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Lucinda Elliott

Lucinda Elliott

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Americas|Environment|News

South America's rivers hit record lows as Brazil drought impact spreads

South America's Paraguay River, a key thoroughfare for grains, has hit a record low in Paraguay's capital Asuncion, with water levels

South America's rivers hit record lows as Brazil drought impact spreads
Americas|Business|Technology

Latin America's e-commerce king says MercadoLibre has huge room for growth

Marcos Galperin, chief executive of Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre Inc - already the region's most valuable listed firm - says the company is

Latin America's e-commerce king says MercadoLibre has huge room for growth
Americas|Election|News|Political

Argentina's fragmented Peronists seek path back to political relevance

Argentina's Peronists, chastened by a painful election loss last year, are trying to find a unifying message and leader to counter

Argentina's fragmented Peronists seek path back to political relevance
Americas|Business|Finance

MercadoLibre, Latam's Amazon.com rival, rides high with AI, loans, drones

When Wagner Dias and his wife Mariana needed a loan to grow their children's clothes business, the Brazilian entrepreneurs

MercadoLibre, Latam's Amazon.com rival, rides high with AI, loans, drones
Americas

Latin America gears up for clean hydrogen boom but the road is not smooth

Latin America's wealth of hydroelectricity and other renewable energy resources could make the

Latin America gears up for clean hydrogen boom but the road is not smooth
Americas|Election|Finance

Aging Uruguay's vote to drop pension age is rattling investors

Uruguay heads to the polls to vote for a new president this month, but investors have a wary eye on another ballot: a referendum to lower the retirement age

Aging Uruguay's vote to drop pension age is rattling investors
Americas|Election|Political

Uruguay's leftist presidential frontrunner: no plan for tax hikes; focus on growth

Uruguay's center-left presidential candidate Yamandu Orsi, the frontrunner in polls ahead of elections this month, plans to avoid unpopular tax hikes despite

Uruguay's leftist presidential frontrunner: no plan for tax hikes; focus on growth
Americas|Election|Political|US

Uruguay election frontrunner Yamandu Orsi pledges a 'modern left'

Uruguayan center-left opposition leader Yamandu Orsi, whose political ambitions were galvanized by his experience growing up in a dictatorship, is the

Uruguay election frontrunner Yamandu Orsi pledges a 'modern left'
Americas|Election|Finance|Videos

Uruguay presidential candidate warns pension reform would 'blow up' economic stability

A Uruguayan pension reform plan that seeks to lower the retirement age to 60 and will be put to citizens in a referendum on Sunday would "blow up" the South

Uruguay presidential candidate warns pension reform would 'blow up' economic stability
Americas|Election|Political|World

In Uruguay election, conservatives hopes pinned to a dark horse kingmaker

Uruguayan Alvaro Delgado, a 55-year-old former senator and the conservative ruling coalition's continuity candidate for president, is trailing his center-left

In Uruguay election, conservatives hopes pinned to a dark horse kingmaker
Americas|Election|Political|World

In Uruguay election, conservatives hopes pinned to a dark horse kingmaker

Uruguayan Alvaro Delgado, a 55-year-old former senator and the conservative ruling coalition's continuity candidate for president, is trailing his center-left

In Uruguay election, conservatives hopes pinned to a dark horse kingmaker
Americas|Election|World

Uruguay set for election dominated by pensions, crime

In Uruguay's capital Montevideo and around this South American nation of 3.4 million people, voters are gearing up for Sunday's election, overshadowed by a

Uruguay set for election dominated by pensions, crime
Americas|Election|World

Uruguay heads for tight presidential run-off vote, rejects pension reform

Uruguay is heading for a tight presidential election run-off next month after a first round on Sunday saw a center-left candidate come top ahead

Uruguay heads for tight presidential run-off vote, rejects pension reform
Americas|Political|World

Bolivia's Morales says government has 'dark plot to destroy' him after alleged car attack

Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales told Reuters on Monday that the government of ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce was behind an

Bolivia's Morales says government has 'dark plot to destroy' him after alleged car attack
Americas|Economy|Finance

Argentina tax amnesty scheme lures $18 billion in bank deposits

A tax amnesty program in Argentina encouraging residents to deposit foreign currency previously stuffed under mattresses, stored in safety-

Argentina tax amnesty scheme lures $18 billion in bank deposits
Americas|Political|US|World

Trump 2.0 looms as world leaders head to South America for summits

World leaders are heading to South America for twin summits this month, with one major theme dominating: Donald Trump 2.0.

Trump 2.0 looms as world leaders head to South America for summits
Americas|Asia|Economy|World

Starting Latin America trip, Xi Jinping opens huge port in Peru funded by China

Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a week-long diplomatic blitz of South America on Thursday by inaugurating a massive deep-water

Starting Latin America trip, Xi Jinping opens huge port in Peru funded by China
Americas|Asia|Economy|US|World

As Trump return looms, China's Xi at APEC criticises protectionism

With Donald Trump's imminent return to the U.S. presidency looming over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Chinese

As Trump return looms, China's Xi at APEC criticises protectionism
Americas|Asia|Political|US|World

Xi vows to work with Trump team as he meets Biden in Peru

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to work with the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump

Xi vows to work with Trump team as he meets Biden in Peru
Americas|Asia

China's Xi meets Argentina's Milei for the first time in Rio

China's President Xi Jinping met with Argentine President Javier Milei on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro

China's Xi meets Argentina's Milei for the first time in Rio
Americas|Election|Political

Uruguay's Alvaro Delgado hopes to see off leftist presidential challenger

Uruguayan Alvaro Delgado, a 55-year-old former senator and the conservative ruling coalition's continuity candidate for president, is counting on support from

Uruguay's Alvaro Delgado hopes to see off leftist presidential challenger
Americas|Election

In razor-tight Uruguay election, fringe votes could tip the balance

Uruguayans will be choosing between two centrist candidates for their next president on Sunday, but the closely fought run-off could be decided by voters who

In razor-tight Uruguay election, fringe votes could tip the balance
Americas|Election|World

Uruguay's left returns to presidency as govt vows friendly transition

Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99%

Uruguay's left returns to presidency as govt vows friendly transition
Americas

Chilean prosecutors probe sexual harassment complaint against president

Chile launched a preliminary investigation into a sexual harassment complaint against President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday in a blow to his leftwing

Chilean prosecutors probe sexual harassment complaint against president

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