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“The West is in real danger, that is why we have to stick together,” said President Javier Milei.“My priority is to be an ally of the United States. I will not negotiate with communists,” he declared after winning the election in November. To near universal surprise, his actions have been swift, dramatic and fully aligned
The Argentine lithium belt is a 300-mile stretch of salt lakes and scattered herds of wild vicuña, with occasional arrays of solar panels shimmering on the horizon.Solar is becoming de rigueur for remote lithium operations. It is ruinously expensive to truck in diesel, and you will not be able to export to Europe after 2026
Iván Velásquez, the defence minister, added that a full investigation was under way and the culprits would be brought to justice.Supported by US military aid, the Colombian armed forces are among the best armed in South America, with the country both the world’s largest producer of coca – the key ingredient in cocaine – and
A Chilean firefighter plane crashed into a road in a fireball after it snagged on electricity poles while flying low. The crash, which killed the pilot and injured four other people, took place on a road near the Panguilemo Aerodrome in Talca, in Chile’s Maule region, on Monday afternoon. The footage shows cars on a dual carriageway
In the video, you see only their backs. But I’ll bet you anything you like that, as he delivered his speech, Javier Milei was looking out at a sea of smirking faces. Argentina’s new president had been asked to speak at the World Economic Forum (WEF) as, if not exactly a comic turn, at least
Bird flu has wiped out more than 17,000 southern elephant seal pups in Argentina, scientists say.An estimated 95 per cent of the population at the Valdes Peninsula in the south of the country were found dead in November, according to a report analysing the “catastrophic mortality” inflicted by the virus throughout the Patagonia region.The animals
Tourists in Colombia have been warned over a spate of deadly robberies by gangs using Tinder and a sedative known as “Devil’s Breath”.The alert, issued by the US embassy in Bogota, called on visitors to take particular care on dating apps after at least eight American citizens died in suspicious circumstances in the country in
Forest fires have destroyed more than 17,000 hectares in Colombia since November, authorities said Friday, as the country faces its hottest January in decades.More than 340 fires have been recorded in that period, spurred by prolonged drought, record heat, and the El Nino weather phenomenon, Susana Muhamad, the environment minister, said, adding that 26 fires
Ms Heathman said that scientists are now awaiting test results from more of the island’s penguins and are “preparing for a large-scale outbreak” of bird flu.The newly recorded deaths confirm for the first time that gentoo penguins are susceptible to the disease. While gentoos do not have a yearly migration cycle like other penguins, experts
Mr Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, has told Argentines that a “shock treatment” is needed to pull the country out of its dire economic crisis, in which 40 per cent of people live in poverty.He has warned that unless his radical reforms are implemented, Argentina will face “a social catastrophe of biblical proportions”.Six weeks into his