South America

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:16:00 GMT
Argentina Senate set to vote labor reform after last-minute deal on key changes
Argentina’s ruling coalition and centrist opposition blocs in the Senate reached a deal to vote on a labor reform bill on Wednesday, starting at 11 a.m., during an extraordinary session, according to the final draft circulate...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:28:00 GMT
Milei calls Trump “an example of courage and leadership” in video sent to Latino Wall Street event
Argentine President Javier Milei called Donald Trump “an example of courage and leadership” in a video message sent to the Hispanic Prosperity Gala hosted by Latino Wall Street at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, after...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:37:00 GMT
Ecuador military accused of restricting press access; HRW condemn
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday warned of an “attack on freedom of expression and information” after the disclosure of alleged parameters issued by Ecuador’s armed forces to restrict coverage by media outlets deemed c...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:14:00 GMT
Argentina: January inflation hits 2.9% and 12-month rate reaches 32.4%, INDEC says
Argentina’s inflation came in at 2.9% in January, taking the 12-month rate to 32.4%, according to the national statistics agency INDEC. The reading marked an acceleration of 0.1 percentage points from December.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:59:00 GMT
Families of political prisoners protest outside Venezuela’s National Assembly, question amnesty bill
Families of political prisoners and activists gathered on Tuesday outside Venezuela’s National Assembly in central Caracas, calling for the release of detainees who remain behind bars and challenging the scope of a government...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:57:00 GMT
Brazil coffee exports fall 31% in January, Cecafé says
Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, exported 2.78 million 60-kg bags in January, down 30.8% from the same month in 2025, according to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), EFE reported on Tuesday.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT
UK appoints Cost of Living Champion to help poorest families and their energy bills
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has directly appointed Lord Richard Walker as the Government’s Cost of Living Champion. Lord Richard Walker will work across Government while enhancing partnerships with businesses, ...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:44:00 GMT
UK tightens immigration policy, three countries to take back illegal migrants after visa threat
UK’s Home Secretary has announced that three African countries will have their visas to Britain downed if they don’t cooperate on returning deported illegal migrants and criminals to their countries of origin.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:26:00 GMT
Chagos deal wasn’t such a “great stupidity” after all, admits Trump
Relief in UK as Donald Trump back stepped and ended supporting the Labor government’s Chagos islands deal with Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, including the joint US/UK Diego Garcia base, when only a couple of weeks ago the US...

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:25:00 GMT
Argentina faces ARS 10 trillion maturities as Treasury sets Feb. 11 debt auction menu
Argentina’s Economy Ministry published the instrument menu for the Feb. 11 debt auction, closely watched by markets given the size of maturities: nearly ARS 10 trillion (around USD 7 million), about ARS 9 trillion of which is...

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