South America

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:34:00 GMT
Argentina’s stats chief quits as Milei’s government freezes inflation index overhaul
Argentina’s national statistics agency, INDEC, said its director, Marco Lavagna, stepped down on Monday after more than six years in the post, just as the country was preparing to launch a revamped consumer price index (CPI)....

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 02:08:00 GMT
Betting spike ahead of Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize and suspected cyber breach trigger leak probe
The Norwegian Nobel Institute concluded that a cyberattack is the “most likely” explanation for the leak of information about the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, after prediction markets registered an abrupt—and highly profitable...

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:50:00 GMT
Petro’s high-stakes Trump meeting tests a strained U.S.–Colombia partnership
Colombian President Gustavo Petro will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in what both capitals frame as an attempt to steady a relationship under pressure from disputes over counternarcotic...

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:12:00 GMT
First three weeks Illex squid catches in Argentina considered “encouraging”
The Illex squid season in Argentina, taking into account catches of the three first seeks of 2026 can be considered, “encouraging”, according to Marcela Ivanovic, head of the Cephalopods’ Program from the Fisheries Resear...

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:07:00 GMT
Falklands, 4 PARA current Roulement Infantry Company at BFSAI
The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA), 4th Battalion have officially taken over from B Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) as the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Roulement Infantry Company (RIC)...

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:58:00 GMT
UK loses measles elimination status, WHO reports
The United Kingdom has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced. The move was based on the spread of cases in 2024 when there were 3,600 suspected cases. However elimination status means ...

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:43:00 GMT
China’s Xi calls to make Renminbi “a powerful currency,” as Trump is ready to change Fed’s chair
China’s President Xi Jinping has called for the renminbi to achieve global reserve currency status, “a powerful currency” according to remarks published on Saturday in Qiushi, the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship ideo...

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:54:00 GMT
US signals high-level Cuba contacts as energy pressure campaign widens
US President Donald Trump said his administration is talking with “the highest people” in Cuba and voiced confidence that a deal could be reached, even as Washington tightens economic pressure aimed at restricting the islan...

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:30:00 GMT
Ruling party’s Laura Fernández emerges as clear front-runner in Costa Rica election
The candidate for the ruling Partido Pueblo Soberano, Laura Fernández, has become Costa Rica's new president-elect with nearly 50% of the vote, compared to approximately 30% for the Social Democrat Álvaro Ramos, who came in s...

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:05:00 GMT
New Epstein documents tie him to power and mention a prominent Argentine businessman
A fresh release of Jeffrey Epstein-related records by the U.S. Department of Justice has reignited global scrutiny of the late financier’s web of contacts and influence. The trove—published under the “Epstein Files Transp...

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