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Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:58:00 GMTLATAM and Aerolíneas Argentinas aircraft collide on the ground at Santiago airport with no injuries reported
Two commercial aircraft collided on the ground at Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport on Wednesday evening in an incident that left no injuries but forced the rescheduling of both affected flights. The colli...
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:28:00 GMTLatin America's largest investment bank targets Uruguay as regional hub after acquiring local HSBC unit
Brazilian group BTG Pactual, Latin America's largest investment bank, is awaiting authorisation from Uruguay's Central Bank (BCU) to begin operating in the local financial market following its $175 million acquisition of HSBC U...
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:18:00 GMTPeru's electoral authority chief resigns as runoff still undecided ten days after first round
Piero Corvetto resigned as head of Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) on Tuesday, ten days after the April 12 first-round presidential vote, amid judicial investigations and an institutional credibility crisis...
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:57:00 GMTChile closes ranks on Strait of Magellan sovereignty a week after Argentine admiral's remarks
A week after remarks by Argentine Rear Admiral Hernán Montero on the eastern mouth of the Strait of Magellan went viral, the Chilean government has consolidated a unified stance in defense of its sovereignty, while internal de...
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:59:00 GMTMilei drops to 14th among Latin American Presidents, ranks among region's five worst-rated
Argentine President Javier Milei fell to 14th place out of 18 leaders in the regional approval ranking for April 2026, consolidating his entry into the group of six worst-rated heads of state in Latin America. The survey, carri...