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Montevideo, December 23rd 2024 - 10:46 UTC

Stories for May 2024

  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 20:53 UTC

    Commonwealth Games confident on a host; Birmingham 2022, “complete success for UK economy”

    CGF President, Chris Jenkins OBE, said: “Birmingham 2022 was a spectacular, record-breaking Games that created iconic moments on and off the field, uniting the Commonwealth through sport.”

    The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has confirmed that it is considering multiple proposals to Host the 2026 Games, so it was announced following the April meeting of the Executive Board, with confirmation by the end of the month. And in related news UK Department for Sports highlighted the financial success of the Birmingham Games in 2022.

  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 19:10 UTC

    Argentine Security Minister tells CGT to “go to work”

    “Stop fucking around,” Bullrich told the strike's organizers who boycotted public transport services so that the stoppage would be larger

    Argentine authorities said 40% of the buses were running as the General Labor Confederation (CGT) staged its second strike against the administration of President Javier Milei to protest against his “chainsaw” economic measures that have dwindled people's incomes.

  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 18:34 UTC

    New FLiRT variants of SARS-Cov-2 spreading in US

    The FLiRT variants have two additional mutations that set them apart from JN.1

    Health authorities in the United States are warning about the latest version of Covid-19 with the appearance of the so-called FLiRT variations, which represent the new version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which was detected the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in sewage samples. Between April 14 and 27, a FLiRT variant called KP.2 accounted for around 25% of the detections, up from about 10% in the previous two-week period ending April 13.

  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Argentine President deepens support to Israel

    Argentina has suffered the cowardly attacks by the Iranian government, Milei highlighted

    During his appearance at a Holocaust Remembrance event in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, Argentine President Javier Milei ratified his allegiance to Israel and insisted that “in a battle between good and evil, taking sides is a moral obligation.” The Argentine leader also noted that while some countries “turn their backs on Israel”, Argentina will be “by its side, always firm.”

  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 10:23 UTC

    Paraguayan exports grow 15% in April

    Shipments to the Americas accounted for most of Paraguay's sales abroad last month

    Paraguay's Export Single Window Consortium (Convue) confirmed this week that shipments in the first four months of 2024 reached US$ 2,790 million, representing a US$ 380 million yoy increase as per the Single Export Window System (DGVUE), under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, based on certificates of origin.

  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 10:17 UTC

    Second general strike against Milei under way

    The protest will be “forceful,” Pablo Moyano forecasted

    The Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei is going through the second general strike called for by the opposition General Labor Confederation (CGT) since it took office on Dec. 10, last year. The first such protest was staged on Jan. 24 with little success because at that time people were either on holiday or still enjoying their half-year bonuses that cushioned the predatory effects of Milei's measures on people's incomes.

  • Wednesday, May 8th 2024 - 23:19 UTC

    President Lacalle Pou: Overturning social security reform would entail a great step backward

    Lacalle said that if the plebiscite goes ahead he would campaign in favor of keeping the mechanism as it is

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said that reversing the social security reform would imply “a great setback” for his country and pointed out that there seems to be a great rush to carry out this measure.

  • Wednesday, May 8th 2024 - 20:23 UTC

    Leftwing intellectuals and artists want Brazil to stop buying weapons from Israel

    Chico Buarque and his wife Carol Proner are among those signing the petition to be delivered to President Lula

    A group of Brazilian artists and intellectuals including singer-songwriter Chico Buarque and his wife Carol Proner, have signed a letter for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to stop buying weapons from Israel. The initiative was also endorsed by Amnesty International (AI) and several far-left political parties who have requested a meeting with the head of state to deliver the note.

  • Wednesday, May 8th 2024 - 19:50 UTC

    Argentine hostage in Gaza confirmed dead

    Lior Rudaeff “was always the first to volunteer and help everyone” (social media photo)

    Argentine national Lior Rudaeff, one of the victims believed to be in the hands of the terrorist group Hamas after the Oct. 7, 2023, incursion into Israeli territory, was actually killed during that attack, the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires confirmed Wednesday. Aged 67, Rudaeff became the 38th fatality out of the 132 people kidnapped into Gaza.

  • Wednesday, May 8th 2024 - 17:33 UTC

    International version of Milei's book with false academic data on the cover uncovers controversy

    Milei's real profile confirms his degree from the University of Belgrano and postgraduate studies at IDES and UTDT, with no record of him attending the University of California.

    The foreign edition of Javier Milei's book “El camino del libertario” has stirred controversy due to erroneous academic data printed on its cover, falsely stating that Milei is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires and holds a PhD from the University of California. The book, which will be published in Argentina in 2022, was released in Spain with incorrect information about Milei's academic credentials.