South America

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:03:00 GMT
Argentina's polar spell eases as Patagonia faces rain, snow and 90 km/h gusts
The intense polar air mass that affected much of Argentina during the first days of July has begun to ease, with a gradual rise in temperatures across the center and north of the country, while Patagonia now concentrates the mo...

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:57:00 GMT
Court orders Argentina to restore Cristina Kirchner's widow's pension
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will again receive, starting in August, a widow's pension of about 15.7 million pesos gross per month (around 12,000 dollars at the official exchange rate), following a...

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:13:00 GMT
Cuba details business reforms opening private firms to foreign investment
The Cuban government on Wednesday set out the scope of measures on the management model for its state and private economic actors, part of a package of 176 reforms approved in June by the National Assembly with the stated aim o...

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:20:00 GMT
US launches fresh strikes on Iran after Trump declares ceasefire over
United States forces launched new strikes on Wednesday against Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump declared the provisional ceasefire with Tehran "over." US Central Command confirmed the oper...

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:19:00 GMT
UK/Netherlands navies partnership with eight next-generation amphibious transport ships
The UK and the Netherlands have agreed a £2.4bn joint procurement program to acquire eight next-generation amphibious transport ships. Under the new maritime partnership the vessels will be built in the UK to a Dutch design, w...

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:14:00 GMT
LATAM resumes direct winter flights from Sao Paulo to Ushuaia, four weekly frequencies
Aviation and Tourism publications are reporting that after several years without regular services. Latam has returned to the Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego airport to offer nonstop flights from its main hub Sao Paulo on the continen...

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:47:00 GMT
Argentine court mistakenly summons namesake in high-profile corruption trial
An unusual incident interrupted a hearing on Tuesday in the Cuadernos trial, one of the largest corruption cases in Argentine history: the court mistakenly summoned to testify a man who shared his name with one of the expected ...

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:20:00 GMT
Milei plans US-style government shutdown mechanism to cap Argentina's spending
Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Tuesday that he will send Congress a bill to introduce a government "shutdown" mechanism, modeled on the US system, that would bar the executive from continuing to spend once budget...

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:10:00 GMT
Venezuela quake death toll reaches 3,685 as economists urge lifting of US sanctions
The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 rose to at least 3,685, after another 150 fatalities were added to Monday's count, according to official figures. The number of injured held at ...

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:05:00 GMT
Denmark says Greenland 'not for sale' after Trump renews call for US control
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed on Wednesday that Greenland is "not for sale" and that her country is ready to defend "every inch" of its territory, after US President Donald Trump insisted that the Arctic te...

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