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Montevideo, April 2nd 2026 - 03:52 UTC

 

 

Artemis II lifts off successfully: humanity heads back to the Moon after half a century
Artemis 2's objective is not to land on the Moon but to validate the Orion spacecraft's life-support, navigation, and communication systems with a crew on board

NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972 — 54 years ago.

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Falklands representative honors 1982 war veterans at UK reunion
Hyslop addressed association members during Saturday's AGM, updating them on the latest developments from the Falkland Islands. Photo: FIGO
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Oil tops $114 a barrel as Iran conflict drives record monthly surge
The rally comes as the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran enters its fifth week with no clear resolution in sight
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Chile's new government freezes migrant legalization, eyes deportations
“Chile has been undermined by illegal immigration,” and “organized crime,” Kast said. However, Chile still has one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America: 5.4 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025.
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Brazil hit hardest as Latin America adjusts to Trump tariffs after one year
The region shows uneven results one year after the start of Washington's tariff war. Photo: Brazil's Santos port (APS)
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“We value this decision as a step toward normalizing and strengthening relations between our countries,” she wrote

US lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez, clearing the way for her visit to Washington

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Trump said U.S. military objectives are “nearing completion” but offered no clear timeline for ending the war and did not clarify whether Washington would deploy ground troops

Trump vows to send Iran “back to the Stone Age” as oil surges back above $100

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YPFB tanker trucks with a capacity of up to 33,000 liters allegedly were illegally offloading between 700 and 1,000 liters at the Chilean ports of Arica and Iquique

Bolivia: probe into ring that stole and adulterated fuel imported through Chilean ports

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The US Navy is not crazy enough to send its big ships into the Persian Gulf, so the troops will have to be redistributed into other, smaller forms of sea and air transport.

Trump running out of options in Iran, a US victory is possible?

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