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Bolivian Energy Minister Apologizes for Fuel Delays as Weather Disrupts Supply Chain

Business

May 31, 2025

Bolivia’s Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy, Alejandro Gallardo, issued a public apology on Friday for ongoing delays in fuel deliveries caused by severe weather conditions along the Chilean coast, which have stalled the unloading of [...]

U.S. Issues Security Alert for Travelers to Brazil Amid Crime Concerns

Latin America

May 31, 2025

The U.S. Embassy in Brazil has issued a heightened security advisory urging American citizens to exercise increased caution when traveling throughout the country, citing high levels of violent crime, including armed robbery, kidnapping, and assault. [...]

Lifestyle

France Announces Ban on Smoking on Beaches and Other Open Spaces

May 30, 2025

France will implement a nationwide smoking ban in public places frequented by children, effective July 1, 2025, Health and Family Minister Catherine Vautrin announced Friday, ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Saturday. In South [...]

National

School Shooting Leaves at Least 3 Wounded in Southern Chile

May 30, 2025

At least three students were injured in a shooting at the Nuevos Horizontes school in San Pedro de la Paz, in Chile’s southern Biobío Region. The attackers, two women and a man, entered the school [...]

Business

Brazil Recognized Once Again as Free of FMD Without Vaccination

May 30, 2025

Brazil has officially been recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health for the second straight year as free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination. The acknowledgment, granted during the organization’s 92nd General Session in Paris, [...]

Lifestyle

Maradona Case: Mistrial declared – all back to square one

May 30, 2025

The proceedings against most members of the medical team treating former Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in the days leading up to his death ended up in a mistrial Thursday, Justices Maximiliano Savarino and Verónica [...]

Lifestyle

Mexican Influencer Alana Flores Denounces Deepfake Photo Scandal: ‘It Never Happened’

May 29, 2025

Mexican influencer and amateur boxer Alana Flores has denied the authenticity of an explicit image circulating online, stating the photo was digitally manipulated using artificial intelligence and vowing to pursue legal action against those responsible [...]

Politics

President Trump Urges UK to Scrap Wind Energy Plans, Expand North Sea Oil Drilling

May 29, 2025

President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the United Kingdom’s energy policy, calling for an end to offshore wind development and urging British leaders to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea to reduce [...]