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Montevideo, September 19th 2024 - 22:03 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Tuesday, April 9th 2024 - 21:01 UTC

    HSBC leaving Argentina to pursue other interests

    Galicia is better positioned to invest and grow the business, HSBC's CEO said in a statement

    Global banking giant HSBC Tuesday announced it was selling its Argentine operations to Grupo Financiero Galicia for US$ 550 million after deciding to leave the South American country to focus on operations in Asia as the new business strategy. The total transfer process could take about 12 months as some regulatory approvals are still needed.

  • Tuesday, April 9th 2024 - 20:38 UTC

    Lula joins diatribes against Elon Musk

    Musk is going to have to use a lot of the money he has to help preserve the environment, Lula warned

    Although he did not mention him by name, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva targeted X owner Elon Musk when he warned that billionaires must learn to preserve the rainforest. Lula made those remarks during an event at the Planalto Palace announcing funding worth US$ 145.8 million to combat wildfires and achieve the 2030 goals.

  • Tuesday, April 9th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

    Milei pledges to “recover the Malvinas Islands” through diplomatic means

    The base in Ushuaia launched alongside US General Laura Richardson marked the first step of “a long process,” Milei explained

    Argentine President Javier Milei insisted Monday that he intends to recover the Falkland/Malvinas Islands through diplomatic means but admitted it would be “a long process.”

  • Tuesday, April 9th 2024 - 09:58 UTC

    Brazilian Senate Speaker says regulating social media inevitable

    According to Pacheco, there needs to be legal discipline on the subject

    Amid the controversy between X owner Elon Musk and Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes, Brazilian Senate Speaker Rodrigo Pacheco said Monday that regulating social media in South America's largest country was inevitable, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Tuesday, April 9th 2024 - 08:53 UTC

    Former Venezuelan General sentenced to 21 years in a US jail

    Alcalá was also said to have tried to overthrow Maduro

    A former Venezuelan General involved in drug trafficking and who has admitted to helping the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas was sentenced Monday to 21 years in jail by US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in a Manhattan federal court.

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 23:59 UTC

    Falklands 'fairly relaxed' with Milei's speech and hoping for a good relation with Argentina, MLA Spinks

    We are very, very reassured by the British presence at MPC said Roger Spink MLA

    ”We are a peaceful people, and I think that in this day and age we need to have a grown up relationship (with Argentina), recognizing there is a difference over sovereignty, but we are neighbors and there are things that would be beneficial to both sides,” said member of the Legislative Assembly Roger Spink in an interview with GB news commenting on president Javier Milei's latest statements on the South Atlantic dispute.

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 23:54 UTC

    Argentina's Milei considers military aid for Ukraine

    Milei revealed ongoing discussions between Defense Minister Luis Petri and Ukrainian authorities. “We will do whatever we can to help,” he stated.

    President Javier Milei has announced plans to embark on a diplomatic tour across Europe in mid-June, including a potential meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski and discussions regarding military aid to Ukraine.

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 22:28 UTC

    Argentina delays payments to IMF until April 30

    What will Caputo seek during his trip to Washington between April 17 and 19?

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei Monday decided to postpone maturities with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) worth US$ 1.94 billion until the end of this month. The move was within the provisions of the standing agreement between the South American country and the credit agency, it was explained in Buenos Aires.

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 22:04 UTC

    Mexican donation of mosquito repellent arrives in Argentina

    The sanitary fluid was manufactured by SC Johnson's Mexican branch

    A total of 22,320 bottles of mosquito repellent donated by Mexico arrived Monday in Argentina where the product has become increasingly scarce amid a soaring number of dengue fever cases, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 21:38 UTC

    Musk's social platform to disregard Brazilian Court's orders to suspend users posting alleged fake news?

    De Moraes (L) should be impeached, Musk (R) stressed

    Business mogul Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has taken on Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes for wanting to censor content spread via the internet. “Why are you demanding so much censorship in Brazil?,” Musk asked the magistrate.