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Montevideo, September 19th 2024 - 01:05 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:14 UTC

    Maduro makes WhatsApp his newest enemy

    The messaging app is used to spread fascist content, Maduro argued

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday that the instant-message application WhatsApp needed to “get out” of his country because it was a tool “used by fascist groups” to launch threats. He made those remarks days after questioning the “unregulated” operations of Instagram and TikTok.

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:12 UTC

    Lula and Boric agree to have Bioceanic Corridor operational by 2025

    The two leaders also signed 19 bilateral agreements

    Presidents Gabriel Boric Font and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday agreed on the importance of speeding up the construction of the bioceanic corridor. They made those remarks while appearing at the Chile-Brazil Business Forum in Santiago. Later in the day, they also signed 19 bilateral understandings.

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 09:37 UTC

    Falklands Governor congratulates Fire and Rescue Service

    Gardner Fiddes congratulates one of his team members

    Falkland Islands Fire & Rescue Service's Chief Fire Officer Gardner Fiddes, who has been in the service for a total of 34 years (22 years of them being Chief Fire Officer) is retiring and in line with the department's ethos of career development within the service, Group Manager Gerard Jaffray will take up his new role as Chief Fire Officer for the service. Also within the service, Ian France will become the new Group Manager and Jeremy Clarke will become the new Watch Manager 'B' in their respective roles. A new Watch Manager 'A' role is still being sorted and will be announced in the near future.

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 08:12 UTC

    PAHO issues bulletin regarding risks of Oropouche fever spreading

    The first two deaths due to Oropouche fever were recorded this year in Brazil

    The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued a bulletin on Saturday warning of the risks of vertical transmission of Oropouche fever from pregnant women to their fetuses, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, August 5th 2024 - 22:17 UTC

    Iranian attack against Israel deemed imminent

    If materialized, it could spark an all-out war

    A full-scale Iranian attack against Israel is deemed imminent both in Tel Aviv and Washington DC alike in retaliation for last week's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh while in Tehran. US President Joseph Biden was to convene his national security team while Israeli authorities are considering the possibility of switching from a defensive to an offensive strategy.

  • Monday, August 5th 2024 - 21:36 UTC

    “Black Monday” hits stock exchange markets worldwide

    A dwindling US economy amid geopolitical tensions worldwide added to the negative trend, it was reported

    Plunging Asian stock markets set off a domino effect “Black Monday” on Aug. 5. For Japan's Nikkei, a 12.4% drop was its second-deepest ever. As a result, fears of a recession in the United States have mounted following last week's global falls.

  • Monday, August 5th 2024 - 21:00 UTC

    Machado and Gonález Urrutia urge Armed Forces to side with them as true election winners

    “We won this election without any discussion whatsoever,” Machado and González Urrutia insisted

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia issued a communiqué Monday urging the Armed and Security forces to side with the people and disobey Nicolás Maduro's orders to suppress any protest after the alleged electoral fraud of July 28 whereby the incumbent head of state was chosen for the 2025-2031 term.

  • Monday, August 5th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Former Colombian President warns of plan to hold fresh elections in Venezuela

    “This plan must be avoided,” warned also Duque, who insisted González Urrutia had won on July 28

    Former Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez said Sunday on X that Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) was considering the possibility of annulling the July 28 elections reportedly won by incumbent President Nicolás Maduro given an alleged “cyberattack” that would have affected the integrity of the electoral data.

  • Monday, August 5th 2024 - 08:54 UTC

    EU cannot recognize Maduro's alleged victory

    “The European Union is gravely concerned about the increasing number of arbitrary arrests and the continued harassment of the opposition,” Brussels said in a statement

    The European Union (EU) pointed out Sunday that the results announced by Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) granting victory to the incumbent Nicolás Maduro “cannot be recognized” given the lack of documentation supporting it, due to which a “greater independent verification of the electoral records” was needed.

  • Monday, August 5th 2024 - 08:52 UTC

    Lula lands in Chile to boost bilateral ties

    Lula was welcomed by Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren

    The Brazillian Air Force (FAB) jet carrying President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva landed in Santiago Sunday evening. The visiting head of state was welcomed by Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren ahead of Monday's meeting with his Chilean colleague Gabriel Boric Font.