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Train services to Machu Picchu halted following lethal crash — MercoPress

Train services to Machu Picchu halted following lethal crash Wednesday, December 31st 2025 – 10:24 UTC PeruRail has been under intense scrutiny lately since Tuesday’s incident was not an isolated event A head-on collision between two trains on the primary route to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu left one person dead and at least 40 others injured on Tuesday. The accident, which occurred near…

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Bolivia lifts all fuel import restrictions — MercoPress

Bolivia lifts all fuel import restrictions Wednesday, December 31st 2025 – 10:38 UTC Bolivian subsidies ended up in a growing fuel smuggling business to Peru, it was explained Bolivia’s Hydrocarbons Ministry has announced a sweeping liberalization of the national fuel market, lifting long-standing import restrictions and implementing a zero Specific Consumption Tax (ICE) for private…

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US embassies tasked with monitoring Latin America's migration policies — MercoPress

    US embassies tasked with monitoring Latin America’s migration policies Wednesday, December 31st 2025 – 10:41 UTC The Trump administration keeps drifting apart from previous US policies under Biden The US State Department formally instructed its embassies across Latin America to monitor and report on government policies that encourage or facilitate mass migration, it was announced on…

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Petro orders huge minimum wage increase in Colombia — MercoPress

Petro orders huge minimum wage increase in Colombia Tuesday, December 30th 2025 – 09:42 UTC Petro’s move has been regarded as a farce to condition next year’s vote Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Monday a historic 23.7% increase in the minimum wage for 2026, making it the largest upward adjustment in 25 years. The measure includes transport subsidies.  As per the President’s…

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Panama to sanction tankers intercepted by US — MercoPress

Panama to sanction tankers intercepted by US Saturday, December 27th 2025 – 10:23 UTC These vessels “failed to respect Panamanian maritime legislation,” Martínez-Acha explained The Government of Panama will take disciplinary action against several oil tankers registered under its flag targeted by the United States for alleged irregularities, Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha announced…

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Fraud allegations erupt as Nasry Asfura proclaimed President-elect — MercoPress

Honduras: Fraud allegations erupt as Nasry Asfura proclaimed President-elect Friday, December 26th 2025 – 09:21 UTC Asfura was declared the winner, albeit by a very narrow margin, allowing for legal challenges in the coming days Honduras’ National Electoral Council (CNE) declared conservative businessman Nasry “Tito” Asfura as the president-elect after 24 days of political deadlock and a…

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Petro declares 30-Day "economic emergency" — MercoPress

Colombia: Petro declares 30-Day “economic emergency” Wednesday, December 24th 2025 – 10:40 UTC Petro warned that the Constitutional Court repealing his measure would trigger a “serious economic crisis” In a move to bypass Congress on his proposed tax hikes, Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a 30-day “economic emergency” on Tuesday. The measure, enacted via Decree 1390 of 2025, grants…

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General strike cripples Bolivia over so-called "Gasolinazo" — MercoPress

General strike cripples Bolivia over so-called “Gasolinazo” Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 – 10:58 UTC “The Miners’ Federation does not go out to tickle people,” Paye warned Thousands of miners, coca growers, and labor activists descended on the seat of government on Monday, marking the first day of a national general strike against Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira’s decision to terminate…