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Brazilian Climate Change Minister says Milei's decision goes against the world's efforts
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Brazil's Environment and Climate Change Minister Marina Silva said Thursday that Argentina pulling its delegation from the Conference of Parties 29 (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, was “a process that goes against the demands that the world is making.” In her view, however, President Javier Milei's...
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Venezuelan ambassador returns to Brasilia
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Venezuela's Ambassador to Brazil Manuel Vadell returned to Brasilia on Thursday after two weeks in Caracas for consultations, thus ending the diplomatic crisis between the two countries. The diplomat announced this move through a video published on social networks. He had been summoned to...
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Milei sees end of currency exchange restrictions on the horizon
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Argentine President Javier Milei said Tuesday that his country could be months away from lifting the currency exchange stocks after the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) said October's inflation stood at 2.7%.
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60-hour-long power cuts announced for some of Ecuador's industrial districts
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Ecuador's business sectors voiced their concern on Saturday/Sunday about the five-day power outage scheduled for this week in at least three industrial sectors of Quito industrial zones to compensate for the energy shortages affecting the country since September.
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Cutdown in carbon dioxide emissions reported in Brazil last year
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South America's largest country cut down its carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) emissions by 12% in 2023 compared to the previous year, Agencia Brasil reported Thursday citing data from the Climate Observatory. In 2023, Brazil emitted 2.3 billion tons of greenhouse gases, already a reduction...
on Nov 8
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Evo's legal front reaches Argentina
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Argentine authorities have filed a criminal complaint against former Bolivian President Evo Morales for the alleged rape and human trafficking of four teenage girls while he was under asylum in the country, Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced during the weekend. Morales will be...
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Bolivia: Evo Morales survives alleged assassination attempt, accuses President Arce
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Former Bolivian President Evo Morales was the target of gunfire on Sunday as his convoy traveled through Chapare, a coca-growing region where Morales has long held significant influence. Morales emerged unscathed but accused President Luis Arce of orchestrating the attack, an accusation Arce...
on Oct 28
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IMF to think about what is best for Argentina, says Georgieva
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Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo met Thursday in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who then announced that “we have an objective, which is to think together, as a single team, what is best for Argentina”.
on Oct 27
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Porto Alegre's Airport to resume handling commercial flights next week
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Brazilian authorities announced Friday that Porto Alegre's Salgado Filho International Airport (POA/SBPA) in the State of Rio Grande do Sul will be reopening Monday after months of being inoperational given the unprecedented floods. The measure will be carried out as scheduled: airlines have...
on Oct 21
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University of Brasilia agrees to quotas for trans undergrad students
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The University of Brasilia (UnB) announced Thursday that starting next year, quotas for transgender people would be implemented in undergraduate courses, Agencia Brasil reported.
on Oct 21
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The UK Boris Johnson solution to address migrants trying to illegally cross to Britain, which was to be implemented through the so-called Rwanda deal but was rejected by the EU and UK courts, did not impede Italy from attempting a similar procedure with neighboring Albania, where migrants...
on Oct 21
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Bolivia's economy seriously hit by Evistas blockading roads
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Four days into the road-blockading protests staged nationwide by followers of former President Evo Morales, Government sources said Friday that up to US$ 1.5 billion worth of exports had been affected by the move. In addition, private entrepreneurs have also complained about the damages caused...
on Oct 19
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Indec: Argentina's wholesale inflation up 2% last month
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Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released a study Thursday according to which wholesale prices went up only 2% last month, it was reported in Buenos Aires. President Javier Milei celebrated the news and praised Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo for it.
on Oct 19
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PM Starmer, paying reparations for slave trade, not in the Commonwealth agenda
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“Just to be clear, reparations are not on the agenda for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. Technically, the (UK) Government's position on this has not changed. We do not pay reparations,” said Downing Street official spokesperson, when asked what PM Keir Starmer's view on paying...
on Oct 18
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Shackleton's original Hope Cross exhibited at the Discovery Point in Dundee
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Sir Ernest Shackleton, the great English polar explorer died in 1922 at the age of 47 in Grytviken, South Georgia during his fourth trip and expedition to the Antarctic continent on board the Quest. .
on Oct 17
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Lula says fake news reigns supreme in Brazil's municipal elections
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted this weekend that fake news had been widely used as a campaign tool ahead of Sunday's municipal elections nationwide. We are seeing a great amount of 'fake news', a great number of lies, of provocations, Lula stressed. Now there are...
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Paraguay adopting Summer time, probably for good
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Pursuant to Decree 1264 dated Feb. 24, 2014, Paraguay is to return to Time Zone GMT-3 on the first Sunday of October each year. But this time around the change might become permanent, as President Santiago Peña said Friday he had no problem signing into law the newly passed bill by Congress for...
on Oct 5
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Use of bicycles on the rise in Montevideo
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Experts in the Uruguayan capital said Monday that the use of bicycles in Montevideo has gone up by 70% since the cycling lanes were inaugurated last year. The lanes for bicycles and other non-motorized means of transport such as skateboards and rollerblades, operational since December, have...
on Oct 2
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Brazilian FM asks Venezuelan colleague to let refugees go to Argentina
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Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira asked his Venezuelan counterpart Yván Gil for a safe-conduct for the six opposition leaders staying at the premises of what used to be Argentina's Embassy in Caracas but has been left up to Itamaraty after the expulsion of Buenos Aires' mission.
on Sep 30
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Recent events have exposed the limitations of multilateral bodies, Lula tells UN
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the United Nations (UN) Sunday that the global entity lacked ambition and boldness to fulfill its role, Agencia Brasil reported. The South American head of state made those remarks during the so-called Summit of the Future. Lula also insisted...
on Sep 23
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Brazil: Bruno and Dom case defendant granted house arrest
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Fisherman Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, one of the three people detained in connection with the 2022 murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenist activist Bruno Pereira, was granted house arrest Friday by case rapporteur Justice Marcos Augusto de Sousa of Brasilia's Federal First...
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Brazilian physicians worried about respiratory damage caused by widespread fires
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Respiratory disease specialists are concerned about people suffering the effects of long-lasting forest fires in several parts of South America's largest country and insist children and the elderly need special attention, Agencia Brasil reported. Excessive smoke in the air coupled with a dry...
on Sep 18
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Drought in Brazil reaching unprecedented limits
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According to Brazil's National Center for the Monitoring of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), South America's largest country is facing the most severe drought in its recent history. The agency also noted that more than one third of the country was affected by extreme drought.
on Sep 13
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De Moraes shows up beside Lula while masses rally in Sao Paulo demanding his impeachment
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Saturday celebrated Brazil's Independence Day during a ritualistic military parade alongside controversial Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes and other high-ranking government officials while supporters of former head of state Jair...
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Argentina, only country in the region with a contracting economy
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Less than a year into the government of Libertarian President Javier Milei, Argentina will be the only country in the region with negative growth in 2024, according to projections by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ECLAC, and BBVA, which forecast a 3.2% contraction of...
on Sep 6
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Starlink not banning X in Brazil
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Starlink, the satellite internet service provider (ISP) owned among others by tycoon Elon Musk, has announced it would not abide by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes' decision to ban the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter and also a Musk business) in South...
on Sep 2
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Argentina's ruling party lawmakers keep leaving the boat
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Just one day after the departure of Congresswoman Lourdes Arrieta from the ruling La Libertad Avanza's (LLA) Lower House bloc, Formosa's Francisco Paoltroni was expelled Wednesday from the party's grouping on the Senate citing “irreconcilable differences,” which would corroborate that an...
on Aug 30
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Venezuelan gov't offered Sandinista fighters in case of civil war
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega offered his Venezuelan colleague Nicolás Maduro the help of his Sandinista fighters in case of civil war in the South American country, where the opposition insists on not admitting the National Electoral Council's (CNE) announcement that the incumbent had...
on Aug 28
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Uruguay trying to lessen dependence on China for its beef exports
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Uruguay is committed to lessen its dependence on the Chinese market for its sales of meat and beef in particular. In recent years China, as with most other Latin American countries has become its main trade partner, absorbing non processed agricultural commodities and minerals while flooding...
on Aug 23
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Venezuela's TSJ rules that Maduro won the July 28 elections
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The Electoral Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) ruled Thursday that incumbent President Nicolás Maduro won the July 28 polls and therefore has been reelected for the 2025-2031 term, Chief Justice Caryslia Rodríguez announced.
on Aug 23
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Machado: It's best for Maduro to negotiate his way out
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado insisted Tuesday that, given the growing international repercussions of the July 28 elections, President Nicolás Maduro should negotiate his departure from office with her political group.
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Venezuela’s opposition organizing a massive march for Saturday
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The Venezuelan opposition has called for global demonstrations on Saturday August 17 in support of its claimed victory over President Nicolás Maduro in July's presidential ballot. On that same day the National Electoral Council, CNE is supposed to give its final verdict on the election result.
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Machado announces ecumenic protest against Maduro
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Venezuelan opposition leader announced Friday that we will not leave the streets and pledged to stage a worldwide demonstration in support of her stance regarding the outcome of the July 28 elections, which she insists Edmundo González Urrutia of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) won by...
on Aug 10
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VPs of Argentina, Uruguay share views on Venezuelan crisis
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Vice Presidents Beatriz Argimón of Uruguay and Victoria Villarruel of Argentina met in Buenos Aires during an international workshop where the Venezuelan crisis after the controversial July 28 elections was discussed, among other topics. Both Senate Speakers agreed on a proposed summit to...
on Aug 8
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Former Colombian President warns of plan to hold fresh elections in Venezuela
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Former Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez said Sunday on X that Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) was considering the possibility of annulling the July 28 elections reportedly won by incumbent President Nicolás Maduro given an alleged cyberattack that would have affected the integrity of the...
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Maduro admits over 2,000 arrested in Venezuelan riots
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro admitted that over 2,000 had been arrested as a result of the riots following the announcement that he had been reelected for the 2025-2031 term amid allegations from opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia and his supporters that they had garnered...
on Aug 4
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Montevideo says González Urrutia won but still not president-elect
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Uruguayan Foreign Minister Omar Paganini said Friday that there was an “overwhelming amount of information” whereby opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia may be considered the winner of Sunday's elections. However, Montevideo could not recognize him as president-elect because that legal...
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Thousands gather in Caracas to support Machado
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The streets of Caracas were packed Saturday with supporters of disenfranchised opposition leader María Corina Machado, who insisted that the truth is in the minutes in her possession which proved that Edmundo González Urrutia had defeated the incumbent Nicolás Maduro in last Sunday's elections.
on Aug 4
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Argentine FM recognizes González Urrutia's win
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Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino said opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia had won Sunday's presidential elections in Venezuela. Without any doubt, he is the legitimate winner and President-elect, she stressed on X in defiance of the National Electoral Council's (CNE)...
on Aug 2
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First two Oropuche fever casualties reported in Brazil
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Brazilian health authorities Thursday reported the first two Oropouche fever deaths in the country and the world. The victims were two women from Bahia, aged under 30, with no comorbidities, it was also explained. The malady is said to cause symptoms similar to those of severe dengue fever.
on Jul 26
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Brazilian researchers discover new shrimp species
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Brazilian scientists from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) have detected a new species of buffalo shrimp which they named Alpheus Coralvivo after the Living Coral Project, it was reported.
on Jul 20
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Brazil has 96% of Pantanal fires under control
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Brazil's Environment Minister Marina Silva said Tuesday that at least 96% of the fires in the Pantanal, Pantanal, a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area and the world's largest flooded grasslands, had been put out or were under control, Agencia Brasil reported....
on Jul 18
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Colombia outpace Uruguay to reach their third Copa America final
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Colombia earned a most-deserved passage to Sunday's Copa America football final with defending champions Argentina by defeating Uruguay 1-0 despite being short of a man for more than half the match in Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium in South Carolina.
on Jul 12
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Bolivian authorities arrest 21 in connection with failed coup
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A total of 21 people both military or civilians have been arrested so far in connection with Wednesday's failed coup d'état against the administration of President Luis Arce Catacora, Government Minister Eduardo del Castillo confirmed Friday in La Paz. So far there is a total of 21 people...
on Jun 28
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Three icebergs sighted off Ushuaia
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Argentina's Coast Guard (Prefectura Naval Argentina - PNA) alerted all sailing ships this week of three icebergs near Ushuaia and advised them to avoid all unnecessary approaching these ice floes, of which only 10% is visible on the surface. The first detection was reported last Saturday by the...
on Jun 26
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Petrobras CEO says oil will lead Brazil's energy transition
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Despite being de-facto the new CEO of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras for a while, Magda Chambriard took her oath of office Wednesday during a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Agencia Brfasil reported. In her speech at the event attended among others by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,...
on Jun 26
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Milei likes being the mole destroying the State from within
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Argentine President Javier Milei sparked controversy once again Thursday when an interview he gave last week to the news site The Free Press during his trip to the United States was aired. He said he loved “being the mole inside the State” who was to destroy it “from the inside,” thanks to which...
on Jun 25
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Scuffles in front of Argentine Congress reported
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Argentine law enforcement officers Wednesday fired teargas to disperse demonstrators convening in front of Congress to encourage Senators to vote against President Javier Milei's so-called Omnibus Law bill (officially known as Bases Law) with which the Libertarian administration intends to bring...
on Jun 24
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Bolivian President outlines scope of partnership with Russia
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Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora reviewed with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin the joint lithium and nuclear projects with which the South American country consolidates its position from a geopolitical and strategic viewpoint given the presence of Iranian facilities and equipment. Arce...
on Jun 24
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Uruguay's interannual inflation stands at 4.1% in May
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Uruguay's National Statistics Institute (INE) released a report Wednesday in Montevideo showing that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up 0.4% in May for an accumulated 3.25% in 2024 and a 4.1% yoy. In May 2023, inflation for the previous 12 months amounted to 7.1%.
on Jun 19