Argentina has temporarily closed Iguazu Falls to limit tourist access after heavy rain fuelled by El Niño pushed the Iguazu River to about six times its normal flow, according to The Guardian. Al Jazeera reports that the Devil's Throat walkway was dismantled as the water surged to nearly eight times its average.
Geopolitics
Official figures show that 30,633 companies have closed in Argentina since Javier Milei took office, Telesur reported on Saturday. In May alone the number of registered employers fell by 2,371, and more than 70,000 formal jobs have been lost.
Economy
Colombia's president says at least 265 people died in Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake in the west. Aid from regional partners began arriving on Wednesday.
Geopolitics
Federal police, gendarmerie and prefecture forces broke up a protest outside Congress in Buenos Aires on Friday, injuring more than 1,500 people, among them 20 press workers, and detaining at least 28, Telesur reported. Rights groups accuse the security forces of abuses during the rally.
Geopolitics
Argentine grain exports came to a halt as maritime pilots struck in protest against a decree by President Javier Milei, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. More than 45 vessels have been affected at Argentinian ports.
Economy
Brazil recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations after Argentine President Javier Milei made fresh verbal attacks on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and a Brazilian judge, according to Reuters, Bloomberg and Daily Sabah. Le Monde reported that Brasília also summoned Argentina's ambassador, and that Milei's remarks targeted Mexico and the US Democratic Party as well.
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