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Montevideo, December 18th 2025 - 07:39 UTC

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  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 20:51 UTC

    Machado traveling to Oslo for Nobel Prize ceremony

    Machado is living in hiding in her country

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has confirmed she will be traveling to Oslo to receive her Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, according to newswires circulating during the weekend, which gave no further details about the arrangements, citing security concerns.

  • Monday, December 8th 2025 - 20:16 UTC

    New strain of mpox detected in UK

    “Although infection with the mpox virus is benign for many, it can be serious,” Dr. Sinka warned

    According to reports from the United Kingdom dated Monday, health officials in the country have identified a new, genetically recombinant variant of mpox (monkeypox) in an individual who recently traveled back from Asia, prompting immediate analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

  • Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Trump gets first edition of FIFA Peace Prize

    The Peace Prize marks a significant departure from FIFA's focus solely on sport

    US President Donald Trump was awarded the newly created FIFA Peace Prize on Friday during the high-profile draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, during which the 12 groups to compete across the United States, Mexico, and Canada next year were determined.

  • Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Groups set for 2026 Football World Cup

    Teams were divided into four pots based on the FIFA ranking

    
The groups for the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup were finalized on Friday following a high-profile draw held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

  • Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 09:51 UTC

    Kiwi forestry giant approved for Uruguayan benefits program

    Claymark Uruguay will make a US$103.5 million investment

    
New Zealand forestry giant Claymark has received official approval for a major investment in Uruguay, committing over US$100 million to establish large-scale operations in the South American nation.

  • Friday, December 5th 2025 - 09:23 UTC

    Gibraltar: Picardo steps down for 2 weeks due to eye surgery

    El Sr. Picardo confiaba en que el Dr. García haría un buen trabajo durante sus dos semanas como Ministro Principal interino

    Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo was admitted to a hospital in Jerez on Thursday for a detached retina and will be incapacitated for 14 days, forcing the delay of key government events, including the long-awaited McGrail Inquiry report.

  • Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Falklands, feasibility report for a marina in Stanley Harbor

    The feasibility report calls for an approximately seven month scope of works to produce its final report, with several review checkpoints for FIDC.

    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.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 18:18 UTC

    US shuts doors on foreigners from 19 “high-risk” countries

    Haiti, Venezuela, and Cuba are among the countries affected by the USCIS measure

    The US Government of President Donald Trump announced this week a pause on the processing of immigration applications for nationals from 19 countries, while simultaneously initiating a review of asylum and immigration cases approved under the previous administration of Joseph Biden.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 11:16 UTC

    Brazil clinches export clearances with Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua

    The new deals fell within Brazil's strategy of diversifying exports

    Brazilian authorities have completed negotiations with the Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua to expand agricultural exports to these countries after reaching an understanding on sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 03:18 UTC

    AIHomeworkHelper Review: What We Learned From Testing It

    AIHomeworkHelper works like a private tutor that never gets tired and doesn’t mind repeating a concept until it clicks

    Some homework problems make you stop and wonder if the topic has quietly changed while you weren’t looking. You try a few steps, reread the instructions, and still end up stuck. That’s usually when you start searching for something (anything) that can make the task feel doable.