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Montevideo, April 28th 2025 - 09:27 UTC

Stories for April 8th 2025

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 23:47 UTC

    Mensun Bound highlights Ocean Heritage at Ocean Business 2025 launch in Southampton

    “Ocean Business 2025 is a fantastic platform to bring together like-minded individuals and organisations dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the subsea sector,” Bound said

    Renowned maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound delivered the keynote address today at the opening of Ocean Business 2025, a leading global event for ocean science and technology professionals.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 19:25 UTC

    Native communities want in on Chile's lithium production

    The involvement of Indigenous groups in mining at a managerial level is rare in Latin America

    Lickanantay Indigenous communities in Chile's Atacama Desert are negotiating with mining giants Codelco and SQM to secure a historic governance role in lithium extraction, which accounts for 25% of global production and is vital for the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 18:57 UTC

    García-Mansilla resigns from Argentine Supreme Court after 39 days

    García-Mansilla was the victim of his own words after speaking in 2015 against Supreme Court appointments without the Senate's nod

    Law Professor Manuel García-Mansilla resigned from Argentina’s Supreme Court of Justice on Monday after just 39 days on his bench, following the Senate’s rejection of his nomination (51 against, 20 in favor), in addition to a controversial ruling from a lower court barring him from signing resolutions.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil strong enough to weather Trump's tariffs, says Lula

    Brazil's economy “only depends on us Brazilians,” Lula argued

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday underscored his country's strong international reserves (US$ 370 billion) to withstand global challenges, including Donald Trump's tariffs. He also highlighted his administration's measures to boost credit and consumption.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Venezuela warns of false flag moves to justify imperialist attacks

    “False positive” actions are usually carried out to then “invade sovereign nations and peoples,” the Bolivarian Armed Forces argued

    Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned Sunday of an alleged “false flag” operation targeting an ExxonMobil platform in disputed maritime waters between Venezuela and Guyana.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 09:40 UTC

    Israel to suppress all tariffs on US goods, Netanyahu tells Trump

    Washington will not necessarily reciprocate given the aid already given to Israel, Trump noted

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday said at the White House that his Government would eliminate tariffs and trade barriers on US imports to address the trade deficit with Washington. He made those remarks amid global market declines of over 7%, triggered by tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, which amount to 17% in the case of Israel.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

    Economists forecast Argentina's inflation to near 3%

    The REM did not include recent shakeups from Trump's tariffs

    Argentina's Central Bank's (BCRA) issue of the Market Expectations Outlook (Relevamiento de Expectativas del Mercado - REM) released Monday with data collected between March 27 and 31 among 39 experts raised the inflation forecast for last month to 2.6% from the previous 2.2%, which would represent an acceleration from January’s 2.2% and February’s 2.4%.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    CFL acquire Falkland’s container vessel MV Unispirit

    The vessel will continue to be chartered to SAAS, so the service will continue as we are all familiar with

    The Board of Consolidated Fisheries Ltd (CFL) are delighted to announce the acquisition of MV Unispirit. The vessel was handed over to new ownership in Montevideo on Monday 7th April, 2025. This marks a significant moment for the Islands; for the first time the Falklands has its own container vessel, and the acquisition represents a major investment of Falklands capital.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Mulino and Orsi discuss Mercosur and other issues in Panama

    Orsi's trip marked the first visit by a Uruguayan sitting president to Panama in 16 years

    Presidents Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay and José Raúl Mulino of Panama met Monday at the Palacio de las Garzas to discuss the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and other bilateral issues. The newly-inaugurated Broad Front leader's trip reciprocated Mulino’s prior visits to Uruguay, which facilitated Panama’s entry as an Associated State of Mercosur in December 2024. The meeting also took place as part of the celebrations marking 120 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:26 UTC

    Chile's Labor Minister resigns to run for president

    Jara was deemed the Communist Party's best option

    Jeannette Jara resigned Monday as Chile's Labor Minister after being chosen by the Communist Party to run for president. She announced her decision after conferring with President Gabriel Boric Font at La Moneda. The Communist Party confirmed her candidacy on Saturday.

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