South America

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:40:00 GMT
Argentina restricts access to an Andean plain after damage caused by a pickup truck
Authorities in the Argentine province of San Juan will keep access to Pampa del Leoncito restricted until the end of the month, after a vehicle drove across the white clay plain, located at 1,500 meters above sea level at the f...

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:46:00 GMT
Argentina's largest investment project aims to export Vaca Muerta gas
Argentina's majority state-owned oil company YPF confirmed on Thursday that it has filed an application for the Argentina LNG project to join the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI). The venture, developed alongside Italy'...

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:34:00 GMT
Brazil: Two days before the deadline, Bolsonaro's party cannot register Flávio as candidate
Brazil's Liberal Party was unable on Thursday to file Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential candidacy with the Superior Electoral Court, after the electoral system recorded him as a member of a different party. The deadline ...

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:31:00 GMT
Colombia faces reconstruction with 96% of the year's debt quota already used
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella declared an economic emergency on Wednesday to address the consequences of Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake in the west of the country, against a backdrop of fiscal constraints that...

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:16:00 GMT
Disapproval of Orsi's government climbs to 57% in the third quarter, Opción finds
Fifty-seven percent of Uruguayans disapprove of the performance of the government led by Yamandú Orsi and 19% approve, according to the third-quarter 2026 Public Opinion Monitor released on Wednesday by the polling firm Opció...

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:03:00 GMT
Lula's runoff lead over Flávio Bolsonaro narrows to 8.9 points, CNT/MDA poll finds
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holds an 8.9-point lead over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff, according to the CNT/MDA poll released on Tuesday. The gap stood at 12.5 points in the June survey.

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:59:00 GMT
Venezuela's government and opposition agree to renew the Supreme Court and claim the London gold
The government of acting president Delcy Rodríguez and a section of Venezuela's opposition closed the first round of negotiations in Caracas on Wednesday with two agreements: restarting from scratch the renewal of the Supreme ...

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:55:00 GMT
The main land crossing between Argentina and Chile passes its winter closure record
The Cristo Redentor international crossing, which links the Argentine province of Mendoza with Chile's Valparaíso Region through the Andes, has now been closed for close to a month because of a snow and wind storm, surpassing ...

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:05:00 GMT
Falklands pause Loligo squid fishing for two weeks over low biomass
The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department announced on Wednesday that fishing within the Loligo Box will be paused for around two weeks as a precautionary measure, following low Loligo squid biomass in the area.

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:28:00 GMT
YPF divests its stake in gas distribution for 780 million dollars
Argentine oil company YPF, 51% state-controlled, has accepted Edenor's offer to buy its stake in Metrogas and Metroenergía for 780 million dollars, according to a filing submitted on Monday to the securities regulator. The dea...

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