Stories for May 29th 2025

Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 20:58 UTC
Maradona Case: Mistrial declared - all back to square one

The proceedings against most members of the medical team treating former Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in the days leading up to his death ended up in a mistrial Thursday, Justices Maximiliano Savarino and Verónica Di Tommaso of the San Isidro Oral Court #3 decided as they removed fellow magistrate Julieta Makintach from the panel for participating in an unauthorized documentary about the case.
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Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 20:05 UTC
Rubio announces visa restrictions for foreigners who exert censorship

The US government is taking action to protect free speech by introducing a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign officials who engage in censorship of protected expression, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday.
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Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 14:49 UTC
Forty years since the discovery of the ozone hole by a team of BAS scientists

This month, the world will mark the 40th anniversary of a moment that changed the course of history: the publication in Nature of ground-breaking research that presented the discovery of the ozone hole more precisely on 16 May 1985.
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Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:56 UTC
Chile pulls military attachés from Tel Aviv Embassy

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font defended his decision to withdraw the country's military attachés from Tel Aviv, citing the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's military actions following the terrorist group Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.
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Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Plus 400,000 Antarctica visitors forecasted next decade; IATTO’s cautious reply

A new report published in the Journal for Sustainable Tourism suggests Antarctic tourist numbers could almost quadruple to 452,000 next decade. Icebergs, penguins and almost half a million annual tourists, make up the potential scenario facing Antarctica next decade,
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Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:23 UTC
Brazil: Bird flu case detected in wild animals

A new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in wild birds in Montenegro, in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul, specifically affecting the species joão-de-barro (Furnarius rufus) was confirmed Wednesday, while a suspected case in a commercial poultry slaughterhouse in Tocantins was ruled out.
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Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:17 UTC
Falklands, DarwinPlus project to analyze fresh water dynamics for Stanley

Two scientists from SAERI, South Atlantic Environment Research Institute have been checking on the Falkland Islands capital city Stanley main fresh water supply at the Moody Brook River.
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Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:15 UTC
Uruguay clinches rapeseed and soybean meal deal with China

Uruguay and China signed a historic agreement enabling the South American country to export rapeseed and soybean meal. The phytosanitary protocol ensures safety, inspection, and traceability standards for these high-protein products, which are much in demand for animal feed in Asia.
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Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:11 UTC
Trump tells UK to get rid of unsightly windmills and open North Sea to modern drilling

President Donald Trump on Truth Social has strongly criticized UK’s energy policy of pursuing renewables and further taxing North Sea oil and gas operators. In a piece published in OilPrice he suggests getting rid of “costly and unsightly windmills”.
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Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:04 UTC
Bolivia free of FMD without vaccination

Bolivia has been certified by the World Organization for Animal Health as free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) without vaccination, a status shared only with Brazil in South America. This milestone, achieved through over 20 years of public-private efforts and a US$ 350 million investment, benefits around 200,000 livestock producers. Bolivia is to be officially granted such recognition during a ceremony on Thursday.
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