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Montevideo, May 17th 2025 - 04:52 UTC

Latin America

  • Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    At least 11 Ecuadorean troops killed in fight against illegal mining

    FARC dissidents were said to be behind the ambush

    At least 11 Ecuadorean troops were killed Friday in an ambush during an operation against illegal gold mining in the Alto Punino sector of the Amazon, near the Colombian border in Napo and Orellana provinces.

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  • Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 07:58 UTC

    Brazil eyes railroad to Chancay to facilitate trade with China

    Xi Jinping supports this project as part of China's trade expansion in the region

    Brazilian and Chinese authorities are evaluating the construction of a railroad to the Chancay mega-port in Peru through Acre, near Bolivia, to Bahia on the Atlantic coast, which would reduce the maritime trade distance to Asia by approximately 10,000 kilometers while easing reliance on the congested port of Santos, Planning Minister Simone Tebet explained.

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  • Thursday, May 8th 2025 - 15:20 UTC

    Brazil’s new World Map sparks debate: A southern perspective on global geography

    Lula da Silva defended the map, stating, “The Earth is round. Our perspective matters.”<br /> <br />

    Brazil has launched a new world map that places the South American nation at the center of the world, challenging traditional Eurocentric perspectives. Released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the map is part of the country’s updated Geographical Atlas, emphasizing Brazil's prominence in global affairs.

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  • Wednesday, May 7th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei adjusts Yacyretá tariff ahead of new operating agreement

    Milei adjusted the price of Yacyretá electricity to US$ 28 per megawatt hour (MWh) from the previous US$ 17

    Argentine President Javier Milei signed Decree No. 303/2025, authorizing a new Operating Agreement for the Yacyretá Hydroelectric Power Plant, a binational entity co-owned by Argentina and Paraguay. The agreement sets a tariff increase from US$17 to US$28 per megawatt-hour (MWh) to optimize supply, ensure financial stability, and support technological modernization

  • Wednesday, May 7th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Asylum-seekers at Argentina's Embassy extracted from Venezuela

    Rubio said all five refugees were on US soil

    Venezuelan opposition leaders Pedro Urruchurtu, Humberto Villalobos, Claudia Macero, Omar González, and Magalí Meda, who had been under asylum at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas since March 20, 2024, have left Venezuela, it was reported Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, May 6th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Bolivia's inflation reaches 0.9% in April

    April's figures were “the lowest in seven months” after blockades in October, coupled with unfavorable weather, Arandia explained

    Bolivia's inflation rose by 0.9% last month, bringing the cumulative rate for the first third of 2025 to 5.95%, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported Monday. These figures were significantly higher than the 1.31% recorded for the same period in 2024 and represented 79.3% of the government's 7.5% annual target

  • Tuesday, May 6th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Ecuador under epidemiological alert for pertussis, yellow fever, and leptospirosis

    According to Lama, yellow fever “is contained” in the Ecuadorean Amazon

    Ecuador has mandated mask-wearing in schools across provinces like Guayas, Manabí, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Guayaquil, and Pichincha for 60 days due to an epidemiological alert caused by rising cases of whooping cough (321 cases, primarily in children) and yellow fever (four cases in Amazonian provinces).

  • Monday, May 5th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Argentina: US SOUTHCOM Chief passes through – consequences to be seen shortly?

    Admiral Holsey's recent trip should produce visible results shortly, it is speculated

    Argentine nationalist sectors are concerned that US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Chief Admiral Alvin Holsey's recent visit could signal the beginning of a sovereignty handover to Washington, which President Javier Milei is believed to favor.

  • Monday, May 5th 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Nicaragua to leave UNESCO to deepen absence of press freedom

    La Prensa has been operating online from exile since 2021

    Nicaragua announced it would be withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), effective Dec. 31, 2026, after it granted the 2025 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to the opposition newspaper La Prensa. The regime of President Daniel Ortega said the accolade was “unacceptable” and accused the publication of promoting violence and fostering anti-Nicaraguan values.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Mercosur FMs pledge to deepen regional integration amid global trade challenges

    For the first time in 34 years, top diplomats of all member countries met twice in less than a month

    Foreign Ministers of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur)—namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—gathered Friday in Buenos Aires at the San Martín Palace to advance regional integration amid global trade changes. They focused on eliminating intra-zone trade barriers, strengthening regional value chains, harmonizing regulations, and enhancing physical and digital integration.