South America
Mon, 04 May 2026 01:45:00 GMTThree dead in hantavirus outbreak aboard polar cruise ship from Ushuaia bound for Cape Verde
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed three deaths on Sunday aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius from a hantavirus outbreak, a disease typically transmitted through rodents. The vessel, operated by the Dutch company...
Mon, 04 May 2026 01:39:00 GMTOrsi follows Milei and Kast aboard USS Nimitz as opposition alleges unconstitutionality
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi visited the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz of the United States Navy in international waters off the Uruguayan coast on Saturday, in a new chapter of the Southern Seas 2026 regiona...
Mon, 04 May 2026 01:08:00 GMTVenezuelans rally in more than 120 cities worldwide demanding release of political prisoners
Dozens of cities in Venezuela and more than 120 gathering points around the world joined on Sunday a global day of mobilization called by Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado to deman...
Sun, 03 May 2026 09:59:00 GMTTrump threatens to take Cuba 'almost immediately' after tightening sanctions on the regime
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country would take Cuba “almost immediately,” in remarks made during a private event at the Forum Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, hours after signing an executive order su...
Sun, 03 May 2026 09:54:00 GMTAnother Antarctica season of over 100.000 visitors, according to IAATO
The latest official report from IAATO, (International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators), put total 2024-25 visitation at 118,491, after 122,072 in 2023-24, meaning traffic remains well above the 100,000 mark even after...
Sun, 03 May 2026 09:40:00 GMTFalklands with the highest per capita ownership of the iconic Land Rover
End of the month, 30th April, was Land Rover Day, and the Falkland Islands are known as the Land of the Rover, with the highest per capita ownership of the iconic vehicle, which is so closely linked to the rural development of ...
Sun, 03 May 2026 09:15:00 GMTFalklands, public consultation on Nature Reserves closes 5 May
The Falkland Islands Environment Department would like to remind members of the public that the consultation on its proposal to designate and expand National Nature Reserves will close on Tuesday 5 May 2026.
Fri, 01 May 2026 17:12:00 GMTRAF chief calls Falklands defence 'non-negotiable' as Rubio plays down Pentagon memo
The head of Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF), Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth, said on Friday that the United Kingdom remains “on high alert and ready” to defend the Falklands “at a moment's notice,” in remarks publishe...
Fri, 01 May 2026 14:54:00 GMTBolivia's agro-environmental court judge shot dead amid wave of drug-related violence
Víctor Hugo Claure, dean of Bolivia's Agro-Environmental Court, was shot dead late Thursday in the eastern city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in what authorities describe as an attack carried out by hitmen and which falls within...
Fri, 01 May 2026 12:12:00 GMTPentagon seals artificial intelligence agreements with seven tech giants
The United States Department of War announced the signing of agreements with seven leading technology companies to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) tools into classified operational environments. The contracts, which incl...