Stories for 2024

Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 10:45 UTC
Venezuela pulls ambassador from Brasilia for consultations

Venezuela's Bolivarian regime Wednesday summoned its Ambassador in Brasilia to Caracas for consultations in repudiation of statements by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's foreign affairs advisor Celso Amorim, Agencia Brasil reported.
Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 10:22 UTC
Business as usual in Argentina as bus strike is lifted

It will be business as usual for Argentines on Thursday after the bus drivers' Unión Tranviarios Automotor (UTA) lifted the strike following an understanding with the Labor Ministry and the companies represented by the Asociación Argentina de Empresarios del Transporte Automotor.
Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 10:19 UTC
BCP intervention keeps guaraní afloat against US dollar

After an intervention by the Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) deemed as “timely” in Asunción's financial circles last week, the local currency appreciated against the US dollar and fell further away from the psychological ₲ 8,000 barrier. The BCP pledged to further inject at least US$ 15 million daily into the market, to stabilize the local currency. The dollar went up 9% against the guarani in 2024, largely driven by demand for the dollar in the international market and by local exchange needs.
Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 00:35 UTC
How is gambling regulated in Europe vs Latin America

The gambling sector is very lucrative in every part of the world but tends also to be highly contentious. This has led to very stringent regulations in most places. This is to ensure player protection, maintain fair practices, and prevent criminal activities like money laundering.
Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 22:38 UTC
Milei sacks Mondino for not siding with US against Cuba

Argentine President Javier Milei sacked Foreign Ministry Diana Mondino Wednesday after Argentina voted in line with most countries at the United Nations (UN) against the US trade embargo on Cuba in force since 1962. The 32nd consecutive non-binding resolution in the same regard was passed with 187 votes in favor, two against (USA and Israel) and one abstention (Moldova). Mondino will be replaced by the current ambassador to the United States, Gerardo Werthein.
Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 21:38 UTC
Dozens killed by heavy rains hitting Spain

Local authorities have left behind the rescue efforts and moved on the the body-retrieving and identification phase Wednesday after at least 62 people died in the Spanish Community of Valencia as a consequence of this week's severe flooding caused by the Isolated High-Level Depression (known for its Spanish acronym DANA, depresión aislada en niveles altos). Another person was reported dead in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha.
Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 15:46 UTC
Falklands coast line surveyed by the Argentine navy during “Operation Cow Beach”

Now that the Argentine president Javier Milei has made public a shopping list to equip the armed forces, such as the US manufactured F16 from Denmark for the Air Force, plus tanks, armored vehicles and modern warfare elements such as drones, rockets for the army, and also some surface vessels for the navy, and possibly Scorpane French/Spanish submarines, such as the navies of Brazil and Chile, it is interesting to recall an incident almost sixty years ago when a sea incursion to the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 10:56 UTC
Spain appoints new ambassador to Buenos Aires

The Spanish Government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will be appointing Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde as the new Ambassador to Buenos Aires, thus restoring the full strength of its diplomatic mission in the Argentine capital following rifts with President Javier Milei earlier this year.
Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 10:40 UTC
YPF to sell Metrogas stake to focus on Vaca Muerta

Argentina's state-run oil company YPF announced Tuesday that it plans to sell its shares in cooking gas distributor Metrogas to invest those funds in Vaca Muerta. YPF CEO Horacio Marín also outlined before the Inter-American Council of Trade and Production (Cicyp) the strategy to increase by fourfold the company's value over the next four years.
Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 10:09 UTC
Guterres urges countries to prioritize nature over businesses

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries to set aside their business models and prioritize nature, which is neither infinite nor free. He made those remarks in the Colombian city of Cali during his appearance at the Global Biodiversity Conference (COP 16).