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Montevideo, January 15th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

Stories for 2023

  • Tuesday, May 9th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    “I did not step down from any fight,” Argentine president says

    Fernández traveled to La Rioja to celebrate fellow Peronist Ricardo Quintela's win last Sunday

    Argentine President Alberto Fernández traveled to La Rioja Monday to celebrate the Frente de Todos (FDT) win in last Sunday's gubernatorial elections and insisted he had not stepped down from any fight in a statement that baffled everyone following his announcement that he would not seek a second term at Casa Rosada.

  • Monday, May 8th 2023 - 11:36 UTC

    Rightwing parties to control Chile's new constituent assembly

    The far right and the traditional right together have an absolute majority of the seats due to which they will not need to negotiate anything with the left

    José Antonio Kast's far-right Republican Party Sunday scored a resounding victory in the elections to form the 50-member council which will draft a new Constitution for Chile after last year's reformed text was turned down by 62% of the votes in a referendum.

  • Monday, May 8th 2023 - 11:16 UTC

    Ruling parties are reelected in 3 Argentine provinces

    Javier Milei's candidate, Martín Menem, came third in La Rioja, a former Menemist bastion.

    Three Argentine provinces held gubernatorial elections on Sunday. In all of them, the ruling parties were reelected. In a year with presidential elections looming, these results were expected to shed some light on who might make it to the Casa Rosada next December 10, but nothing of the sort happened.

  • Monday, May 8th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Chilean and Venezuelan authorities cooperate to repatriate stranded migrants

    “There is a firm determination of the government of President Gabriel Boric to take charge of migration in all its senses, in an orderly and safe manner,” Sanzana explained

    Venezuelan authorities Sunday flew back 115 migrants who were stranded in northern Chile through the Plan Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland Plan), it was announced by Caracas. The Foreign Ministry said on Twitter that: “115 Venezuelan men and women are happily returning to their homes thanks to a new day of the Plan Vuelta a la Patria,” an initiative in force since 2018.

  • Monday, May 8th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    At least 27 miners killed in Peruvian mine fire

    There were people working at a depth of 80 meters when the short circuit took place

    At least 27 miners were killed Saturday in a mine fire in Arequipa, Peruvian authorities confirmed.

  • Monday, May 8th 2023 - 10:21 UTC

    Brazil: Millions could fall into poverty unless proper investing is done

    Green technologies are gaining space, and this affects demand, one of the authors of the World Bank's study found

    Millions of Brazilians could be thrown into extreme poverty in the next few years due to weather-related phenomena, a report released last week by the World Bank showed.

  • Sunday, May 7th 2023 - 13:27 UTC

    Lula insists Brazilians need to get vaccinated against Covid-19

    “The Federal Government will promote health, science, and research in our country. It will act to preserve lives,” Lula stressed from London.

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva highlighted during the weekend the end of the Covid-19 international emergency. The South American country was the second with the most deaths recorded from the malady. Lula blamed his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro's denialism for that fact.

  • Sunday, May 7th 2023 - 12:45 UTC

    Chile votes again to draft new Constitution

    Last year's draft was turned down massively in a referendum, but Boric chose to insist

    Over 15 million Chileans are to vote Sunday in order to form the 50-member body to draft a new Constitution with which to replace the one stemming from the Augusto Pinochet military regime after the previous project was massively turned down in a referendum in September last. Voting is mandatory and fines are imposed on those who cannot justify their omission.

  • Saturday, May 6th 2023 - 14:57 UTC

    King Charles III and Queen Camilla crowned in moving ceremony

    Thousands camped for days outside Buckingham Palace for a chance to greet King Charles III and Camilla when they appeared on the balcony

    Charles III and his wife Camilla were crowned King and Queen Saturday at Westminster Abbey, during a historic ceremony not seen since 1953 when the late Elizabeth II accessed the throne. Most people camped joyfully for days outside Buckingham Palace waiting for the opportunity to greet the sovereign despite the rainy weather. But there were also some unruly demonstrations against the monarchy, which led to some arrests, it was reported from London.

  • Saturday, May 6th 2023 - 13:48 UTC

    Falkland Islands joins in historic coronation celebrations of King Charles III

    The Falkland Islands marked the occasion with events that involved the whole community, including tea parties and activities for the younger members

    Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory, joined in the celebrations of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla on Saturday. The Islands were represented by a group of individuals who took part in the festivities in London, including Members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force, DC Helen Taylor from the Royal Falkland Islands Police, MLA Teslyn Barkman, Her Excellency The Governor, Alison Blake CMG, and Falkland Islands Representative, Richard Hyslop.