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Montevideo, March 14th 2025 - 15:26 UTC

Stories for March 2025

  • Thursday, March 13th 2025 - 00:36 UTC

    The Psychology of Driving a Supercar: How Renting a Luxury Car in Dubai Affects Your Mindset

    You can rent luxury cars Dubai to escape from the routine and visualize the desired state

    Luxury affects a person's psychological state and general mood. The level of stress and anxiety in the modern world is increasing, so we are looking for effective methods to reduce them. Yoga and physical exercise are not always effective. We need emotions, impressions, and non-trivial experiences.

  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 20:47 UTC

    UN Chief to visit Uruguay before the end of the year

    Lubetkin spent around 40 minutes with Guterres discussing issues of bilateral interest

    Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin announced that UN Secretary-General António Guterres would be visiting the South American country “before the end of the year.” Uruguay's top diplomat made those remarks after meeting with the Portuguese official, with whom he discussed health, peace, and environment issues for about 40 minutes.

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  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 20:22 UTC

    Milei spends Wednesday morning in Bahía Blanca

    Milei's trip was kept unnanounced out of security concerns

    Argentine President Javier Milei visited Bahía Blanca to oversee recovery efforts following a devastating storm that killed at least 16 people, although it could be way more since nearly 100 others are still missing. The head of State arrived unannounced at the Comandante Espora naval air base, met with Mayor Federico Susbielles to assess the situation, and inspected the assembly of a military bridge over the flooded Maldonado Channel, aimed at restoring connectivity in heavily affected areas.

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  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Brazil outlines guidelines for COP 30

    Climate shocks might emerge abruptly, in irreversible shifts, the letter signed by Correa de Lago and Toni warned

    Brazil published this week a letter signed by Ambassador André Correa do Lago and Ana Toni, president and executive director of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), unveiling the South American country's vision for the upcoming gathering in Belem.

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  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Former cabinet members of previous Paraguayan gov't indicted

    Abdo Benítez reportedly orchestrated a scheme to deteriorate Cartes' image and that of Santiago Peña as well

    The Paraguayan Public Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against seven former officials from the administration of former President Mario Abdo Benítez (2018-2023), including three former ministers, for alleged crimes such as criminal association, usurpation of public office, false denunciation, and disclosure of secrets. The accused include former Interior Minister Arnaldo Giuzzio, former head of the National Anti-Corruption Secretariat René Fernández, and former official Carlos Arregui from the Secretariat for the Prevention of Money Laundering (Seprelad), among others.

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  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Bolivia's fuel shortage crisis deepens

    Bolivia has trouble importing fuel, which in turn brings losses to the agricultural industry in times of harvest

    The Bolivian department of Santa Cruz is experiencing a crisis caused by a severe diesel shortage, which has led to blockades and threats of strikes. Farmers in Concepción and Yapacaní have blocked key highways connecting Santa Cruz with other regions, protesting the lack of fuel that threatens their summer harvest of crops like soybeans, corn, and rice. These blockades have disrupted trade routes and prompted warnings of further protests in other towns like San Carlos and Portachuelo.

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  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 09:43 UTC

    Gruesome picture of Maradona's dead body shown on first day of trial

    The medical team is being held accountable for letting Maradona develop those lethal conditions instead of keeping him hospitalized

    A gruesome picture of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona with his torso visibly swollen was shown Tuesday as prosecutors intended to prove that the patient could have stood a better chance of survival had he remained hospitalized and not set up at a house he rented for what was going to be his recovery after brain surgery. This image caused an emotional reaction in the courtroom, particularly among Maradona’s daughters Dalma and Gianina, who were present. Verónica Ojeda, Maradona's ex-partner, also had an incident when she rebuked one of the accused doctors before the beginning of the hearings.

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  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 09:32 UTC

    Uruguayan troops in DRC to return home starting late this month

    Lubetkin met with António Guterres, who committed to investigating the death of the Uruguayan soldier in the DRC

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed that his country's military mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a UN peacekeeping force will return home between late March and early April 2025. Lubetkin made the announcement after meetings in New York with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. The relief of Uruguayan troops will be carried out in stages, it was also explained.

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  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 19:17 UTC

    Airline involved in Brazil's last major crash grounded

    A Voepass ATR-72 twin-engined turboprop aircraft crashed in August, killing dozens

    Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) suspended Voepass as a precautionary measure until some non-conformities are worked out. The carrier, made up from the merger of Passaredo Transportes Aéreos and Map Linhas Aéreas, will remain grounded until “the company's management systems provided for in regulations is proven,” it was explained. Voepass' current fleet of six aircraft serves 15 locations with commercial flights and two with charter contracts.

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  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 19:00 UTC

    Two more partners join Vaca Muerta Sur project

    “The Vaca Muerta Sur pipeline is the key for us,” Marín explained

    Shell Argentina and Chevron Argentina joined the Vaca Muerta Sur (VMOS) project as shareholders in the major oil transport infrastructure initiative led by a consortium including the state-owned YPF, Pan American Energy (PAE), Pampa Energía, Vista Energy, and Pluspetrol. “It is the most important oil transport infrastructure project of the last decades,” the consortium said in a statement.

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