Stories for June 2025

Friday, June 20th 2025 - 10:13 UTC
Spanish researchers speak of Gibraltar's “tropicalization”

A study by the Málaga-based Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC) documents a “tropicalization” process in the Strait of Gibraltar and Alboran Sea, where rising water temperatures, Atlantic connections, exotic species invasions, and high human activity (e.g., maritime traffic and tourism) are driving changes in fish species composition.
Friday, June 20th 2025 - 09:53 UTC
Chile: Private university joins National Oceanographic Committee

Chile's Universidad San Sebastián (USS) has joined the National Oceanographic Committee (CONA), a public organization coordinated by the Navy's Hydrographic Service (SHOA), bringing together 30 institutions to advance marine science research.
Friday, June 20th 2025 - 09:24 UTC
CFK may show up at balcony, court says

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), under house arrest for a conviction in the Vialidad corruption case, has been fitted with an electronic anklet to monitor her location, as ordered by Oral Federal Criminal Court No. 2 (TOF 2)
Friday, June 20th 2025 - 09:15 UTC
Jones Huala's detention too strict, lawers say

Facundo Jones Huala, leader of the Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM), is being held under extremely severe conditions following his June 8 arrest in the Argentine Patagonia city of El Bolsón for encouraging acts of violence, a group of lawyers representing him claimed Thursday.
Friday, June 20th 2025 - 09:07 UTC
Argentina: unemployment hits record figures

Argentina's unemployment rate rose to 7.9% in Q1 2025, the highest since Q3 2021, up 0.2% from Q1 2024 and 1.5% from Q4 2024, according to a report from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released Thursday in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 10:02 UTC
Lula and Maduro stand behind the home-incarcerated CFK

Presidents Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil Wednesday expressed their solidarity with former Argentine head of State Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after her sentence to six years under house arrest for corruption in the so-called Vialidad scandal was upheld earlier this week.
Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:49 UTC
Brazil: Selic rate upped for the seventh straight time

Despite falling inflation, Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) raised the Selic interest rate on Wednesday by 0.25 percentage points to 15%, its zenith since 2006, citing ongoing economic uncertainty. The unanimous Monetary Policy Committee's (Copom) move surprised local markets, who anticipated it would stay at 14.75%.
Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:40 UTC
What about a new species of penguins, the Rockaronis, a cross between Rockhopper and Macaroni

The docuseries “Secrets of the Penguins” from National Geographic captured footage of several rare penguin chicks for the very first time. Their parents are a mixed-species couple: a rockhopper mother and a macaroni penguin father. The resulting chicks, called “rockaronis” successfully hatched and appeared to be healthy and thriving so writes Jenifeer Geer for IFL Science.
Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:15 UTC
Flybondi has new major stockholders

A US-based international investment fund has bought a stake in Argentine budget carrier Flybondi, becoming now the company's main stockholder. COC Global Enterprise seeks to strengthen Flybondi's positioning amid plummeting public perception following numerous delays and cancellations. The new co-owners also hope to add new aircraft and expand the company's route network.
Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:02 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas dispute must be resolved through peaceful and negotiated means, reiterates UN C24

The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization on Wednesday adopted a new resolution reiterating its position that the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands between Argentina and the UK, must be resolved through peaceful and negotiated means.