MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Falklands consolidates the future of its economy in the fishing and hydrocarbons industries]]> In late 2025 Fortuna Ltd acquired Ocean Fish Group, a fishing and processing company based in Cornwall, England. The Falklands Planning and Building Committee has approved two projects tied to the sectors that underpin the Islands' economy: fishing and hydrocarbons.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:01:00 GMT <![CDATA[An Argentine consultant who advised Milei's campaign detained in Bolivia after a shooting]]> The 33-year-old lawyer underwent surgery and survived; none of the rounds struck vital organs. The case is being investigated as attempted femicide Bolivian police detained Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo in the early hours of Tuesday at Viru Viru international airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, hours after his former partner, Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller, was shot three times outside a hotel in the city. Cerimedo has not been formally charged and his involvement in the attack, which remains under investigation, has not been established.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Uruguayan farm show that has hosted Falklands delegations opens its 2026 edition]]> The Falklands took part with their own delegation and stand for the first time in 2015 The Rural Association of Uruguay presented on Monday the 121st edition of Expo Prado, the country's largest livestock, agro-industrial and commercial show, to be held from September 11 to 20 at the Prado showground in Montevideo. The event included the inauguration of the last of the venue's three historic sheds, rebuilt since 2023.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:05:00 GMT <![CDATA[Australia launches program to vaccinate colonies of little penguins against avian influenza]]> Operations will be conducted at night when the penguins return from the sea and are directed to a special area where they will receive the first dose According to ABC News Australia wildlife conservation agencies in the state of Victoria have launched a program to vaccinate little penguins against the H5 strain of avian influenza. Over the next few weeks, experts plan to capture and vaccinate more than 5,000 birds in colonies on Philip Island and St. Kilda.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trump posts a map designating the Strait of Hormuz as "new US territory"]]> US President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted an image on his Truth Social platform showing a map of the Strait of Hormuz circled and captioned "NEW U.S. Territory," above a band in the colours of the American flag. The post carried no accompanying text.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:06:00 GMT <![CDATA[Petrobras confirms oil off the Amapá coast but cannot yet estimate the volume]]> Lula, who attended the event, highlighted the significance of the find for the country's future oil production but said it does not alter Brazil's strategy on renewable energy Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras confirmed on Monday the presence of oil in the Morpho exploratory well, located in ultra-deep waters off the northern state of Amapá, in the Foz do Amazonas basin. The company cautioned that it cannot yet estimate the volume found or the viability of commercial production.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:56:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina's vice-president says she is "extremely worried" about those who cannot make ends meet]]> “The political class has to start thinking about those issues, almost to the exclusion of everything else,” she added, speaking to farmers and reporters Argentina's vice-president, Victoria Villarruel, has again distanced herself from Javier Milei's government, voicing concern over unemployment and the financial difficulties facing households. "I am extremely worried about Argentines who today have no work or who cannot make ends meet," she said at the opening of Expo Venado 2026, an agricultural fair in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe province.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[Colombia's president hands out branded footballs in an earthquake-hit port city]]> The video, posted by a local activist, circulated widely on social media and drew criticism from political figures and community leaders in the region Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella was filmed on Sunday throwing footballs to children on a street in Buenaventura, the country's main Pacific port and one of the places worst affected by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake of August 10. The balls carried the logo of Defensores de la Patria, the political movement that brought him to the presidency eleven days ago.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:38:00 GMT <![CDATA[Moscow warns the UK of "consequences" over British drones used against its territory]]> Britain's Ministry of Defence responded that the country stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Ukraine Russia's embassy in London has accused the British government of deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine conflict, after it emerged that British-made drones were used in strikes on targets inside Russian territory. "In doing so, the United Kingdom is acting as an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks," it said in a statement.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:15:00 GMT <![CDATA[Venezuela's Reopening and Latin America's Payment Shift]]> Cash, Crypto, or Cards: How Venezuela's Reopening Could Redraw Latin America's Payment Map:

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