Stories for June 2025

Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 10:12 UTC
Lula prepares for historic mission to France

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will visit France from June 4 to 9. In his meeting with his local colleague Emmanuel Macron, he plans to sign 20 bilateral agreements, covering areas such as vaccines, public security, education, and science and technology. A significant focus will be the announcement of a new climate declaration and plans to create a decarbonized maritime corridor. The trip also comes amid discussions on global governance reforms, multilateralism, and preparations for COP30, which Brazil will host in Belem.
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Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 10:08 UTC
Boric condemns Israel's actions in Gaza

In his annual address on June 1, 2025, at the National Congress in Valparaiso, Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font sharply criticized Israel, accusing its government of “genocide and ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians in Gaza. “It is these same principles that have led me to raise my voice loudly against the genocide and ethnic cleansing that the Israeli government is committing against the Palestinian people,” said Boric.
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Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 09:18 UTC
New SARS-CoV-2 variant under WHO close monitoring for its rapid spread

The World Health Organization has launched a warning about the rapid spread of the NB.1.8.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has been detected so far in at least 22 countries, including Egypt, Thailand, the Maldives, and the United States (New York, California, Arizona, Ohio, Washington, and Rhode Island).
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Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 08:54 UTC
Uruguayan authorities warn of dangers of avian influenza

Uruguay's Public Health Ministry (MSP) issued Sunday a series of recommendations to keep avian influenza from spreading to humans.
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Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 08:41 UTC
Singapore is the door to other Southeast Asian markets for Paraguayan meat

Asunción meat industry leaders view Singapore as a strategic gateway to Southeast Asia, with hopes of expanding into markets like the Philippines, Korea, and Japan, Paraguayan Meat Chamber (CPC) General Manager Daniel Burt told ABC Color in an interview published Sunday. The opening of that market represents an endorsement of Paraguay's sanitary standards and meat quality.
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Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 08:32 UTC
Colombian President insists mafia groups want to kill him

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has denounced multiple assassination plots against him, highlighting a recent incident involving the discovery of anti-tank weapons near the presidential Casa de Nariño palace in Bogotá.
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Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 07:00 UTC
Uruguay's Deputy Chief of Staff and Interior Minister visited UK

On their first official visit to London, Deputy Chief of Staff Jorge Díaz and Interior Minister Carlos Negro held meetings related to justice and security. The main objective of the visit was to learn from experiences that will contribute to discussions on the creation of a Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Uruguay.
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Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 06:56 UTC
Jewish Community members attacked with flamethrower in Colorado

A foreign national identified as the 45-year-old Egyptian Mohamed Sabry Soliman, Sunday, attacked a group participating in a weekly event in Boulder, Colorado, supporting Israeli hostages held by the terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza.
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Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 06:54 UTC
Royal Navy’s first of five Type 31, --HMS Venturer--, in final phase of construction

After more than three years’ construction in a cavernous assembly hall in Rosyth, Fife, the 28-metre-tall doors were opened and HMS Venturer began to emerge. The ship is the first of five Type 31 frigates being built for the Royal Navy, part of a £10bn investment in the Fleet of tomorrow to replace the existing Type 23 flotilla.
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