South America
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:29:00 GMTFoundering of Argos Georgia with the loss of 13 lives, MAIB report points to hatch failure
The marine accident investigation report refers to the loss of Argos Georgia, 23 July 2024, which occurred approximately 190 nautical miles east of Port Stanley. The Accident Investigation report 19/2026 includes what happened,...
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMTFalklands Legislator meets PM Burnham and cabinet members at Liverpool
Falkland Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly Cheryl Roberts met and talked Monday evening with Prime Minister Andy Burnham and members of his ministerial cabinet in one of several receptions at the current Labor Party An...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:50:00 GMTMilei opens Argentina Week at the OECD and will meet Macron at the Élysée
Argentine President Javier Milei will lead Argentina Week in Paris from Wednesday, a gathering aimed at attracting European investment, with its main day on Thursday at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-opera...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:37:00 GMTLula remark on medical exams sparks controversy five days before the vote
A remark by Brazilian President and re-election candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva about men's reluctance to undergo prostate examinations has sparked a controversy in the final stretch of the campaign, after opposition figur...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMTA falsehood about Brazil's patron saint pits Supreme Court justices against each other mid-campaign
A false report that presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro backed stripping Our Lady of Aparecida of her title as Brazil's patron saint has produced contradictory rulings from three Supreme Federal Court justices, a clash wit...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:02:00 GMTChile's defence minister backs trade between Punta Arenas and the Falklands
Chile's Defence Minister Fernando Barros Tocornal has backed the development of commercial activity between the Magallanes region and the Falklands, saying his country's support for Argentina's sovereignty claim does not imply ...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:30:00 GMTLatin American airports will need US$178 billion to nearly double their traffic
Airports in Latin America and the Caribbean will require investment of around US$178 billion over the next thirty years to handle demand that would rise from 809 million passengers this year to around 1.5 billion in 2045, accor...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:30:00 GMTMilei orders arbitration proceedings against the UK over the Sea Lion project
Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday instructed the foreign ministry and the government's legal teams to launch international arbitration proceedings against the United Kingdom over the development of the Sea Lion oil pro...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:21:00 GMTLula widens his first-round lead to five points, but the runoff remains tied
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has widened his lead over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to five points in voting intentions for Sunday's first round, according to a Quaest poll released on Monday, though the two rema...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:17:00 GMTFive shipping lines warn Uruguay the port dispute is damaging its international standing
Five of the main shipping lines operating at the port of Montevideo have warned the Uruguayan government that the labour dispute at the Terminal Cuenca del Plata is causing "severe economic and commercial harm" and has "severel...