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Saturday, December 14th 2024 - 10:56 UTC
US denounces Hezbollah's presence in Chile to seek funding

The US State Department said this week that the Lebanon-based terrorist organization Hezbollah had been operating in Chile and other Latin American countries to obtain funding for its activities in a report that also mentioned Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas, dissidents of the defunct FARC and Peru's Shining Path as the biggest threats in the region.
Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 20:54 UTC
Trump picks successful Fla. physician for BA Embassy

US President-elect Donald J. Trump chose Peter Lamelas for the position of Ambassador in Buenos Aires during his administration to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025. The Cuban-born physician has already met President Javier Milei.
Wednesday, December 11th 2024 - 10:24 UTC
Orsi tells US Ambassador: “We will continue working together”

Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi promised US Ambassador Heide Fulton that “we will continue working together” after his March 1 inauguration. During their meeting Tuesday at the Hampton by Hilton hotel in Montevideo where Orsi set up his transition offices, the diplomat replied that her office would keep working to add Uruguayan nationals to the visa waiver program.
Wednesday, December 11th 2024 - 09:01 UTC
Brazil becomes world’s leading cotton producer and exporter, ahead of US

Brazil has become the world’s leading producer and exporter of cotton, the preeminence of United States. Brazil’s s cotton planted area reached a record 1.97 million hectares, driven by favorable prices and reduced production costs.
Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay's antidrug agency parts ways with DEA

Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) decided to break off from its partnership with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), according to a note sent by Minister Jalil Rachid on Dec 6, which went public Tuesday in Asunción. Rachid said the move stemmed from the need to optimize resources and strengthen operational areas.
Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 09:32 UTC
Western military pressure has been unable to stop Houthis attacks along the Red Sea, IISS report

The Houthis are growing in strength and trade through the Red Sea is declining despite ongoing international military pressure on the rebel group, a study has warned. The report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said missions such as Operation Prosperity Guardian, Operation Poseidon Archer and EUNAVFOR Aspides had made little impact.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 10:12 UTC
Milei pushes for trade flexibility at Mercosur Summit, eyes U.S. agreement

Argentine President Javier Milei will attend the Mercosur summit in Montevideo on December 5-6, advocating for the bloc’s members to gain the freedom to sign independent trade agreements. This marks a departure from Mercosur’s traditional collective bargaining stance but stops short of proposing an exit from the bloc.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:42 UTC
Biden pardons son on arm and tax evasion charges

Backtracking on his own words, US President Joseph Biden Sunday announced he had pardoned his son Hunter on two criminal charges, claiming they were politically motivated.
Friday, November 29th 2024 - 08:22 UTC
US CDC calls for more testing of dairy workers given the spread of avian flu

United States health officials have called for more testing of employees on farms with bird flu after a new study showed that some dairy workers had signs of infection, even when they didn’t report feeling sick.
Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 09:48 UTC
Lula avoids the dragon’s, Belt and Road Initiative and agrees with China’s Xi on a neutral ‘shared future’

President-elect Donald Trump’s impressive victory has had an impact worldwide given his promises, many of them with a strong dye of populism and protectionism, Making America Great Again.