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President Javier Milei
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President Javier Milei
Hantavirus
‘Almost zero’ chance Dutch man got hantavirus in Argentina’s Ushuaia: official
The patient and his wife, both MV Hondius passengers who died of the disease, were in the city only a few days before showing symptoms.
9 May 2026 - 5:38AM
Spain
Spain to repatriate guests as hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canaries
8 May 2026 - 11:25PM
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Singapore
Asia faces low hantavirus risk as Singapore isolates 2 from cruise over cases
8 May 2026 - 6:58PM
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World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO says cruise ship hantavirus outbreak ‘not the start of a pandemic’
The rare disease that hit the MV Hondius is usually spread from infected rodents, typically through urine, droppings and saliva.
8 May 2026 - 1:12AM
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China-Latin America relations
China pours US$6.1b into Brazil, making it Beijing’s top global investment
Chinese miners, carmakers and tech firms are fanned out across 20 states, putting a dent in Washington’s own push throughout the region.
8 May 2026 - 12:06AM
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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong seeks more details from WHO on hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
Health authorities say they are taking a ‘proactive and precautionary’ approach to safeguarding city despite low global health risk.
8 May 2026 - 12:10AM
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Disease
Nations race to trace passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Cruise operator says 29 passengers left the MV Hondius in St Helena on April 24, after the first death.
7 May 2026 - 9:56PM
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Singapore
Singapore isolates 2 residents linked to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
If the two men test positive for hantavirus, they will remain in hospital for monitoring and treatment.
7 May 2026 - 6:36PM
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Disease
Spain opens port to virus-hit cruise ship as rare Andes strain confirmed
Madrid steps in to help the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship at the centre of an international health scare.
6 May 2026 - 8:54PM
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Disease
Deadly hantavirus may have spread between humans on cruise, but risk low: WHO
The MV Hondius will be sailing to Spain’s Canary Islands, where the 150 people on board will be examined, cared for and sent home.
6 May 2026 - 7:15AM
China food security
How the Middle East crisis is expanding China’s agrochemical influence
China accounts for about a third of global fertiliser production, and 70 per cent of the raw materials for chemical pesticides.
5 May 2026 - 8:29AM
Disease
Suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship leaves 3 dead
The WHO is investigating a cluster of cases aboard the MV Hondius, a polar cruise ship now positioned off Cabo Verde.
8 May 2026 - 7:32PM
Britain
Argentina again calls for UK talks on Falklands, US confirms neutrality
Earlier, a leaked Pentagon email had set out options for the US to punish Nato allies for refusing to join US-Israeli strikes against Iran.
25 Apr 2026 - 7:42PM
Technology
Opinion
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AI pessimism is a luxury the Global South cannot afford
Young, developing states must ride the tech waves if they don’t want to fall further behind and learn from others’ mistakes.
12 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM
China-Latin America relations
Cattle prices rocket as Brazil set to exhaust Chinese beef quota by May
As Beijing tariff nears, Brazil’s exporters are rapidly reaching their quota for China, forcing South American industry to seek new buyers.
10 Apr 2026 - 5:13AM
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Indonesia
Indonesian activists target Myanmar’s president in genocide case against him
The complaint seeks to hold Min Aung Hlaing accountable for international crimes in an Indonesian court, following recent legal changes.
9 Apr 2026 - 7:00PM
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China-Latin America relations
Brazil blacklists China EV giant BYD for its slave labour conditions
Government officials said staff were working excessively long hours while being kept in degrading circumstances in their accommodation.
8 Apr 2026 - 4:49AM
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Chinese overseas
Being Chinese
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Chinese overseas need not keep to ourselves. I certainly don’t
Half of my close friends in London are Chinese; the other half are not. This balance did not happen by accident.
4 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM
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United Nations
UN designates African slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
US, Israel and Argentina opposed the UN measure, while Britain and EU member states abstained.
26 Mar 2026 - 1:37PM
Banking & finance
Open Dialogue
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Gary Liu and Liu Xiaochun on the US and China’s divergent paths for stablecoins
As investors await Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licences, two experts discuss the assets’ integration with the city’s economy – and the world’s.
25 Mar 2026 - 10:02AM
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China-Latin America relations
Amid China cable fallout, Chile’s president ends term, calls for unity
Undersea fibre-optic cable project linking Chile to Hong Kong enraged US, causing dispute that defined Gabriel Boric’s final weeks in office.
12 Mar 2026 - 5:08AM
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China-Latin America relations
US threats and a Chinese cable scandal mark first day for Chile’s new president
The US forced Chile to cancel a Chinese undersea cable. Now the region is asking who gets to decide what infrastructure Latin America builds.
12 Mar 2026 - 12:54AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Trump offers Latin American leaders US missile strikes to hit drug cartels
The US president launched a 17-nation ‘counter cartel’ coalition at his ‘Shield of the Americas’ summit.
8 Mar 2026 - 1:46AM
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Israel-Gaza war
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ debuts with Gaza pledge as war threat looms elsewhere
The US president gathers global allies to fund Gaza’s reconstruction while issuing a final 10-day warning to Iran.
20 Feb 2026 - 10:04AM
SCMP Highlights
CATL’s sodium-ion breakthrough, Tesla’s AI training centre: 7 EV reads
From China banning carmakers from selling below cost to Chinese brands’ dominance in Brazil, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.
18 Feb 2026 - 3:30PM
China-Latin America relations
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Why trade alone won’t make China beloved in South America
The path of China-South America relations will be decided in neighbourhoods and kitchens, not just presidential palaces or investment forums.
18 Feb 2026 - 7:06AM
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US-China relations
US seeks fair China competition, looks to realign Latin America ties
Scott Bessent says Washington wants to reduce security risks without decoupling from Beijing as it steps up engagement across Latin America.
11 Feb 2026 - 6:16AM
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China-Latin America relations
China becomes Brazil’s biggest vehicle exporter in January, surpassing Argentina
The shift ends more than three decades of Argentine dominance, built on Mercosur rules and geographic proximity to Brazil’s car dealers.
10 Feb 2026 - 6:00AM
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