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Montevideo, August 3rd 2025 - 06:30 UTC

Uribe lashes out against court ruling: “They want to destroy a voice of democratic opposition”

Uribe also defended his lawyer Diego Cadena, who was convicted of offering judicial benefits in exchange for favorable testimony

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez appealed on Friday the ruling that sentenced him to 12 years of house arrest for procedural fraud and witness tampering, delivering a fiery speech in which he described the decision as a “political move” a...

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One miner killed, five still missing in Chile

Boric canceled all his engagements after learning of the accident

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IMF Board approves US$2 bn disbursement to Argentina

The disbursement was approved after Buenos Aires implemented “corrective measures” to bring reserves closer to the target

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Chile: All tsunami warnings called off

Boric said he had faced pressure to lower the warning status

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Transformed St Helena veteran vessel will be visiting Falklands in 2026/2027

RMS St Helena when she was in full operations transporting passengers and cargo between the island in mid-Atlantic and South Africa.

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The project respects the region's cultural and human environment

Bioceanic Road Corridor moving forward through Paraguay

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“You know what? I don't care if they call me a dictator,” Bukele said earlier this year

Indefinite reelection in El Salvador opens door to dictator in the making

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The actions of people linked to Jair Bolsonaro seek a “tyrannical dismissal to benefit certain people who believe themselves to be above the Constitution, the law, and institutions,” De Moraes argued

Eduardo Bolsonaro no different from Jan. 8 perpetrators, says De Moraes

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Only two of the victims have already been identified

Bolivian mine landslide leaves 5 dead

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