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Sexual exploitation of children on the rise in Chile
Chilean Public Prosecutor's Office found that the sexual exploitation of children in the South American country was a "growing structural problem" between 2022 and 2024, with female adolescents aged 14-17 disproportionately targeted, prompting authorities to call for stronger state intervention to enforce the Lanzarote Convention.

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Martín Menem re-elected as Speaker of Argentina's Lower House
The Argentine House of Deputies swore in 127 new legislators on Wednesday in a session that concluded with the reelection of Martín Menem as Speaker. The occasion wss attended by President Javier Milei as the ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) became the largest minority bloc. LLA secured 95 seats after Entre Ríos' Francisco Moechio changed sides.

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World Bank grants loan to Uruguayan green hydrogen project
The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC), has announced its first global investment in green hydrogen, providing a U$20 million loan to the Kahirós project in Uruguay.

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Argentine judge rules in favor of extraditing 5 defendants convicted in Brazil's coup d'état case
Buenos Aires Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas ruled Wednesday to extradite five Brazilian nationals who were convicted for their roles in the January 8, 2023, attacks on Brazil's government headquarters.
Surveys show Kast ahead in Chilean runoff

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Surveys show Kast ahead in Chilean runoff
Recent polling in Chile's presidential runoff election, scheduled for December 14, indicates that conservative leader José Antonio Kast holds a commanding lead over the governing coalition's candidate, Jeannette Jara.

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Falklands, feasibility report for a marina in Stanley Harbor
The Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) has contracted U.K.-based maritime civil, structural, architectural, and environmental engineering services company Arch Henderson to conduct and provide the feasibility report for a marina in Stanley Harbor.

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Bolivian Customs is going to die, says President Paz
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira announced Wednesday that his administration would eliminate tariffs on all technological products not manufactured domestically to lower consumer costs, fighting smuggling, and boosting national production.
Paraguayan meat exports to pierce US$2bn ceiling this year

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Paraguayan meat exports to pierce US$2bn ceiling this year
According to a study by the Paraguayan Meat Chamber (CPC), released on Wednesday in Asunción, the South American country is projected to surpass the US$ 2 billion export ceiling for the first time by the end of 2025. The survey foresaw a total of US$2.169 billion worth of outbound trade.

Culture & Divertissement
Avec Emilie Capliez, le théâtre est toute une histoire
La metteuse en scène présente deux de ses créations sur les routes de France, « Le Château des Carpathes » et « Zusammen », où la narration est prééminente.

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« Gérald le Conquérant » : Fabrice Eboué s’attaque vainement à l’obsession identitaire
L’humoriste incarne un métis créole et normand qui projette d’ouvrir un parc d’attractions à la gloire de Guillaume le Conquérant, dans une suite de sketchs guère convaincants.
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« Bardot » : de « BB » aux bébés phoques
Dans leur documentaire nourri d’images d’archives, Alain Berliner et Elora Thevenet évoquent les multiples vies de la star sans trop s’attarder sur ses prises de position controversées.

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« Que ma volonté soit faite » : jeunes femmes de boue et de cendre
Initiée à la magie noire, Julia Kowalski réussit un film de genre fébrile et splendide, inspiré des pratiques d’exorcisme qu’elle a documentées en Pologne.
