Stories for April 2025

Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Lula and Xi to meet again next month at Sino-Celac Summit

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be travelling to China next month for the Summit between the Asian country and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) between May 12 and 13, it was announced by the Planalto Palace. Lula's second official trip to China during his third term will follow his attendance at Russia's Victory Day celebrations on May 9, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph in World War II.
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Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Boric lands in Brazil for 4-day State visit

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font landed at the Brasilia Air Base Monday for a four-day state visit, during which he will meet President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasilia to strengthen bilateral ties, among other engagements.
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Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Pope Francis died of a stroke, Vatican confirms

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis' death was caused by a stroke, leading to a coma and irreversible cardiovascular collapse. He had a history of health issues, including a recent 38-day hospitalization for double pneumonia, alongside conditions like hypertension and type II diabetes. His death was confirmed by electrocardiogram, as stated by Andrea Arcangeli, head of the Vatican’s Health Directorate.
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Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:48 UTC
Uruguay's new Housing Minister to be sworn in Tuesday

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi picked Tamara Paseyro, previously the director of Social and Urban Integration at the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Ordering (MVOT), to become the new Minister of Housing, replacing Cecilia Cairo following her resignation amid a days-long scandal regarding unpaid taxes on her residence in Montevideo’s Pajas Blancas area.
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Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:41 UTC
Milei's romantic partner announces end of relationship

Amalia Josefina Trombetta, known publicly as Amalia Yuyito González, announced Monday that her romantic affair with Argentine President Javier Milei had come to an end after less than a year.
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Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:34 UTC
Paraguay: Lugo appears at event commemorating his presidential election

Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo publicly appeared Sunday in Liberación, San Pedro, at a Frente Guasu event commemorating the 2008 opposition victory that ended decades of National Republican Association (ANR) rule.
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Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:20 UTC
At least 14 injured in Petrobras offshore platform incident

At least 14 people were injured when a fire broke out on Petrobras' Platform PCH-1 (Cherne 1) in the Campos Basin, off the coast of Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. One worker was initially reported injured after falling into the sea, but the company later admitted that 13 others had also been affected. The rescued worker is stable, and the others are receiving medical care.
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Monday, April 21st 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Argentine-born Pope Francis dies aged 88

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires on Dec. 17, 1936, who would later become known worldwide as Pope Francis since March 13, 2013, died Monday, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced from the Casa Santa Marta.
Monday, April 21st 2025 - 10:41 UTC
Argentina found to be Latin America's ”most hated” country

According to a recent report by the website World Population Review, Argentina ranks 24th among the 30 “most hated” countries globally, making it the most negatively perceived country in Latin America. Mexico is second, at 28th. Argentina and Mexico are the only two Latin American nations on the list.
Monday, April 21st 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Stolen 16th-century manuscript returned to Paraguayan authorities

The US justice system returned the so-called “Hernandarias Manuscript,” a 16th-century document penned in 1598 by Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the first Creole governor in the Americas.