Stories for February 2025

Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 09:47 UTC
Milei says anti-fascist LGBT+ protesters duped by “edited” version of his speech

Argentine President Javier Milei said Sunday that he was saddened by how those participating in the Feb. 1 Gay Pride demonstration in Buenos Aires' iconic Plaza de Mayo were “used with an edited video.”
Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 08:44 UTC
Paraguay's BCP outlines scenario under Trump's policies

Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) has picked up the glove from US President Donald Trump's barrage of protectionist economic measures and spoke of higher financing costs among the possible consequences of the Republican leader's policies. In addition, the US dollar would keep its upward trend against the guarani amid global uncertainty. Hence, there would be no room for a reduction in benchmark interest rates.
Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 08:22 UTC
Mask mandates decreed in Bolivia as school year starts amid Covid-19 fears

Bolivian authorities decreed schoolchildren should wear facemasks and adopt other sanitary measures such as alcohol gel and hand washing as they return to school Monday to prevent respiratory diseases (i.e. Covid-19) which have been reported to be on the rise.
Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 07:38 UTC
Trump's tariffs already have repercussions in Japan

Hours after US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian products, the Nikkei index in Tokyo, which groups together the 225 most representative stocks in the market, plummeted by 2.5%. The White House measures over the weekend impacted the Japanese capital early Monday morning.
Saturday, February 1st 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Chile's participation in US visa waiver program might soon be over

Less than a fortnight into Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States, Chilean nationals having access to the Visa Waiver program would have its days numbered. On Friday, 11 Republican lawmakers signed a document favoring their removal from the list. This initiative adds to a previous request from Orange County (California) District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
Saturday, February 1st 2025 - 10:43 UTC
Trump's envoy brings back home 6 US hostages from Caracas

After meeting with Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump's envoy to Caracas Richard Grenell boarded his flight back home alongside six Americans who had been held hostage by the Bolivarian regime.
Saturday, February 1st 2025 - 10:25 UTC
Brazil: shocking slave-like labor figures released

Numerous businessmen and politicians were singled out in a Labor Ministry report on slave-like working conditions in South America's largest country, released this week, singled out numerous businessmen and politicians. Over the last three decades, over 65,500 people have been rescued from such a situation. In 2024 alone, 1,035 inspections were carried out, resulting in 2,004 people being rescued, as the local feebleness of human rights was once again exposed.
Saturday, February 1st 2025 - 10:19 UTC
Falklands celebrates Girls and Women in Sport International Day with huge display

A very active month for sports in the Falkland Islands particularly with the coming Girls and Women in Sport International Day scheduled on 05 February. With this in mind the Falklands National Sports Council, NSC, is coordinating a series of social media posts and events to highlight a selection of the many women in Falkland sport as well as offering some opportunities to have a go at some sports that women might not have considered previously.
Saturday, February 1st 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Paraguayan President describes importance of trade openness in speech at WTO

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Friday underlined the importance of trade openness and multilateralism during his speech at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. Peña highlighted “the importance of global integration to strengthen trade and resilience in the face of uncertainty,” the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) said in a statement.
Saturday, February 1st 2025 - 08:16 UTC
Released British-Israeli soldier discusses plight with PM Starmer

Emily Damari, the Israeli soldier who grew up in south-east London and was taken hostage by the terrorist organization Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, spoke Friday on the telephone with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whom she told about her ordeal. Upon her release, she made headlines worldwide for having lost two fingers and because her sexual orientation (lesbian) had been kept from public knowledge to avoid further damage from her captors.