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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 12:21 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Sunday, October 27th 2024 - 21:55 UTC

    Uruguay's 2024 Election: Voter turnout reaches 40% by midday, anticipating a close race

    The candidate of the leftist Frente Amplio, Orsi, promoted by former president José Pepe Mujica, is the favorite in the polls

    As Uruguayans head to the polls this October 27 to elect their president, vice-president, and Parliament, preliminary reports from the Electoral Court indicate a steady turnout. By midday, 40% of the 2,727,120 eligible voters had cast their ballots across the country's 7,276 polling circuits. Voting is mandatory in Uruguay, with those abstaining required to pay a fine or present a valid excuse, such as illness, disability, or international travel.

  • Sunday, October 27th 2024 - 00:12 UTC

    Argentina’s Copa de la Liga odds for Canadian bettors

    The official name of this event is Copa de la Liga Profesional, but most people just call it Copa de la Liga

    Many people consider Brazil to be the greatest football nation, but we personally believe that Argentina adds something even more unique to the global sport. Okay, they are the reigning world champions with one and only GOAT Lionel Messi, but the real magic of Argentinian soccer is best seen from the inside.

  • Saturday, October 26th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Paraguay's Central Bank to take action keeping US dollar from further soaring

    Argentine and Bolivian nationals purchasing large sums were one of the causes for the surge, it was argued

    Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) announced Friday that it would adopt additional measures to keep the US dollar from soaring further against the local guaraní after crossing the US$1 / ₲ 8,000 barrier on Thursday. Starting next week, the BCP will pour US$15 million daily into the exchange market to keep the quotation at bay.

  • Saturday, October 26th 2024 - 10:51 UTC

    Israel launches mass air raids against Iran

    Over 100 Israeli aircraft were deployed to target Iran, including the F-35

    Israel finally launched an attack against Iran hitting strategic missile-building capabilities and other key points, it was reported in the early hours of Saturday. Five explosions were heard across Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj. US and Israeli sources said three waves of airstrikes were launched in what was dubbed Operation Days of Repentance. Over 100 planes were involved in the 2000 k.m. attack, including the cutting-edge F-35.

  • Saturday, October 26th 2024 - 10:34 UTC

    Brazilian Police do it again: 20 Peñarol fans remanded in Rio

    “We were defending ourselves from an attack,” a Peñarol fan said about the clash with supporters of Rio teams Botafogo, Flamengo, and Fluminense

    A total of 21 supporters of Uruguayan football club Peñarol were arrested this week in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro before a match with Botafogo and charged with racism, damage, and criminal association. “Nobody justifies criminal behavior, but this was a scandal,” said Peñarol's lawyer and former President Jorge Barrera. Brazil's criminal procedural legislation contemplates “these regrettable but foreseeable results,” he added.

  • Saturday, October 26th 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    At least 44 arrested as Bolivian Police and Evistas clash

    One police officer lost part of his foot due to the dynamite used by supporters of the former head of State

    At least 44 people were arrested and dozens injured Friday as Bolivian Police clashed with supporters of former President Evo Morales who were staging road blockades in various parts of the country causing food and fuel shortages, endangering the livelihoods of numerous people, particularly the young and the elderly.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 22:54 UTC

    Venezuela angry at Brazil for BRICS exclusion while Bolivia and Cuba were admitted

    Also granted BRICS associate member status were Algeria, Belarus, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam

    While Cuba and Bolivia were accepted into the BRICS bloc as associate states, the Bolivarian regimen of President Nicolás Maduro blamed Brazil for Venezuela's exclusion.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 19:45 UTC

    Argentina discloses identity of alleged Hezbollah Chief in South America

    “Hussein Ahmad Karaki oversaw the logistics of the two bombings against Argentina,” Bullrich said during a press conference

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Friday released a picture and data of the alleged Hezbollah leader in South America, who she also claimed was involved in the bombings in Buenos Aires of the Israeli Embassy in 1992 and the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) in 1994. The suspect was identified as Hussein Ahmad Karaki and was said to be currently in Lebanon.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 18:28 UTC

    Fortuna completes acquisition of Holyhead Towing Company Ltd

    The Board of Fortuna Ltd are delighted to announce the acquisition of Holyhead Towing Company Ltd, as of 25th October 2024. Ownership of the Company is a further step toward growing Fortuna’s wider maritime-related interests.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 10:54 UTC

    Monsalve case saga keeps splashing Chilean gov't

    Cordero admitted to having no knowledge of his predecessor's whereabouts

    The departure of Manuel Monsalve as Chile's Interior Undersecretary seems to have been the beginning instead of the end of the problem for the Government of President Gabriel Boric Font. For starters, Monsalve's successor Luis Cordero admitted Thursday that there whereabouts of the man facing rape charges were unknown.