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Soccer-Peru livid after being denied equaliser in 1-0 loss to Uruguay

Peru striker Paolo Guerrero lashed out at South American football authorities on Thursday after his team were denied a late equaliser against Uruguay in a crucial World Cup qualifier.

Reuters

South American ‘criminal tourist’ gangs are targeting affluent Silicon Valley homes for burglary, police say

Officers in two affluent California suburbs say gangs rotate crew members through the US for a few weeks at a time to steal and then vanish

The Independent UK

Everton scout explains recruitment approach and details South America transfer missions

Everton lead first-team scout Jamie Hoyland has been speaking about what it is like to work in recruitment

Liverpool Echo

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Indigenous communities meet in Ecuador to demand end to extractive industries

Indigenous leaders from nine countries in the Amazon basin met in Ecuador on Tuesday and demanded South America governments halt extractive industries which damage the rainforest, urging them to respect agreements and legal rulings recognizing communities' rights over territories.

Reuters

Hugh O’Shaughnessy: Acclaimed foreign correspondent specialising in South America

The journalist stayed on in Chile after the 1973 military coup to witness General Pinochet’s regime of murder and torture

The Independent UK

A koala 'roar' in Jurassic Park? Hollywood filmmakers have made some weird animal sound choices

From a kookaburra in South America to a mating tortoise in Jurassic Park, Hollywood's sound designers have made some questionable choices.

ABC News

High hopes and a raft of challenges as Chile shifts left under Boric

Chile shifted sharply to the left on Friday when Gabriel Boric, 36, was sworn in as the South American country's youngest ever president after pledging social and economic reforms, and riding a wave of voter dissatisfaction with the political status quo.

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Newcastle United's South American prospect Rodrigo Vilca departs club for famous Peruvian side

The Magpies have sanctioned a loan deal for the youngster

Chronicle Live

Juan Sebastian Veron's honest Man Utd admission, Sheffield Utd love and fairytale ending

Ex-midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron played for Manchester United and Chelsea during the early noughties but is best remember for his success in Italy and South America

Daily Mirror

Latin America's trans politicians gain ground in a dangerous region

When Erika Hilton decided to run for political office in South America's biggest city in 2020, she had no idea she would receive more votes than any other female candidate to win a city council seat in Brazil that year.

Reuters

Edu can steal Manchester City transfer goldmine with Arsenal's genius double summer swoop

Arsenal are looking to steal Manchester City target Savio and have further plans to expand into their South American teritory.

Football London

CRA Acquires Welch Consulting For Undisclosed Sum

CRA International Inc (NASDAQ:CRAI) has acquired Welch Consulting for undisclosed financial terms. The transaction closed on February 28, 2022. Welch Consulting was founded in 1978 to provide consulting and testifying services to the labor and employment community and currently has offices in Bryan, Texas, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Welch Consulting's clients include…

Benzinga

Climate change brings extreme, early impact to South America

Scientists have long been warning that extreme weather would cause calamity in the future

The Independent UK

Stellantis Registers 14% Pro Forma Revenue Growth In FY21

Stellantis NV (NYSE:STLA) reported FY21 Pro Forma sales growth of 14% year-on-year, to €152 billion, versus €133.9 billion the previous year. On a Pro Forma basis, North America revenue rose 15% Y/Y to €69.7 billion, South America increased 71% to €10.7 billion, Europe 5% to €59 billion, Middle East & Africa rose 9%…

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Tupperware Brands Registers 12% Sales Decline In Q4

Tupperware Brands Corp (NYSE:TUP) reported a fourth-quarter FY21 sales decline of 12% year-on-year, to $394.9 million, beating the consensus of $384.97 million. Sales in North America fell 12% Y/Y to $108.3 million, South America decreased 16% to $62.4 million, Europe declined 11% to $106.5 million, and Asia Pacific sales dropped 11% to $117.7…

Wales Online

Couple who ran international sex-trafficking ring made £40,000 in six months

Fabiana De Souza, 42, and her husband Gareth Derby, 53 were jailed for transporting sex workers to the UK from Europe and South America

Benzinga

Louisiana-Pacific Q4 Earnings Top Estimates

Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE:LPX) reported fourth-quarter FY21 sales growth of 15% year-on-year, to $992 million, beating the consensus of $912.74 million. Sales by segments: Siding $281 million (+9% Y/Y), Oriented Strand Board $470 million (+10% Y/Y), Engineered Wood Products $157 million (+45.4% Y/Y), and South America $63 million (+26% Y/Y). The gross margin contracted by…

Manchester Evening News

Drug broker who boasted he could bring in 50 kilos of cocaine a week from South America is jailed

His supply targets included Manchester and Liverpool

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Liverpool Echo

EncroChat dealer caught trying to flee UK with £5k in suitcase

Nakdi had contacts in South America and claimed he was able to bring over 50 kilos of cocaine in a week.

The Independent UK

U.S. Coast Guard offloads $1 billion worth of narcotics

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel offloaded Thursday more than 30 metric tons of cocaine and marijuana worth over $1 billion that was seized at sea during a months-long deployment off the coast of South America

Reuters

A Chilean indigenous language vanishes as last native speaker dies

An indigenous language from South America's extreme south has all but vanished after the death of its last living speaker and guardian of its ancestral culture.

Benzinga

South America's Most Advanced Cannabis Extraction Equipment To Be Installed In Bogota, Colombia

CannabCo, a Colombia-based cannabis cultivator and manufacturer of medical marijuana products, has procured an enhanced integrated extraction platform to be deployed in their Colombian extraction facility.

AFP

Chile's last Yaghan speaker dies aged 93

Santiago (AFP) - Cristina Calderon, the last native speaker of Chile's indigenous Yaghan language, has died at the age of 93, her family said Wednesday, in a blow for a dwindling culture at South America's extreme southern tip.

The Independent UK

Why Uruguay is South America’s most underrated stop

Big-scale nature, few tourists and a rich cowboy culture – don’t miss out on this continent’s wildest stop, says Ben West

Miami Herald

The US urges Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro to defend democracy in meeting with Putin

After Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro disregarded a U.S. request to call off his upcoming meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Biden administration still hopes the right-wing South American leader takes the opportunity to defend “democratic principles” in Moscow.

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