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Montevideo, November 26th 2024 - 00:46 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Friday, June 14th 2024 - 08:10 UTC

    Falklands delegation in US to address decolonization Committee 18th June

    MLA Teslyn Barkman shakes hands with Mario Díaz-Balart, Republican Representative, 26th district Florida, members of the Appropriations Committee

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly is pleased to share that MLAs Teslyn Barkman and Gavin Short have been in Washington D.C as part of a small Falklands Delegation since Sunday, June 9th, ahead of the UN Committee of 24 on Decolonization on the 18th of June.

  • Friday, June 14th 2024 - 07:57 UTC

    Milei's trip to China announced but not confirmed

    During his appearance at the G7 Summit in Italy, Milei is scheduled to hold one-on-one talks with fewer world leaders than Brazil's Lula

    After reaching the presidency of Argentina on diatribes against “lefties” and “Communists,” it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires that Javier Milei would be traveling to Beijing for a meeting on July 4 with Xi Jinping, who insisted on the South American leader's presence for the signing of the extension of a US$ 5 billion currency swap that saved the Libertarian administration from maturities this month and the next.

  • Friday, June 14th 2024 - 07:32 UTC

    US submarine deployed to Guantanamo as Russian flotilla arrives in Cuba

    Pentagon Spokeswoman Sabrina Singh insisted that the Russian mission did “not pose a threat to the US”

    US authorities have ruled out that the presence of the nuclear-powered USS Helena submarine at the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba had anything to do with the presence of a Russian flotilla in Havana.

  • Friday, June 14th 2024 - 07:19 UTC

    Falklands: Sea Harrier and Lynx helicopter arrived on time for Liberation Day

    Falkland Islanders will be able to visit the two aircraft on Friday and over the weekend (Pic S. Luxton)

    Finally, the Sea Harrier and Lynx helicopter, donated by the UK Defense Ministry have arrived in the Falkland Islands on time for Liberation Day, Friday June 14th. The final destination of the two aircraft is the Lookout Gallery and Exhibition Hall under construction for the local Falkland Islands Museum.

  • Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 20:45 UTC

    Paraguay and Bolivia sign key cooperation agreements

    “Let's continue building a future of peace and progress together,” Peña stressed

    Presidents Luis Arce Catacora of Bolivia and Santiago Peña Palacios of Paraguay announced the signing of Scientific and Migratory Cooperation Agreements Thursday at the Casa Grande del Pueblo in La Paz.

  • Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 20:13 UTC

    Environmental commitments key to people's well-being, Lula tells ILO

    “The invisible hand of the market only exacerbates inequalities,” Lula stressed

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted during his appearance at the 112th Conference of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland, that the well-being of the people depends on governments supporting environmental commitments, Agencia Brasil reported. Speaking at the Global Coalition for Social Justice forum, the Workers' Party (PT) leader also pointed out that the link between capital and labor is crucial to minimize social inequalities, especially in light of today's challenges.

  • Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    MLAs Barkman and Short ready to defend Falklands' self determination at UN C24 meeting

    Members of the delegation with a Falklands flag in front of the US Congress in Washington

    A team from the Falklands Islands is currently in the United States, more precisely in Washington for a series of political contacts in Congress and the State Department.

  • Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

    Milei leaves for G7 Summit with a plethora of good news

    Se espera que Milei exponga ante el G7 sobre el posible rol de Argentina como polo de desarrollo líder en inteligencia artificial

    After a day of good news following the Senate's broad approval of the Bases Law bill in addition to an arrangement with China to extend the currency swap in force, Argentine President Javier Milei and his entourage left for Borgo Egnazia, Italy, to attend the G7 Summit, during which he plans to hold talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, among other world leaders.

  • Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 10:37 UTC

    Pot and pan-banging protests staged after positive outcome at the Senate

    While some protesters took to the streets, Milei's government praised “the patriotic” Senators who voted in favor of the bill

    Residents and natives of the Argentine capital - known collectively as “porteños”- took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening banging pots and pans to protest against the Senatorial broad approval of the Libertarian Administration's Bases Law bill in addition to the police repression outside Congress against demonstrators earlier on.

  • Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 10:33 UTC

    Libertarians get Bases Law bill passed at Senate

    VP Villarruel cast the vote breaking the tie

    Vice President Victoria Villarruel tipped the scale in favor of Argentina's Libertarian administration when she cast her affirmative vote breaking the 36-36 tie at the Senate for the broad passing of the Bases Law bill the government claims to need to rescue the country from its economic plight. Itemized voting went on during the wee hours of Thursday.