Bolivia's powerful labor and transport unions confirmed they would launch an indefinite national strike starting Monday after President Rodrigo Paz Pereira vowed that Supreme Decree 5503, eliminating decades-old fuel subsidies, was a "non-negotiable" starting point for his
The Falkland Islands Fire and Rescue Service welcomed back Marc from his 8-week Firefighter Development training program at The Fire Service College in Moreton in Marsh a few weeks ago.
Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Friday authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily leave prison to undergo surgery. However, the magistrate flatly denied a request for the former president to serve the remainder of his sentence under
The Brazil-Paraguay Integration Bridge was officially opened to vehicle traffic on Friday during a ceremony attended by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. His Paraguayan counterpart, Santiago Peña, intends to hold a separate event on Saturday on his country's side
Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra was rushed from the Barbadillo prison to the Ate Vitarte - EsSalud hospital on Friday after suffering a severe hypertensive crisis and physical decompensation. The medical emergency occurred just days after Vizcarra began serving a
Following decades of negotiations and a high-stakes “now or never” deadline set for this week, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) bloc has officially adopted a stance of cautious optimism after the European Union (EU) failed to secure the necessary internal mandate to sign
Former Ecuadorean President Rodrigo Borja Cevallos passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the age of 90. In response to the loss of one of the 20th century’s most influential political figures, President Daniel Noboa has declared three days of national mourning to be
Health authorities across South America are on high alert following the confirmed detection of the Influenza A (H3N2) "K subclade" in Argentina and Brazil. The variant, which has already triggered emergency protocols in Chile and Bolivia, is characterized by genetic mutations