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Hangover leads firefighters to carry out 547 rescues on Rio’s beaches

Between Wednesday (31st) and 6am this Thursday (1st), the Rio de Janeiro Fire Department carried out 547 rescues of people on the beaches of Copacabana and Leme, in the south of Rio.

January 1, 2026

Brasil

Up to $52 million to change your old taxi for an electric one: this is how the incentive works in Colombia

The Ministry of Transportation program seeks to modernize the taxi service and reduce operating costs throughout the country. News Colombia. In Colombia, the commitment to the energy transition continues to gain strength,

January 1, 2026

Colombia

The Cuban Art Factory denounces a discredit campaign encouraged by the authorities

Havana/The Cuban Art Factory (FAC) released a statement this Wednesday in which it rejects the accusations of racial discrimination that circulated against it following an incident that occurred at the end of

January 1, 2026

Ecuador

New Year: Gael, Jassiel and Enzo, are the first babies born in 2026

Gael, Jassiel and Enzo were the first babies to be born during the first hours of 2026 in Social Health Security (EsSalud) establishments. The first was born in Callao, the second in

January 1, 2026

Peru

Venezuela supports China's proposal on global governance initiative

Venezuela condemns attack on President Putin’s residence

The Government of Venezuela expressed this Wednesday its rejection of the attack recently carried out against the official residence of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, in the Novgorod region. Through a

January 1, 2026

Venezuela

FGTS will have a budget of R$142.3 billion for 2025

Tax reform enters testing phase in 2026

The year 2026 marks a historic turning point in the Brazilian tax system. Starting this Thursday (1st), the transition of the tax reform on consumption officially begins, with the entry into operation

January 1, 2026

Brasil

‘2025 was the worst year of our lives’: displaced people from Catatumbo

Fighting in Catatumbo affects the civilian population and generates forced displacements towards Ocaña and Cúcuta. The humanitarian crisis in Catatumbo worsens in the midst of the intense and increasingly cruel clashes between

January 1, 2026

Colombia

The ECB, to see them coming

By Miguel Jiménez González-Anleo, from BBVA Research The ECB complied with the expected script and left the interest rates on the deposit facility unchanged at 2%. The decision was adopted unanimously and

January 1, 2026

Peru

Padrino López assures that it is impossible to divide the FANB

Vladimir Padrino López, Minister of Defense of the Maduro government. Photo: Instagram Vladimir Padrino López The Minister of Defense of Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino Lópezassured this Tuesday that it is “practically impossible” to

January 1, 2026

Venezuela

Fliparacatu brings together 63 national and international authors

CNBB defends democracy and warns against "serious setbacks" in Brazil

The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) expressed “serious concern” about some setbacks in the field of ethics and care for the poor. THE New Year’s Letter of Catholic leaders was

January 1, 2026

Brasil

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