Unemployment displaces inflation as Argentines' main concern
MercoPress·9h ago
Unemployment has become the leading problem Argentines want the government to solve, well ahead of inflation, according to the economic expectations report by the polling firm Opina Argentina...
Almost half the minors recruited by armed groups in 2025 were approached via social media
MercoPress·9h ago
Some 44% of children and adolescents recruited by armed groups in Colombia during 2025 were approached through social media or platforms such as TikTok and Facebook, according to data from the...
Burnham picks Kyiv for his first foreign trip as British prime minister
MercoPress·9h ago
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv on Monday on his first trip abroad since taking office in July, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.
Two newly detained men testify in the case over the shooting of the Bolivian lawyer
MercoPress·10h ago
Two men held as part of the investigation into the shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller gave statements to prosecutors in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Sunday.
Argentina retires the jets that sank two British ships in the 1982 war
MercoPress·10h ago
Argentina's Navy has announced the definitive retirement of its Super Étendard strike aircraft, the French-built jets that attacked the British fleet with Exocet missiles during the 1982 Falklands...
Argentina votes this week on the reform barring the central bank from funding the Treasury
MercoPress·18h ago
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday debate the reform of the central bank's charter promoted by Javier Milei's government, which bars the monetary authority from financing the fiscal...
The Mercosur-Singapore trade agreement reaches Argentina's Congress
MercoPress·18h ago
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday take up ratification of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and Singapore, signed in December 2023 and still awaiting parliamentary approval.
Colombia's earthquake toll rises to 329 dead and more than 300,000 affected
MercoPress·2d ago
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western and central Colombia on August 10 has left 329 dead, 4,600 injured and 247 missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Management Unit's...
Colombia's government objects to the law barring lower requirements for senior posts
MercoPress·2d ago
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella this week objected to the first bill sent to him for signature since he took office on August 7: legislation prohibiting any reduction in the minimum...
Progressive leaders gathered in Uruguay denounce US interference and acknowledge their own mistakes
MercoPress·2d ago
The opening session of the third Pan-American Congress, held on Friday at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, combined criticism of United States policy towards Latin America with calls for...
Uruguay's president meets Kicillof and agrees to cooperate on food and scientific research
MercoPress·2d ago
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi on Friday received the governor of Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Axel Kicillof, at the Torre Ejecutiva in Montevideo, where the two signed two cooperation...
FIFA sanctions Argentina over the final's brawl and the Falklands banner
MercoPress·2d ago
FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on Friday imposed financial and sporting sanctions on the Argentine Football Association and four members of its national squad over the confrontations at the end of...
ECLAC trims its 2026 forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2.2%
MercoPress·3d ago
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on Thursday lowered its regional growth projection for 2026 to 2.2%, one tenth below the estimate issued in December.
Montevideo hosts a progressive congress after three consecutive electoral defeats in the region
MercoPress·3d ago
More than a hundred lawmakers, former presidents, ministers and political figures from fifteen countries across the Americas gather from Friday at Uruguay's Legislative Palace in Montevideo for the...
Bolivian prosecutors open a second case against the consultant who advised Milei and Paz
MercoPress·3d ago
Prosecutors in La Paz have opened an investigation on their own initiative into alleged illicit enrichment by Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, who was charged this week in Santa...
The prosecutor in the Maradona case says a crime occurred and the trial will not collapse
MercoPress·3d ago
Deputy chief prosecutor for San Isidro Patricio Ferrari said on Thursday that the delivery of medical records belonging to Diego Armando Maradona's father, rather than the footballer's own, may...
BP, Shell and Gulf partners return to Venezuelan gas on the Trinidad and Tobago border
MercoPress·3d ago
Venezuela's government has concluded a series of agreements with international oil companies in recent weeks to develop its offshore gas fields, marking a shift from the years of isolation and...
Falklands to hold its 2026 Census: when it will take place
MercoPress·3d ago
On Sunday, October 18, the Falklands will carry out the 2026 Census of households and families. It is a household and family survey, organized every five years by law, providing a snapshot of all...
US gross national debt passes 40 trillion dollars for the first time
MercoPress·3d ago
The gross public debt of the United States reached 40.047 trillion dollars on Tuesday, according to data released by the Treasury Department.
Which Clubs Won the Summer 2026 Transfer Window?
MercoPress·3d ago
The summer window isn't decided by who makes the biggest signing announcement. It comes down to whether a club fixes real weaknesses, gives the manager players he can actually use, and avoids...
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