South America

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:56:00 GMT
Petrobras confirms oil off the Amapá coast but cannot yet estimate the volume
Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras confirmed on Monday the presence of oil in the Morpho exploratory well, located in ultra-deep waters off the northern state of Amapá, in the Foz do Amazonas basin. The company cautioned that...

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:52:00 GMT
Argentina's vice-president says she is "extremely worried" about those who cannot make ends meet
Argentina's vice-president, Victoria Villarruel, has again distanced herself from Javier Milei's government, voicing concern over unemployment and the financial difficulties facing households. "I am extremely worried about Arge...

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:38:00 GMT
Colombia's president hands out branded footballs in an earthquake-hit port city
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella was filmed on Sunday throwing footballs to children on a street in Buenaventura, the country's main Pacific port and one of the places worst affected by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake ...

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:15:00 GMT
Moscow warns the UK of "consequences" over British drones used against its territory
Russia's embassy in London has accused the British government of deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine conflict, after it emerged that British-made drones were used in strikes on targets inside Russian territory....

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:48:00 GMT
A Chelsea fan displays a Falklands flag as Enzo Fernández comes on
A Chelsea supporter held up a Falkland Islands flag at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández came onto the pitch during the club's final pre-season friendly, a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad.

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:07:00 GMT
The Washington-Tehran memorandum expires without talks ever having opened
The memorandum of understanding signed on June 17 by the United States and Iran expired on Monday at the end of its sixty-day term, without the peace talks it envisaged ever taking place and without either side announcing an ex...

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:57:00 GMT
Falklands debates immigration inflow ahead of oil industry development
After the announcement that the Falkland Islands Government has decided to suspend Permanent Residence Permits (PRP) for a year in order to carry out a review of the entire scheme, the local press approached two elected members...

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:09:00 GMT
FAO World Food Prices edged up in April, mainly cereals, vegetable oils and sugar
The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices edged up in July, as recent heatwaves and energy price dynamics pushed up quotations for cereals, vegetable oils and sugar, according to new data released Friday by the Food ...

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:25:00 GMT
Cali closes the rescue phase after 140 hours and moves to clearing rubble
Authorities in Cali declared the search and rescue phase over a week after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia, following more than 140 hours of continuous operations. Teams deployed in the capital of Vall...

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:01:00 GMT
Uruguay's only industrial brewer negotiates cutting 80 jobs or ending production
Fábricas Nacionales de Cerveza (FNC), Uruguay's only industrial beer producer, is negotiating with the government and the trade union a restructuring that would cut 80 of the 400 jobs at its Montevideo and Minas plants. The co...

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