South America
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:32:00 GMTMercosur leaders shift to “constructive patience” after EU FTA delay
Following decades of negotiations and a high-stakes “now or never” deadline set for this week, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) bloc has officially adopted a stance of cautious optimism after the European Union (EU) fa...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:26:00 GMT
Bolivia faces indefinite strike to protest end of fuel subsidies
Bolivia's powerful labor and transport unions confirmed they would launch an indefinite national strike starting Monday after President Rodrigo Paz Pereira vowed that Supreme Decree 5503, eliminating decades-old fuel subsidies,...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:20:00 GMT
Falklands Fire and Rescue Service member attends top specialized training in UK
The Falkland Islands Fire and Rescue Service welcomed back Marc from his 8-week Firefighter Development training program at The Fire Service College in Moreton in Marsh a few weeks ago.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:58:00 GMT
De Moraes okays Bolsonaro's surgery, but not at home recuperation time
Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Friday authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily leave prison to undergo surgery. However, the magistrate flatly denied a request for the former presi...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:46:00 GMT
Integration Bridge between Paraguay and Brazil opened to traffic
The Brazil-Paraguay Integration Bridge was officially opened to vehicle traffic on Friday during a ceremony attended by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. His Paraguayan counterpart, Santiago Peña, intends to hold...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:34:00 GMT
Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra hospitalized
Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra was rushed from the Barbadillo prison to the Ate Vitarte - EsSalud hospital on Friday after suffering a severe hypertensive crisis and physical decompensation. The medical emergency oc...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:46:00 GMT
Ecuador: Three days of mourning after death of former President Rodrigo Borja
Former Ecuadorean President Rodrigo Borja Cevallos passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the age of 90. In response to the loss of one of the 20th century’s most influential political figures, President Daniel Noboa ...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:34:00 GMT
Superflu makes it to Argentina and Brazil
Health authorities across South America are on high alert following the confirmed detection of the Influenza A (H3N2) "K subclade" in Argentina and Brazil. The variant, which has already triggered emergency protocols in Chile a...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:59:00 GMT
Signing of EU-Mercosur FTA postponed to January
The highly anticipated signing of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), originally scheduled for this Saturday in Foz do Iguaçu, has been officially postponed until...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:53:00 GMT
CAF okays US$980mn package for Uruguay
The Board of Directors of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) has authorized a landmark US$980 million credit operation for Uruguay. This approval represents one of the largest single financial commitm...