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The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations for major cereals, meat and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.
Add your comment!Argentine full-time 1978 World Cup-winning defender Luis Adolfo Galván died Monday at the age of 77 due to bilateral pneumonia and kidney failure, just one year after that team's coach, César Luis Menotti. Since Menotti chose to number them in alphabetical order, Luis Galván donned the 7 jersey. He was in the starting lineup for all seven of Argentina's matches and was never substituted throughout the tournament, a record he shared only with Ubaldo Fillol (Goalkeeper - #5), Daniel Passarella (Defender, captain, #19), Alberto Tarantini (Defender, #20), and Mario Kempes (Forward, top scorer, #10).
Add your comment!A massive gold reserve exceeding 11 million ounces was discovered in the Argentine province of Salta, at the Lindero project, 260 km from the territory's capital. Initially targeted for copper, the site revealed a deposit with 84 million tons of material at 0.6 grams per ton, making it one of South America’s most significant finds. The project, leveraging existing infrastructure, is driving economic growth through job creation, construction, and logistics.
Add your comment!Argentine nationalist sectors are concerned that US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Chief Admiral Alvin Holsey's recent visit could signal the beginning of a sovereignty handover to Washington, which President Javier Milei is believed to favor.
Add your comment!Despite many experts believing otherwise, Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) has raised its GDP growth projection for 2025 from 3.8% to 4% amid geopolitical tensions and potential trade wars. BCP President Carlos Carvallo defended the adjustment, citing strong economic performance and advanced data showing better-than-expected dynamics in several sectors, except agriculture, which was impacted by drought-affected soybean production.
Add your comment!Nicaragua announced it would be withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), effective Dec. 31, 2026, after it granted the 2025 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to the opposition newspaper La Prensa. The regime of President Daniel Ortega said the accolade was “unacceptable” and accused the publication of promoting violence and fostering anti-Nicaraguan values.
Add your comment!The China Zorrilla, the world’s largest 100% electric ferry, was launched on May 2, 2025, at Incat’s shipyard in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Commissioned by Buquebus, the 130-meter vessel will connect Argentina and Uruguay across the River Plate, carrying up to 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. The vessel is due in Uruguay in the last quarter of 2025. It was the ninth unit Incat has built for Buquebus.
Add your comment!US President Donald Trump announced this weekend plans to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the former maximum-security prison on an island near San Francisco, which closed in 1963. The Republican leader intends to use the facility to house America’s “most violent” criminals, including repeat offenders and potentially undocumented immigrants with alleged criminal records. He directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and FBI to execute this plan, emphasizing it as a symbol of “Law, Order, and Justice.”
Add your comment!Lady Gaga's historic free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning attracted around 2.1 million attendees, surpassing the previous record set by Madonna in 2024 (1.6 million people). The show had been highly anticipated, especially since Gaga last performed in Brazil in 2012.
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