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Montevideo, December 17th 2024 - 09:35 UTC

Stories for August 2024

  • Wednesday, August 14th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Milei and Yuyito kiss during theatrical performance

    Milei has made official his affair with the entertainer 11 years his senior

    Argentine President Javier Milei was escorted by entertainer Amalia “Yuyito” González during his appearance at a theatrical performance at the Libertad Palace in Buenos Aires as the Libertarian Government launched its trial by jury initiative.

  • Wednesday, August 14th 2024 - 10:32 UTC

    Builders find WWII bombs in Dua Lipa's home

    Lipa had already faced hindrances to her home improvement initiatives

    British-Albanian singer-songwriter Dua Lipa saw renovation works at her North London home halted when two unexploded bombs from World War II were discovered, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday. As a result, the entertainer had to pay for a soil survey before advancing with the construction of her own studio and a swimming pool.

  • Wednesday, August 14th 2024 - 10:29 UTC

    Unicef outlines Argentine children's gloomy present

    Unicef found that around 10 million children were consuming less meat and dairy products

    The Argentine chapter of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) issued a report Tuesday showing that some 1.5 million children in the South American country skipped meals every day and at least 1 million cannot eat dinner. The same document published within the framework of the campaign “Hunger does not have a happy ending” also found that 4.5 million adults in these households fail to eat all their daily meals as well given the current economic crisis and would rather feed their offspring.

  • Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 22:24 UTC

    Machado: It's best for Maduro to negotiate his way out

    The opposition leader would not object to “guarantees and incentives” being offered to help Maduro make up his mind

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado insisted Tuesday that, given the growing international repercussions of the July 28 elections, President Nicolás Maduro should negotiate his departure from office with her political group.

  • Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 21:41 UTC

    Ecuador's VP files gender violence complaint against Noboa

    Abad said Noboa was a “macho and misogynist” person

    Ecuadorean Vice President Verónica Abad filed a political gender violence complaint against President Daniel Noboa before Quito's Electoral Court (TCE). Although the case was submitted on Aug. 8, it was not reported until Tuesday. A TCE justice will now determine whether or not to admit the complaint.

  • Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    ICC keeps an eye on Venezuela

    ”All persons must be protected from violations that may constitute Rome Statute crimes,” Khan underlined

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) is “actively monitoring” the situation in Venezuela, Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said Monday in The Hague. The South American country is already under investigation for possible crimes against humanity since 2021, he added.

  • Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 10:23 UTC

    Scammers pose as relatives of Voepass victims to ask for money

    Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira e Costa met Monday with relatives of the victims of the crash

    São Paulo's Attorney General (MPSP) Monday took down 12 fake social media profiles claiming to be relatives of victims of the doomed Voepass flight to ask for monetary assistance, Agencia Brasil reported. The scammers used photos of the victims in the process, it was also explained. The maneuver was detected with assistance from the MPSP's virtual crimes CyberGaeco unit.

  • Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 10:20 UTC

    Sharp increase in Peruvian exports reported

    “This performance is a clear sign of the importance of the sector for the development of the national economy,” Galdo noted

    Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) confirmed Monday that exports from the South American country went up 7.2% yoy in the first semester of 2024, totaling US$ 33.046 billion thanks to a combined increase in prices and volumes. In June alone, exports grew 11.6 % year-on-year, reaching US$ 6.032 billion due to higher sales of fishery products (186%), particularly of anchovies.

  • Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 10:16 UTC

    Mercosur-China talks held in Montevideo

    “Uruguay has been a promoter of this type of dialogue,” Albertoni stressed

    Deputy Foreign Minister Nicolás Albertoni met Monday with his Chinese colleague Hua Chunying in Montevideo as the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) under Uruguay's rotating presidency kept pushing for a Free Trade Agreement with the Asian giant. Also present were dignitaries from the other members of the regional bloc as well as Beijing's Ambassador Huang Yazhong.

  • Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 10:11 UTC

    Uruguayan brewery reopens after being deemed uncompetitive

    The FNC brewery in Minas had been shut down last month citing poor competitivity conditions

    The FNC brewery in Minas in the department (province) of Lavalleja reopened Monday with some 30 workers to do some cleaning and maintenance before the others return next week, thus closing a long-standing conflict that threatened the survival of one of the plants belonging to Uruguay's most iconic beer producers.