South America

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:59:00 GMT
Argentina’s bill toughening sanctions over Sea Lion stalls in Congress
The National Sovereignty Defence bill, with which Javier Milei’s government seeks to toughen sanctions against those involved in exploiting resources in the Falklands, failed to secure committee approval in the Chamber of Dep...

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:54:00 GMT
Brazil approves a 40-hour week and two days off ten days before the runoff
Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday approved, by 75 votes to one, a cut in the maximum working week from 44 to 40 hours with no reduction in pay, ending the so-called 6x1 schedule of six working days and one day off and extending to...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:05:00 GMT
Badenoch accuses Farage of trading Chagos for Trump’s silence on the Falklands
British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called “humiliating” a proposal by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to offer US President Donald Trump the Chagos archipelago in exchange for him to stop talking about the Falkland...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:02:00 GMT
US lifts sanctions on Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly
The US Treasury Department on Wednesday removed from its sanctions list Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly and brother of acting president Delcy Rodríguez. The Treasury did not explain the reasons f...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:53:00 GMT
Farage proposes offering Trump Diego Garcia in exchange for his silence on the Falklands
Reform UK leader c has said that, if he were prime minister, he would offer US President Donald Trump the use in perpetuity of the Diego Garcia military base, in the Chagos archipelago, in exchange for him to stop talking about...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:45:00 GMT
What are the red notices Argentina has sought from Interpol over Sea Lion
Argentina has requested Interpol red notices against individuals linked to the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands, and the United Kingdom has asked the organisation to reject them as “politically motivated”, accord...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:10:00 GMT
HMS Protector breaks down and leaves UK without an Ice Patrol
Britain has been left without its Ice Patrol after HMS Protector on Tuesday suffered engine problems and had to be towed back to Plymouth, according to reports in the media. This could speed the Royal Navy’s assessment as to ...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:01:00 GMT
A tornado and an unusual spring hailstorm overwhelm Santiago, Chile
An electrical storm with hail, unusual in the middle of spring, flooded streets, homes and businesses in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday and produced a tornado that the Chilean Meteorological Directorate preliminarily classified as...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:04:00 GMT
South American Bettors Judge a Sportsbook by Its Withdrawal Speed, Not Its Odds
Ask a regular bettor in Montevideo or Medellín why they stay loyal to one betting site, and the answer rarely mentions the price on a Copa Libertadores match. It mentions a Tuesday afternoon when winnings landed in a banking a...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:10:00 GMT
New US Hemp Rules Take Effect December 11, Shifting Demand for South American Exporters
When new US hemp rules take full effect on December 11, the products with the clearest path forward will be non-intoxicating goods made with THC-free ingredients.

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