South America
Sun, 06 Jul 2025 04:50:00 GMTFalklands intends to implement the Beneficial Ownership Register by July 2026
Stephen Doughty, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which includes Overseas Territories has stated that illicit finance, corruption, and kleptocracy pose a direct threat to the UK’s national secu...
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 19:21:00 GMTMilei welcomes Modi at Casa Rosada
Argentine President Javier Milei welcomed India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss trade, investment, energy, critical minerals, defense, aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and other issues.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:53:00 GMTUruguay's inflation closer to target
Uruguay's year-on-year inflation rate dropped to 4.59% in June, marking its fourth consecutive monthly decline. This figure is very close to Uruguay's Central Bank (BCU) target of 4.5% and keeps inflation within the 3% to 6% to...
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:31:00 GMTEcuador: Emergency declared in two provinces due to torrential rains
The Ecuadorean Government Friday declared a 45-day regional state of emergency in the Amazonian provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Napo due to severe rainfall, flooding, and landslides. These conditions have significantly impact...
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:11:00 GMTOperations at Fernando de Noronha airport limited out of security concerns
Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) Friday imposed new restrictions on Fernando de Noronha Airport following two incidents in a week where planes got stuck on the tarmac due to pavement issues.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:05:00 GMTParaguay: High-ranking official sacked amid bribery scandal
Pastor Soria Melo has been dismissed as the head of Paraguay's National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service (Senave) through a presidential decree, following his indictment on charges of passive bribery, aggravated passiv...
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:44:00 GMTBrazil: mitigating factors for sexual crimes against women suppressed
An amendment to Brazil's Penal Code suppressing mitigating factors for crimes involving sexual violence against women came into force Friday after it was published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette - DOU), foll...
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:34:00 GMTArgentina: Independence Day military parade called off
The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei has canceled the traditional July 9 Independence Day military parade to save public funds, the Defense Ministry announced Friday. The move came as a surprise, given that the Mi...
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 23:26:00 GMTFundraising teen pilot detained in Chilean Antarctica
Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old pilot and social media influencer, has been detained on King George Island, Antarctica, after a failed attempt to complete a solo flight across all seven continents to raise US$1 million for childhood c...
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:45:00 GMTRelief operation of DRC Uruguayan blue helmets underway
Uruguay is carrying out on Friday a troop relief operation for its United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Approximately 200 Uruguayan soldiers from the Uruguay IV Battalion are arriving a...