has begun a hunger strike to protest his ongoing trial for an alleged coup attempt in December 2022. Castillo, who has been imprisoned since the incident, argues tha...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:05:00 GMT
Opposition lawmakers file criminal case against Milei over IMF loan decree
A group of opposition lawmakers filed a criminal complaint against Argentine President Javier Milei for signing an Emergency Decree (DNU) to enable a new ten-year agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at ca...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:04:00 GMT
Founding member of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo passes away aged 95
Aída Bogo de Sarti, a founding member of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo Línea Fundadora, passed away aged 95 last Saturday, her family announced Monday in Buenos Aires. She became an icon of resistance after her daughter, Beatri...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT
Falklands, VSAT Public Consultation Launched
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is seeking views from the public on the proposed changes to the policy that guides the issuing of VSAT licenses and the associated fee level. The proposed changes were recently considered b...

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:59:00 GMT
The FAO Food Price Index in February was up, boosted by sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil demand
The benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by increases in sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, according to the new Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report.

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