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With same demands, isolated Milei prepares for Mercosur summit

26-06-2025 18:51 No bilateral meetings anticipated, but at the upcoming summit in Buenos Aires, there could be clashes with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – if not over their stance regarding the international situation involving Israel and Iran, then over the Brazilian leader’s potential visit to see Cristina Fernández de Kirchner serving house arrest.

Brazil records 62% jump in area burned by forest fires, says monitor

24-06-2025 09:51 According to monitoring platform MapBiomas, fires razed 30 million hectares last year – a 62 percent jump compared to the 18.5 million hectares burned annually on average. 

Argentine deregulation offers upside for Globant in a tough year

17-06-2025 10:33 Software company Globant says the deregulation of the local financial industry is prompting companies to step up investment in technology systems.

CWC risks deepening inequality in Latin American football

11-06-2025 23:02 Imbalances are only likely to grow in Latin American football as a result of the FIFA Club World Cup.

Trump says he will double steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%

31-05-2025 10:35 US President Donald Trump says will double steel and aluminium import tariffs to 50% from next week.

MercadoLibre CEO steps aside after 25 years for chairman job

22-05-2025 08:53 Billionaire founder Marcos Galperin will step down as CEO of e-commerce and financial services giant Mercado Libre in January 2026.

Globant suffers record intraday drop as tariffs dent earnings

17-05-2025 09:42 Globant shares plunged as much as 33% on Friday, the worst drop since the company went public in 2014, before paring some of those losses. 

Muniain inspires San Lorenzo, year after switching Bilbao for BA

16-05-2025 09:45 Unpaid wages, FIFA embargoes, deceased pontiffs, presidential bribery scandals: nothing seems to be able to distract the Cuervo from their mission to grind out results and keep slogging forward.

by Dan Edwards

Uruguay bids fond farewell to popular ‘Pepe’ Mujica

15-05-2025 00:19 Thousands line streets of Montevideo to bid farewell to deceased former leader José ‘Pepe’ Mujica.

Tributes for Mujica, Milei government’s lukewarm condolences

14-05-2025 00:02 Allies hail Uruguay ex-president’s legacy as Argentina’s government expresses condolences; Libertarian influencer’s distasteful response.

Uruguay's ex-president Mujica receiving palliative care

12-05-2025 18:00 Former Uruguay president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica is in a "terminal" phase of cancer and receiving palliative care, his wife confirmed Monday.

Left retains control of Montevideo in Uruguay regional elections

12-05-2025 12:58 Uruguayan election cycle closes out with wins for Frente Amplio in Montevideo and Canelones, with opposition holding less populous territories nationwide.

Fear and loathing: Trump film threat shocks Latin America

07-05-2025 23:25 Trump's threat to slap tariffs on foreign-made movies leaves Latin America's burgeoning film industry baffled and fearful.

Machado aides escape Venezuela after 15-month siege at Argentina's Embassy

07-05-2025 12:15 Five top aides of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado escape country after the US helped them foil a siege of Argentina's Embassy in Caracas.

Organised crime hampering growth in Latin America, warns World Bank

29-04-2025 11:58 Organised crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is holding back economic growth, World Bank report warns.

Reports: Real Madrid's Ancelotti agrees deal to take charge of Brazil

29-04-2025 11:06 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has agreed to take over the Brazilian national team, several Spanish media outlets reported Monday.

Latin America bids fond farewell to its first pontiff

22-04-2025 13:17 News of death of Pope Francis moves many in Latin America; Personalities such as Lionel Messi and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pay tribute.

EU hopes Trump tariffs can nudge Mercosur deal past finish line

17-04-2025 09:10 Spectre of transatlantic trade war is fuelling hopes of a silver lining in Europe: that the long-awaited EU-Mercorur free-trade deal could get a final green light.

Mario Vargas Llosa, Latin American literary heavyweight, dies at 89

13-04-2025 23:15 Mario Vargas Llosa has died in Lima at the age of 89, confirms family; Nobel literature laureate is considered to be one of the greats of Latin America's literary "boom" of the 1960s and 1970s.

Noboa declared winner of Ecuador run-off, González demands recount

13-04-2025 22:56 Election authorities declare incumbent Daniel Noboa to be the winner of Ecuador's presidential run-off vote, with the 37-year-old leader defeating his leftist rival by bigger-than-expected margin; Challenger Luisa González expresses concern over fraud.