February 23, 2024 Colombia to send deep-water expedition to explore 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold treasure The Colombian government announced an expedition to attempt the recovery of treasure from a sunken galleon along its Caribbean coast.
February 23, 2024 The collapse of a gold mine in Venezuela underscores the dangers of a poorly regulated industry At least 16 miners died at the collapse of an open pit mine in Venezuela, highlighting the lax regulatory environment and danger to workers.
February 23, 2024 Blinken visits Argentina's President Milei in sign of US support: 'extraordinary' investment opportunities U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visited Argentina's libertarian leader Javier Milei on Feb. 23. Blinken said Washington sees "extraordinary" investment opportunities in Argentina.
February 23, 2024 Venezuela reportedly scraps US deal to deport illegal migrants as some commit crimes to be deported Venezuela has halted the United States from deporting illegal migrants back to their home country, in a blow to President Joe Biden's immigration efforts ahead of the election
February 22, 2024 Snake discovery as explorers identify new species of anaconda that's the 'biggest of all' Researchers have identified the green anaconda as two separate species. National Geographic explorer Bryan Fry revealed details to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital about the new snake type.
February 22, 2024 16 killed in Venezuela's worst mining accident in years, officials say At least 16 people were killed on Tuesday in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela, state authorities said.
February 22, 2024 Parents of teens who survived fatal dorm fire in Guyana sue the government for negligence The parents of two teenage survivors of a fire at an Indigenous girls' dormitory in Guyana have filed a lawsuit against the government, alleging negligence.
February 22, 2024 Border Patrol has arrested 6,400 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions, 178 gang members in FY24 U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens has revealed that more than 6,400 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions have been arrested in FY24, including 178 gang members.
February 21, 2024 Brazilian foreign minister calls for UN reform at G20 kickoff Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira called Wednesday for reforms to the U.N. and other institutions as it kicked off its presidency of the G20.
February 21, 2024 Argentina's budget back in black with $589M budget surplus in January After a full month in office, Argentina's President Javier Milei and the government was able to see a surplus in the budget at the end of January.