Stories for May 2025

Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 20:38 UTC
Argentine press guilds raise their eyes at new attacks on media freedom by Libertarian gov't

Argentine journalist guilds expressed their concern after the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) targeted reporter Hugo Alconada Mon, and the Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei upped the ante towards the exercise of journalism in Casa Rosada.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 20:17 UTC
North Sea FPSO extension clears path for potential redeployment to Falklands

Dutch offshore company Bluewater has reached an agreement in principle to extend the deployment of the Aoka Mizu FPSO on the UK’s Lancaster oilfield, a move that could set the stage for the vessel’s future redeployment to the Falkland Islands' Sea Lion project.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 16:12 UTC
Falklands representative honors 1982 War dead at Cunard Memorial rededication in Liverpool

The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, Richard Hyslop, took part in a solemn rededication ceremony at the Cunard War Memorial on Sunday, May 25, marking the 43rd anniversary of the sinking of the Atlantic Conveyor during the Falklands War.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 16:04 UTC
Fortuna Ltd secures Tristan da Cunha lobster concession and transport contract

Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island, has awarded its prized lobster concession to Fortuna Ltd, a British Overseas Territory-based company with global seafood operations.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 15:36 UTC
Messi and Suárez launch new football club in Uruguay: Deportivo LSM

Football legends Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez have announced the creation of their own football club in Uruguay, “Deportivo LSM,” which will compete in the country’s official league system under the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) starting in 2026.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 13:58 UTC
Bluetongue virus restricted zone to be extended to all of England on 1 July 2025

The Bluetongue Virus restricted zone will be extended from 1 July 2025 to cover the whole of England, ending movement restrictions for animals and allowing farmers to move cattle, sheep, all ruminants, camelids, throughout England without movement tests.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Argentina celebrates UK/Mauritius agreement on Chagos as a path to a Falklands dialogue

This Monday, May 26, the Argentine Foreign Ministry published a release celebrating the Agreement between the governments of UK and of the Republic of Mauritius referred to the Chagos archipelago including the island of Diego Garcia.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Lula diagnosed with labyrinthitis after feeling unwell: What is it?

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was admitted to the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in Brasília on Monday after feeling unwell and cancelling all engagements. The 79-year-old leader underwent a series of tests after which he was diagnosed with labyrinthitis and was released to rest at the presidential Alvorada Palace. This ailment in the hearing apparatus came after an intracranial hemorrhage in late 2024, raising concerns about his potential candidacy in the 2026 elections.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Argentina's Health Minister welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Argentina's Health Minister Mario Lugones met Monday with US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to align Javier Milei's government with Washington's administration in this regard. Both officials confirmed Buenos Aires' withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), criticizing its unscientific approach and political influence.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:22 UTC
Bolivia's National Action Party restored legal status

Bolivia's National Action Party (PAN-Bol) has successfully reversed the cancellation of its legal status after a favorable ruling by the Fourth Constitutional Chamber of the Departmental Court of Justice of La Paz on Monday, which instructed the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to issue a new resolution.