Topic: Latin America — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-07 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: On Sunday morning, many in Sri Lanka awoke to the news that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been captured by the United States and were expected to appear before a New York court on drug-related charges. While this development came as a surprise to much of the public, it was far less shocking for those closely tracking recent events in the Western Hemisphere.
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[2026-01-07 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ex-president had a ‘crisis’ while sleeping in his cell, his wife said in a social media post
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[2026-01-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Venezuela, Greenland and Colombia all have large deposits of rare earths and other minerals needed by US technology and defence companies
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[2026-01-06 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US move calls into question China’s future financial commitments in Latin American country, potentially hurting Beijing’s regional strategy
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[2026-01-06 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Kauli hiyo ya Trump imekuja baada ya Marekani kuivamia Venezuela mapema siku ya Jumamosi na kumteka rais wa taifa hilo Nicolas Maduro, aliyesafirishwa New York kukabiliana na mashtaka ya ulanguzi wa dawa za kulevya.
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[2026-01-05 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing also stressed the importance of its relationship with Latin America, saying it was based on ‘equality and mutual benefit’
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[2026-01-05 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Petro kupitia mtandao wa X amekanusha vikali madai hayo akisema jina lake halijaonekana kwenye rekodi za mahakama na amemtaka Trump aache kumkashifu.
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[2026-01-05 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: From January 1, 2026, the BRICS chairmanship officially passed from Brazil to India. For the first time, India, one of the founding members of the group, will lead the expanded format, which now includes 10 countries.
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[2026-01-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, a spokesperson for the DPRK Foreign Ministry and several Latin American leaders have condemned the US military operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife over the weekend.
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[2026-01-05 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s consensual approach and win-win multilateralism will, in the long run, prevail in Latin America over US militant bullying
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[2026-01-04 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
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[2026-01-04 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In his first year in office, Donald Trump has ramped up the US's military presence in Latin America, personally involved himself in national elections, pressed regional leaders on migration, designated drug cartels as terrorist groups and disrupted trade relations with an aggressive tariff policy.
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[2026-01-04 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nchi kadha washirika wa Venezuela ikiwemo Urusi, Mexico na Brazil, zimetoa miito ya kulaani mashambulizi ya Marekani dhidi ya taifa hilo mapema siku ya Jumamosi.
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[2026-01-03 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A head-on collision between a bus and a truck left at least 11 people dead on Friday in southern Brazil, the country’s Federal Highway Police said in a statement.
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[2026-01-03 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Brazil, C.A. Chaminda I. Colonne, recently had discussios with the Head of the International Relations of National Confederation of Industry (CNI) of Brazil Frederico Lamego, at the headquarters of the CNI in Brasilia.
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[2026-01-02 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Kotun kolin Brazil ta ki amincewa da bukatar tsohon shugaban kasar Jair Bolsonaro, na mayar da hukuncin daurin shekaru 27 a kurkuku zuwa daurin talala a gidansa, bayan samunsa da laifin kitsa juyin mulki.
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[2026-01-02 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carlos Tevez claim over actions of governing body’s treasurer prompted investigation that uncovered 54 cars, helicopter at luxury property
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[2026-01-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Brazil car factories to Beijing’s Venezuela plans, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in December 2025
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[2026-01-02 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected the former president’s request, citing no health decline, so the ex-leader remains in prison
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[2026-01-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: These ultra-luxe stays and unique experiences span the globe, from the US and Latin America, to Africa and the Middle East
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[2026-01-01 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Bei einem Zugunglück nahe der bei Touristen beliebten Ruinenstadt Machu Picchu in Peru ist ein Mensch ums Leben gekommen. Rund 25 weitere Personen wurden verletzt, als im Bezirk Pampacahua auf der Strecke zwischen Cusco und Aguas Calientes die Züge von zwei unterschiedlichen Bahnbetrieben frontal aufeinanderstießen. Das meldet unter anderen die Zeitung "El Comercio" unter Berufung auf die örtliche Polizei.
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[2026-01-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Thursday, over-quota imports from Brazil, Australia, US and other trade partners face new duties to help local producers recover amid price declines
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[2025-12-31 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Два воза со туристи се судрија во близината на прочуениот древен град Мачу Пикчу во Перу. Во несреќата, еден машиновозач го загуби животот, објави портпаролот на полицијата во Куско. Најмалку 30 лица се повредени, меѓу кои наводно имало многу туристи.
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[2025-12-30 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 5-day cruise to South America’s southern tip stuns with fiords, penguins and wind-blasted cliffs reached via the world’s deadliest waters
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[2025-12-29 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Argentina's Congress approved on Friday the 2026 budget suggested by President Javier Milei, a first since he was elected president over two years ago.
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[2025-12-29 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss why Beijing’s outreach to the region should not be seen as a challenge to Washington, the HK$2 subsidised transport fare for the elderly, and Hong Kong’s New Year countdown
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[2025-12-28 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Peru on Sunday.
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[2025-12-28 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bolsonaro, 70, had been hospitalised on Wednesday for hernia surgery. In September, he was jailed for 27 years for plotting a coup
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[2025-12-26 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: OJn Thursday, jailed former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro formally endorsed his son Flavio's bid in the 2026 election, announcing his support from a hospital in Brasilia, where he underwent hernia surgery.
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[2025-12-26 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former president, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup, was allowed to leave prison for the operation
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[2025-12-25 08:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The vote count took weeks, fuelling international concern and doubts about the Latin American country’s fragile electoral system
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[2025-12-25 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brazil saw nearly 80 per cent growth in Chinese tourists in 2024 and would join only two neighbours offering visa-free entry
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[2025-12-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From EV battery giants in China venturing into shipbuilding to BYD’s ambitious plans in Brazil, here are seven EV stories you may have missed
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[2025-12-24 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A nova onda de calor que atinge o Brasil na semana de Natal não é exclusiva do território brasileiro. Ao longo do ano, capitais como Atenas, na Grécia, Daca, em Bangladesh, Freetown, em Serra Leoa, e Santiago, no Chile, também sentem os efeitos das temperaturas extremas.
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[2025-12-23 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Zaluzhny blames Zelensky. German Media Nord Stream report claims CIA and Zaluzhny knew
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[2025-12-23 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2025-12-21 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Rais wa Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, amewatolea mwito viongozi wa Umoja wa Ulaya kuonesha ujasiri na kusaini mkataba wa kibiashara na jumuiya ya kanda ya Amerika ya Kusini ya Mercosur .
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[2025-12-21 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: If Germany could choose a well-trained teacher from abroad, it would probably be someone like Inge Pizarro Krause. With her eight years of study and two years of classroom experience in Viña del Mar, the 33-year-old from Chile is highly qualified and is now preparing to tackle Germany's desperate teacher shortage.
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[2025-12-21 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A ranar Talata shugaban Amurka Donald Trump ya bayar da umarnin toshe dukkan jiragen dakon mai da ke shiga ko fita daga Venezuela a matakin baya bayan nan na matsin lamba kan gwamnatin Nicolas Maduro don toshe manyan hanyoyin da gwamnatin ke samun kudin shiga.
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[2025-12-19 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Games gold medallists must finish in the top two in eight-team tournament in Dubai to progress to next stage in February
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[2025-12-19 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposed law could see the ex-president spend just over two years behind bars for an attempted coup
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[2025-12-18 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2025-12-18 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The European Union's planned Mercosur trade agreement with four Latin American countries appeared at risk of yet another delay, or possibly even collapse, on Wednesday, a day before leaders were set to discuss it at an end-of-year summit in Brussels.
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[2025-12-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new plant would dwarf BYD’s current Brazil operation, lifting output from about 600 units over a decade to up to 7,000 a year
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[2025-12-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chile has become the latest South American nation to move to the Right of the political spectrum, after Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Bolivia. Only Brazil and Mexico have bucked the trend in recent times, with Brazil’s former Right-Wing President Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to jail for inciting a rebellion to overthrow the legitimately elected Leftist Government of President Lula Da Silva.
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[2025-12-18 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Merz ya fada wa ‘yan majalisar Jamus a ranar Laraba cewa yarjejeniyar za ta karfafa kasuwar bai daya ta Tarayyar Turai, tare da nuna karfin ikon kungiyar bayan kusan shekaru 26 na tattaunawa kan batun. Yarjejeniyar na da zummar bunkasa cinikayya da kasashen Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay da Paraguay.
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[2025-12-18 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Wäre Augusto Pinochet am Leben, würde er mich wählen", hat José Antonio Kast einmal gesagt – der künftige Staatschef Chiles wird somit der erste Präsident seit der Rückkehr zur Demokratie des Landes 1990 sein, der nie einen Hehl aus seiner Verehrung für den ehemaligen Diktator gemacht hat. Für mehr als 7,2 Millionen Wählerinnen und Wähler anscheinend kein Problem: Noch nie zuvor in der Geschichte des Landes ist ein Präsidentschaftskandidat mit mehr Stimmen gewählt worden.
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[2025-12-17 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2025-12-17 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The United States on Tuesday designated Colombia's largest armed drug-trafficking group, "Clan del Golfo," as a terrorist organization.
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