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Montevideo, May 25th 2025 - 07:55 UTC

Stories for May 2025

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 10:09 UTC

    Colombia to join China's Belt and Road Initiative

    Petro also insisted on the need for integration with neighboring countries

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced in Beijing Monday that his country would be joining China's Belt and Road Initiative, also known as the Silk Road.

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 09:59 UTC

    Labour announces tough new immigration measures “to bring the system back to control”

    Sir Keir argued the proposals bring the immigration system “back into control”, denying it was a response to the electoral success of Reform UK.

    In a major policy announcement UK PM Sir Keir Starmer has promised the government's new immigration measures will mean net migration falls “significantly” over the next four years. The prime minister unveiled plans to ban recruitment of care workers from overseas, tighten access to skilled worker visas and raise the costs to employers in an effort to curb near record net migration.

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 09:57 UTC

    Maduro highlights latest agreements with Russia

    Maduro also highlighted that his meeting with Putin “lasted two and a half hours”

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro underscored Monday that the historic “highest strategic level” treaty with Russia signed in Moscow during his visit to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory over Nazism as the result of a 24-year relationship between the two countries.

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 09:51 UTC

    Chile: Presidential frontrunner wants maximum security prison built in the desert

    The prison would be located in the desert, north of Copiapó, in the Atacama region, Matthei pointed out

    Presidential candidate Evelyn Matthei proposed building a maximum security prison in the Atacama desert, north of Copiapó, to combat organized crime by isolating the leaders of Chile's criminal gangs.

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 09:37 UTC

    Fitch ups Argentina's grading by one notch

    Disinflation under La Libertad Avanza “already exceeded our previous expectations,” Fitch underlined

    Fitch Ratings upgraded Argentina's long-term foreign currency debt rating from CCC to CCC+, citing the rapid economic recovery under President Javier Milei. Key factors include a new US$ 20 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, with an initial US$ 12 billion disbursement boosting reserves to US$38 billion, and the liberalization of the exchange market an AR$ 1,000 / AR$ 1,400 band per US dollar.

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

    US-Israeli hostage released by Hamas

    Alexander was handed over to the ICRC and would go through a medical checkup before rejoining his family

    The pro-Palestine terrorist organization Hamas Monday released 21-year-old US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander after 19 months of captivity in Gaza, following the Oct. 7, 2023, raids resulting in the kidnapping of 251 people and the deaths of 1,200 others.

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 08:22 UTC

    “Brazil needs long term planning in industry and technology”, if it is to upgrade foreign trade quality

    Feldmann, “We are not a country that plans for the future; industrial policy cannot have a short-term horizon. We need to follow Asian countries implementing 20-year plans.”

    Alarm bells are again ringing in Brazil, The country might have impressive foreign trade figures and surpluses, but Brazil has been unable to gain competitive advantages in sectors beyond agriculture and mining. “Exports remain heavily concentrated in commodities such as soybeans, oil, and iron ore,” and the country has been unable “to upgrade the quality of this trade relationship, especially by exporting more industrial products.”

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2025 - 00:57 UTC

    How Cruise Ships Are Becoming Floating Casinos for Travelers

    Discover how cruise ships are transforming into floating casinos

    We all know that cruise ships have turned into floating hotels, and just like modern resorts, they have their very own casino. It’s a great way to have interesting things on the boat that allow passengers to kill time during a lengthy voyage.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 23:39 UTC

    Falklands, 40th anniversary of Mount Pleasant Complex and its air, sea and land military facilities

    Mount Pleasant Complex also facilitates civilian flights arriving at the Falkland Islands

    Mount Pleasant Complex is marking its 40th year as an Royal Air Force fighter and transport presence in the Falkland Islands. Some fitty three kilometers southwest of the capital, Stanley, MPC was officially opened on 12 May 1985 by Prince Andrew, and became fully operational the following year, May 1986, making it the newest permanent air base for the RAF.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 20:37 UTC

    Lula announces sizeable Chinese investments in infrastructure

    Lula made those remarks at a Sino-Brazilian Business Forum in Beijing

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Monday that Chinese investors would be allocating some R$ 27 billion (US$ 4.69 billion at the current exchange rate) to infrastructure and other development in the South American country. He made those remarks during his participation in the Brazil-China Business Forum in Beijing. The investments will also cover the areas of education and technology, it was explained.