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Montevideo, September 7th 2024 - 23:31 UTC

Stories for July 20th 2024

  • Saturday, July 20th 2024 - 12:23 UTC

    Argentine VP's comments said to be a personal view

    Things between Villarruel and Milei have been mercurial since the beginning of the Libertarian administration

    Argentine Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni said Friday that Vice President Victoria Villarruel's posting on X in support of international footballer Enzo Fernández over his controversial video celebrating the Copa America victory with a chant that could be interpreted as homophobic and racist “was an unfortunate comment” that in no way represents the views of Casa Rosada and showed only the Senate Speaker's personal views.

  • Saturday, July 20th 2024 - 12:00 UTC

    Brazilian researchers discover new shrimp species

    Genetic testing confirmed it was in fact a new species (Pic UFPE)

    Brazilian scientists from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) have detected a new species of buffalo shrimp which they named Alpheus Coralvivo after the Living Coral Project, it was reported.

  • Saturday, July 20th 2024 - 11:42 UTC

    LatAm countries concerned over harassment and persecution of opponents in Venezuela

    Maduro needs to come to terms with the thought that he will be defeated, Abrams said

    Uruguay, Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Paraguay Friday signed a declaration expressing these countries' concern over the mounting “harassment and persecution” the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolás Maduro is exerting on opposition leaders ahead of the July 28 elections which most pollsters foresee he is bound to lose.

  • Saturday, July 20th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    Exports of Brazilian poultry meat halted over sanitary concerns

    Newcastle disease is highly transmissible among birds but does not affect humans

    Brazilian authorities halted all shipments of poultry meat to China, Europe, and Argentina on Friday after a case of Newcastle disease was detected in the municipality of Anta Gorda in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.