MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 14th 2025
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Friday, November 14th 2025 - 21:17 UTC
Chile under electoral silence ahead of Sunday's presidential contest
A mandatory period of electoral silence began on Friday in Chile, providing a window for reflection ahead of Sunday's presidential and legislative elections, following a long and acrimonious campaign.
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Friday, November 14th 2025 - 20:58 UTC
Mining company accountable for dam collapse in Brazil
The High Court of Justice in London found on Friday that the English mining company BHP was accountable for the collapse of the Fundão Dam in the city of Mariana, in the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais, ten years ago. The company is a shareholder of Samarco, which was responsible for the disaster.
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Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:52 UTC
US launches “Operation Southern Spear” against narco-terrorists
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the formal launch of Operation Southern Spear on Thursday, a major military offensive led by the Southern Command (Southcom) aimed at “eliminating narco-terrorists from our hemisphere.”
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Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:47 UTC
Bolivian President describes country's state as a “sewer of extraordinary proportions”
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira delivered a harsh public assessment on Thursday of the national economy and state institutions, describing the government he inherited from the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) as a “sewer of extraordinary proportions.”
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Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
US and Argentina set framework for reciprocal trade and investment agreement
Presidents Donald J. Trump (United States) and Javier Milei (Argentina) announced on Thursday a “Framework for a Reciprocal Trade and Investment Agreement,” reaffirming a strategic alliance based on shared democratic values and a commitment to free enterprise and open markets.
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Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
Former Argentine minister incarcerated in train crash case
Julio De Vido, Argentina’s former Federal Planning Minister under the Kirchner administrations, was formally detained Thursday at the Comodoro Py courthouse to begin serving a four-year prison sentence for his role in the 2012 Once train disaster.
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Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Yacyretá: Construction resumes at Aña Cuá arm
Paraguay and Argentina officially restarted construction Thursday on the Aña Cuá arm of the Yacyretá-Apipe hydroelectric dam, ending a two-year paralysis caused by financial disputes.
