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Montevideo, June 30th 2025 - 06:08 UTC

Stories for June 2025

  • Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 08:54 UTC

    China Eastern announces service to Ezeiza through Auckland

    The Chinese carrier's plans were announced Wednesday after an agreement with Auckland Airport

    China Eastern Airlines will launch in December a new air route linking Shanghai and Buenos Aires, with a stopover in Auckland, New Zealand. It will be the first direct route between China and Argentina, operating twice a week with Boeing 777s. This “southern pass” is a faster, more convenient alternative to traditional routes through Europe or North America, it was explained.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 23:06 UTC

    Falklands elected lawmakers demand respect for self-determination from UN C24

    MLA Mark Pollard, “To those who say this is about sovereignty – I say no. This is about people”.

    On Wednesday 18 June, two elected members from the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, MLAs Mark Pollard and Peter Biggs addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, better known as the Committee of 24.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 22:11 UTC

    Trump has world guessing his next step regarding Iran

    The Republican leader claimed Tehran's “unconditional surrender” was the only acceptable outcome

    US President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday it was too late for the Islamic regime of the Ayatollahs to discuss the conditions of a nuclear plan. The Republican leader made those remarks as he keeps the world guessing his next steps towards Iran, including the possible direct involvement of US forces alongside Israel's in the ongoing war. “Nobody knows what I'm going to do,” Trump told reporters.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 21:40 UTC

    CFK supporters pack Plaza de Mayo after house imprisonment

    “They can lock me up, but not all the Argentine people,” CFK insisted in a recorded audio message played to the crowd

    Crowds supporting former Argentine President Cristina Frnández de Kirchner (CFK) marched Wednesday onto Buenos Aires' iconic Plaza de Mayo following their leader's six-year house arrest conviction in the so-called Vialidad scandal. The demonstration was organized by the Justicialist (Peronist) Party (PJ), social organizations, and unions, with replications across several provinces.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Latin American countries evacuate diplomatic missions in Tehran

    Some 40 Argentines chose to stay in Iran despite advise from the South American country's diplomatic mission's advise against it

    Most Latin American countries have evacuated their diplomatic missions in Tehran as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates to unprecedented levels, with some Western analysts even fearing possible use of nuclear weaponry.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 09:38 UTC

    Chile's Central Bank keeps basic interest rate at 5%

    “The escalation of the war conflict in the Middle East adds further uncertainty to this outlook,” Chile's Central Bank reckoned

    Chile's Central Bank decided Tuesday to maintain the monetary policy interest rate at 5%, unchanged since December 2024, due to global economic uncertainties, particularly from escalating trade tensions and the Iran-Israel conflict in the Middle East, which pose risks to the US and global economies.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 08:42 UTC

    Brazil sees opportunity in mRNA vaccine development

    Brazil wants to fill a void in vaccine development platforms, Padilha explained

    Brazil's Alexandre Padilha admitted Tuesday at the at the 15th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting in Brasilia that his country was seeking to become a global leader in messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine production, leveraging partnerships with national institutions like the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) and the Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute. Padilha also reckoned other BRICS countries such as China would be engaged in the initiative.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 08:24 UTC

    Milei creates local version of FBI

    The Federal Police will focus on the root of crime, not “on the symptom,” Milei argued

    Argentine President Javier Milei and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich signed a decree expanding the scope of the Federal Police's (PFA) duties to focus primarily on investigative tasks, it was announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires. Tuesday's reform repeals a 1958 decree-law from military ruling times.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 08:15 UTC

    UK to introduce legislation on High Seas Treaty by end of year

    Marine Minister Emma Hardy said: “Our oceans are dying. Without urgent action, they will be irreversibly destroyed.”

    The UK Government will introduce a bill by the end of the year, to enable ratification of the BBNJ Agreement (sometimes referred to as the High Seas Treaty), the Marine Minister has announced.

  • Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 05:27 UTC

    Antarctica Emperor penguin population decreasing faster than expected, satellite imagery

    The emperor penguins breed the furthest south of any penguin species, forming large colonies on the sea-ice surrounding the Antarctic continent. (Photo BAS)

    Antarctica’s emperor penguin population may be decreasing faster than some of the most pessimistic predictions. A new analysis of up-to-date satellite imagery suggests the birds’ numbers declined 22% over a 15-year period (2009 to 2024) in a key sector of the continent – encompassing the Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea and Bellingshausen Sea.