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Chile: José Antonio Kast sworn in as president in conservative shift after Boric
José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s president on Wednesday in a ceremony at the National Congress in Valparaíso, in a transfer of power that confirmed the country’s sharpest shift to the right since the return to democracy in 1990. Senate Presid...
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Venezuela opens mining sector to foreign capital as US authorizes Minerven gold dealings
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Chile: Kast arrives at La Moneda with a 90-day plan focused on security, fiscal cuts and migration
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Politics
- King Charles III Message on Commonwealth Day 2026, “a family that stands as a force of good”
- U.S. kept deporting migrants to Venezuela and Iran despite plans for military action
- UK warns of higher inflation and backs oil reserve release amid Middle East war
- Women’s Day rallies in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay focused on femicide, austerity and public funding
Economy
- Brazil completes its legislative process and ratifies the EU–Mercosur deal
- Uruguay cuts policy rate to 5.75% after external shock, with inflation still below target
- Argentina hits oil output record on Vaca Muerta as Brent tops $80 on Iran war
- FIH Group sells Portsmouth Harbor Ferry Company for £11.6m.
Energy & Oil
- Oil rises above US$100 a barrel as Middle East war and Hormuz disruption hit supply
- Oil posts its biggest weekly jump since 2020 as the Iran war disrupts Hormuz
- Iran says it hit a US oil tanker in the Gulf and warns on transit through Hormuz
- US interior secretary highlights Venezuela’s mineral wealth, says cooperation has “no limits”
Environment
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- Ecuador’s rainy season: 21,089 affected as regional emergency remains in force across eight provinces
- Uruguay approves offshore 3D seismic survey for oil exploration, sets marine safeguards
- Heavy rains leave at least 28 dead and dozens missing in Brazil’s Minas Gerais
Entertainment
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- Formula 1-standard circuit proposed for Uruguay’s Punta del Este
- One dead, one injured in fan-group clash ahead of Colo Colo–Universidad de Chile Superclásico in Santiago
- Flávio Bolsonaro mocks samba school’s demotion after Lula tribute, says the “next drop” will be him
Health & Science
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- Argentine court declares “king of beef” bankrupt as he remains hospitalized in Punta del Este
- Under Antarctic ice, Earth’s deepest gravity “low” points to a 70-million-year story
- US, Canada and Mexico face measles outbreaks months before World Cup 2026
