South America

Fri, 16 May 2025 22:11:00 GMT
Universidad Austral study finds Argentina's population to be ageing
A study by the Universidad Austral’s Human Development Observatory, based on data from Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), showed significant demographic shifts in the South American country, with...

Fri, 16 May 2025 21:43:00 GMT
Argentina: former Ministry of Women's "ideological" programs terminated
Argentina's Libertarian Government has closed 13 ideologically-oriented programs from the former Ministry of Women, Genders, and Diversities, to reduce public spending, Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona explained. These ...

Fri, 16 May 2025 21:22:00 GMT
Falklands Government Budget announcement delayed until July
The Legislative Assembly wishes to inform the public that the announcement of the Falkland Islands Government Budget for the 2025/26 financial year, originally scheduled for 3 June 2025, has been postponed.

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:33:00 GMT
Chile's Senate okays state of emergency extension to tackle Mapuche crisis
Chile's Senate approved Thursday a 30-day extension of the constitutional state of emergency in La Araucanía and the provinces of Arauco and Biobío, marking three years since President Gabriel Boric Font first implemented the...

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:30:00 GMT
Brazilian Football Confederation chief sacked... Again
A Rio de Janeiro court ordered Thursday the dismissal of Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) President Ednaldo Rodrigues, claiming his appointment to the position was null since it involved a suspected forged signature by fo...

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:27:00 GMT
Fuel crisis in Bolivia calls for fast solutions
A severe fuel shortage was reported Thursday in La Paz, Bolivia, causing a reduction of at least 20% in public transport and long queues at petrol stations, with lorries facing waits of over 20 hours to refuel, particularly for...

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:16:00 GMT
Brazil: MapBiomas reports 32.4% decline in deforestation
Brazil saw a 32.4% decline in deforestation, with five out of six biomes experiencing reductions, MapBiomas -a network of NGOs, universities, and technology companies- reported this week. The Atlantic forest remained virtually ...

Fri, 16 May 2025 09:17:00 GMT
Peña highlights Paraguay's booming present at FIFA Congress
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña highlighted his country's economic, social, and cultural growth, which -he claimed- was the fastest in the region over the past 35 years. He made those remarks Thursday during the 75th FIFA C...

Fri, 16 May 2025 09:03:00 GMT
Guyana reports attacks from Venezuelan side along Cuyuni River
The Guyanese Government has condemned multiple armed attacks along the Cuyuni River by armed men in civilian clothing firing from the Venezuelan side of the river between Eteringbang and Makapa, in which no injuries were report...

Fri, 16 May 2025 08:36:00 GMT
Whaling 1950 statistics, 30.000 hunted in Antarctica, despite “poor season in South Georgia”
The reporting of fisheries statistics for illex and loligo and varieties of finfish in 2025 are considered perfectly standard, although sensitive, but almost a century ago the reporting of whaling statistics in Antarctica was t...

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