Stories for March 2025

Saturday, March 8th 2025 - 10:53 UTC
Importance of women's efforts highlighted in Paraguay

Paraguay's Minister of Women Cynthia Figueredo urged the citizenry to keep working toward equity and justice during a ceremony leading up to Saturday's International Women's Day. She also underlined the power of women to transform society and called for collective action to build a more equal country.
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Saturday, March 8th 2025 - 10:51 UTC
Lula plans bold measures to keep food prices from soaring

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Friday that he might need to take bold measures to keep food prices from soaring, thus affecting consumers. He also blamed “robbers” for the high price of eggs nationwide.
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Saturday, March 8th 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Car-making blooming in Argentina

Argentina's automotive sector saw significant growth last month, with production reaching 42,419 units, a 41.1% increase from January and 13.1% higher than February 2024, according to a report released Friday by the Association of Automotive Manufacturers (ADEFA). The document also showed that exports rose to 22,496 vehicles, up 102.1% from January but down 4.6% compared to February 2024. In addition, Wholesale sales to dealers also surged, totaling 45,617 units, a 33.8% increase from January and 37.3% higher than the previous year.
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Friday, March 7th 2025 - 19:28 UTC
Unprecedented storm hits Argentine city of Bahía Blanca

The City of Bahía Blanca, in the Argentine Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 570 km south of the country's capital, was struck by a record-setting rainfall way worse than the historic 167.6 mm recorded in 1933.
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Friday, March 7th 2025 - 13:27 UTC
South Carolina to perform rare firing squad execution

Barring any last-minute stay, the US State of South Carolina plans to execute 67-year-old death row inmate Brad Keith Sigmon Friday by firing squad, a method not used in the country in 15 years and which is believed to have been discontinued worldwide for about a decade.
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Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:53 UTC
Argentina to okay IMF loan through a presidential decree

Argentine President Javier Milei plans to issue an Emergency Decree (DNU) to approve the new loan to be agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Casa Rosada announced Thursday. As mandated by law, each DNU needs congressional approval to not be stricken. The new deal seeks to cancel National Treasury debt to the Central Bank, reducing total public debt and strengthening the Central Bank's balance sheet and subsequently lifting the so-called exchange stocks.
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Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Maduro says Chevron's departure will not hit Venezuela's oil production

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro insisted Thursday that his country’s oil production would drop “not even a liter” despite the U.S. ending Chevron’s license to export crude. Speaking on his weekly TV show, he pledged output would grow under his “Absolute Productive Independence” plan, despite US President Donald Trump's sanctions.
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Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:49 UTC
Falklands’ flag and Union Jack at half-mast to mark funeral of ex MLA Ian Hansen

This Thursday March 6th, the Falkland Islands flag and the Union Jack flew at half-mast in remembrance of the former Member of the elected Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Ian Hansen whose funeral took place today.
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Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:48 UTC
Trump extends tariffs pause to Canada

US President Donald Trump extended to Canada a waiver on the 25% tariffs he had given Mexico earlier Thursday until April 2, 2025. The Republican leader signed an executive order exempting goods compliant with the USMCA trade agreement and reducing the tariff on Canadian potash - which is used in fertilizer - to 10%. This follows his imposition of the tariffs, citing concerns over fentanyl trafficking and irregular migration.
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Friday, March 7th 2025 - 09:29 UTC
Pope sends message to the faithful

The Vatican Thursday released an audio message in St. Peter's Square at 9 pm local time from Pope Francis, who is hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli clinic for a case of bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. The Pontiff thanked the faithful for their prayers, marking his first public communication in weeks. Speaking in Spanish with a hoarse voice, the Pope expressed gratitude and extended blessings.
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