South America

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:25:00 GMT
British columnist proposes London take half of Falklands oil revenues
A column published on Saturday in the British newspaper The Telegraph proposed that the UK Treasury take half of the tax revenues generated by the Falklands oil industry, in exchange for increased defense spending in the South ...

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:32:00 GMT
UK calls Argentine action against Falklands companies “unacceptable”
Britain's Minister for the Overseas Territories, Uma Kumaran, on Friday described as “unacceptable” and carrying “no legal justification” the proceedings Argentina has opened against companies and individuals linked to ...

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:22:00 GMT
Falklands: official reception to celebrate Chile's Independence Day
As is traditional in the Falklands, the Governor and the elected Legislative Assembly extended their congratulations and celebrated with great enthusiasm Chile's Fiestas Patrias, and in particular September 18, Independence Day...

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:23:00 GMT
Trump and Delcy Rodríguez to meet in New York, first encounter with a Venezuelan leader in 11 years
US President Donald Trump will meet on Tuesday with Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, in what will be the first encounter between a US president and a Venez...

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT
Trump announces ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, with no steps to enforce it
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House "effective immediately," though by the end of the day there was no indication his administration had taken any step ...

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:31:00 GMT
When Can a Second Medical Opinion in Switzerland Change a Treatment Plan?
A serious diagnosis often comes with several possible treatment routes. Surgery may be recommended by one specialist, while another may suggest medication, targeted therapy, further diagnostics, or observation. In such cases, a...

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:30:00 GMT
The Supplier Audit Trail: How Research Laboratories Reconstruct Where a Reagent Came From
Six months after an experiment, a reviewer asks a question that sounds simple: which batch of reagent was used, and what was known about it at the time. In a well-run laboratory that question takes a few minutes to answer. In most others i...

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:03:00 GMT
Milei sends Congress his Falklands sovereignty bill, with an anti-terrorism registry attached
Argentina's government sent Congress a National Sovereignty Defense Bill on Thursday, presented by President Javier Milei as “a milestone in the process of recovering” the Falklands, a text that toughens penalties for explo...

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:01:00 GMT
Milei’s budget for 2027 contemplates the purchase of three conventional submarines and two frigates
The Government of the Argentine president Javier Milei included in the draft 23027 budget a historic initiative to advance in the acquisition of submarines and all purpose firgates for the Navy as part of his policy to ree...

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:51:00 GMT
Two weeks to Brazilian presidential election, Central Bank cuts interest rate for the fifth time running
With presidential elections in two weeks’ time, Brazil’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the fifth straight time. The bank lowered the so-called Selic rate from 14% to 13.75%, and is part of a cycle that be...

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