Topic: Latin America — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-20 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio ondea una bandera ecuatoriana durante un acto de campaña en una escuela, minutos antes de ser asesinado a tiros, en Quito (Ecuador), el 9 de agosto de 2023. (API vía AP, archivo)
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[2026-03-20 10:44 UTC+10:00] [AC/DC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Young undergoing medical tests but ‘in good spirits’ and expected to perform, says events promoter
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[2026-03-20 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Stevie Young, guitarist for the legendary Australian rock band AC/DC, was hospitalized in Buenos Aires just days before he is scheduled to perform in the city as part of the band’s “Power Up” world tour.
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[2026-03-20 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A boy uses a social media platform in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, March 19, 2026. A new law regulating children’s use of social media took effect this week, requiring users under 16 to link their accounts to a legal guardian. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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[2026-03-20 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A teen thug charged with viciously slashing a Queens mom in an unprovoked attack was nabbed trying to hop a flight to Peru — and charged after his own dad ID’d him, law enforcement sources told The Post.
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[2026-03-20 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BOGOTÁ (AP) — La misión de paz en Colombia de la Organización de los Estados Americanos y la estatal Defensoría del Pueblo rechazaron el jueves la restricción que anunció un grupo armado ilegal para que sus misiones humanitarias ingresen a los territorios de su influencia.
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[2026-03-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This 2023 image provided by Todd Surovell shows the Monte Verde archaeological site and Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile. (Todd Surovell via AP)
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[2026-03-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Archaeology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Discovery at Monte Verde puts north-to-south expansion theory back at centre of heated debate on continent’s human history
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[2026-03-20 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oficiales del ejército observan desde el interior de la base militar de Campo de Mayo mientras los manifestantes sostienen una pancarta cubierta de imágenes de víctimas de la dictadura militar argentina (1976-1983), una semana antes del aniversario del golpe de Estado del 24 de marzo de 1976 que llevó al poder al régimen militar, en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026.
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[2026-03-19 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Turk, habla con los medios de comunicación durante una rueda de prensa para informar sobre la crisis en Oriente Medio, en la sede europea de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra, Suiza, el viernes 6 de marzo de 2026.
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[2026-03-19 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The orphaned baby grey titi monkey found alone near Rionegro in early March is undergoing rehabilitation at a specialised wildlife centre in Barbosa, about 39 km from Medellín. Staff use a soft toy as a surrogate mother to reduce stress and replicate parental care. As of 18 March, the infant, recently filmed clinging to the plush, is being fed milk formula, monitored for its health and gradually introduced to peers in a controlled enclosure.
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[2026-03-19 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Patriot Resources has announced the hiring of Dominic Duggan as managing director to drive growth at the company’s Tassa silver project in Peru.
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[2026-03-19 16:28 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two goals in five second-half minutes send the Filipinas into global tournament in Brazil. North Korea, Chinese Taipei battle for other spot
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[2026-03-19 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A U.S. Appeals court temporarily paused efforts by investors to identify Argentina’s assets in the United States in order to collect on a $16 billion judgment in a case about the 2012 nationalization of the South American country’s largest energy company.
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[2026-03-19 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Una corte de apelaciones de Estados Unidos falló a favor de Argentina el miércoles al suspender temporalmente el proceso de búsqueda de activos embargables, solicitado tras la sentencia en el juicio por la expropiación de YPF, en el que el país fue condenado a pagar más de 16.000 millones de dólares a exaccionistas de la petrolera.
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[2026-03-19 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi moves the ball against Nashville SC defender Maxwell Woledzi (3) in the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 soccer match Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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[2026-03-19 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: In a span of two days following news that the Tumbler Ridge perpetrator’s ChatGPT account had been flagged prior to the shooting, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Federal AI Minister Evan Solomon and British Colombia Premier David Eby.
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[2026-03-19 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El argentino Lionel Messi, del Inter Miami, conduce el balón el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026, en un partido ante DC United en Baltimore (AP Foto/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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[2026-03-19 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Amanda Villavicencio, the daughter of murdered presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, protests with other members of her family outside the court where suspects in her father’s murder are being tried, in Quito, Ecuador, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
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[2026-03-19 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio ondea una bandera ecuatoriana durante un acto de campaña en una escuela, minutos antes de ser asesinado a tiros, en Quito (Ecuador), el 9 de agosto de 2023. (API vía AP, archivo)
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[2026-03-19 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Military police patrol during a police operation in the Morro dos Prazeres community in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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[2026-03-19 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El argentino Luciano González (derecha) bloquea al francés Josselin Bouhier (28) durante un partido de rugby siete, el domingo 8 de marzo de 2026, en Vancouver. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press vía AP)
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[2026-03-19 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Argentina’s Luciano Gonzalez, right, blocks France’s Josselin Bouhier (28) during a Vancouver Sevens rugby game, in Vancouver, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-03-19 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SANTIAGO (AP) — La economía chilena se expandió el año pasado un 2,5%, ligeramente por encima de las proyecciones de las autoridades y del mercado, pero por debajo del año anterior, informó el miércoles el Banco Central.
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[2026-03-19 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Personal de la Fuerza Aérea destruye una pista de aterrizaje que sospechan que está siendo utilizada por aeronaves ilícitas, en Milagro, Ecuador, el lunes 16 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/César Muñoz)
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[2026-03-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Coffee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Long seen as the poor relation to arabica, small growers in the Amazon are rebooting the more resilient robusta’s reputation
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[2026-03-18 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LIMA (AP) — Un chofer y dos pasajeras de un minibús del transporte público murieron acribillados la noche del martes en la capital de Perú luego que un hombre les disparó, en el segundo ataque armado registrado en 48 horas en medio de una ola de criminalidad que azota al país sudamericano, informaron las autoridades.
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[2026-03-18 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Asian Cup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ante Milicic says ‘brave’ team evolving ahead of next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Japan face South Korea in second semi-final on Wednesday
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[2026-03-18 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The new Chilean government has announced the suspension of 43 rules to safeguard the environment, as part of a pivot towards more conservative policies under newly inaugurated President Jose Antonio Kast.
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[2026-03-18 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Argentina has finalised its decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), following in the footsteps of the United States and formally severing ties with the global health body.
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[2026-03-18 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Paraguay on Tuesday became the latest and final South American country to ratify the landmark free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, which will establish one of the world’s largest free trade zones.
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[2026-03-18 09:04 UTC+10:00] [Athletes] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-18 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s prime minister resigned Tuesday ahead of a mandatory vote in the nation’s Congress, where she needed a majority of legislators to confirm her recent appointment.
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[2026-03-18 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, habla durante una conferencia de prensa con el presidente electo de Chile en el palacio presidencial en San Salvador, El Salvador, el viernes 30 de enero de 2026. (Foto AP/Salvador Meléndez)
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[2026-03-18 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bogota, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that 27 charred bodies were discovered on his country’s joint border with Ecuador, just one day after suggesting the Ecuadorean military may have bombed Colombian territory.
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[2026-03-18 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LIMA (AP) — La primera ministra de Perú Denisse Miralles renunció el martes a menos de un mes de asumir el cargo y un día antes de su presentación obligatoria ante el Parlamento donde buscaba obtener el respaldo de al menos 65 de los 130 legisladores del congreso unicameral para poder continuar dirigiendo el gabinete ministerial.
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[2026-03-18 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, llega al Congreso para la ceremonia de investidura del presidente de Chile, José Antonio Kast, en Valparaíso, Chile, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Gustavo Garello)
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[2026-03-18 05:51 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Relations deteriorate as Gustavo Petro claims government of Trump ally Daniel Noboa bombing targets in Colombia
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[2026-03-18 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has confirmed that at least 157 people have been killed in lethal strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats off Latin America, described as a campaign of extrajudicial killings by legal experts.
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[2026-03-18 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia said Tuesday it is seeking an exemption from U.S. sanctions to invest in Venezuelan electricity projects and natural gas ventures that could include the reopening of a gas pipeline between the neighboring South American countries.
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[2026-03-18 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates with the trophy in front of fans after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France in Lusail, Qatar, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
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[2026-03-18 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: In the final decades of the Cold War, South America briefly appeared poised to join the ranks of regions developing indigenous missile technology. Argentina and Brazil pursued ambitious programs that combined domestic research with extensive international cooperation, aiming to establish strategic capabilities that would reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and strengthen national defense industries.
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[2026-03-18 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: In the final decades of the Cold War, South America briefly appeared poised to join the ranks of regions developing indigenous missile technology. Argentina and Brazil pursued ambitious programs that combined domestic research with extensive international cooperation, aiming to establish strategic capabilities that would reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and strengthen national defense industries.
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[2026-03-18 02:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Air Force personnel destroy an airstrip they suspect to be in use by illicit aircrafts, in Milagro, Ecuador, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Cesar Muñoz)
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[2026-03-18 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BOGOTÁ (AP) — El gobierno colombiano informó el martes que tramita con Estados Unidos una licencia de la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros para reactivar proyectos de interconexión eléctrica e importación de gas con Venezuela.
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[2026-03-18 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: QUITO (AP) — Ecuador reconoció el martes que ha ejecutado ataques contra grupos armados colombianos que han ingresado a su territorio y rechazó haber hecho operaciones en suelo colombiano.
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[2026-03-18 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A tres meses del inicio de la Copa del Mundo, Argentina ha perdido la posibilidad de medir fuerzas con un rival de peso como el campeón europeo España debido a la cancelación de la Finalissima. Luego de haber transitado el ciclo entre mundiales enfrentando amistosos contra seleccionados menos competitivos, ¿cuál es el verdadero nivel del equipo de Lionel Scaloni?
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[2026-03-18 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Argentina’s Lionel Messi hoists the winning team replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy during a celebration ceremony for local fans after an international friendly soccer match against Panama at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello, file)
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[2026-03-17 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una partidaria de la expresidenta argentina Cristina Fernández utiliza una escoba para pegar una foto suya en un muro delante de su casa después de que el Supremo del país respaldara la condena de corrupción de Fernández, en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el martes 17 de junio de 2025. (AP Foto/Natacha Pisarenko)
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[2026-03-17 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Brazil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern
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