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Stories for July 31st 2025

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 22:34 UTC

    US State Department website advisories for travelers to Antarctica

    The advice, revised on 28 July 2025, warns of the dangers of the continent’s harsh and unpredictable weather, which can change at short notice and scupper travel plans.

    The U.S. State Department has renewed two of its website Travel Advisories for Antarctica reminding travelers to “increase basically” their situational awareness in the area containing some of the edgiest and most volatile conditions. The advice, revised on 28 July 2025, warns of the dangers of the continent’s harsh and unpredictable weather, which can change at short notice and scupper travel plans. The advisory also cites the region’s lack of emergency medical care that could further endanger visitors.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 21:26 UTC

    Transformed St Helena veteran vessel will be visiting Falklands in 2026/2027

    RMS St Helena when she was in full operations transporting passengers and cargo between the island in mid-Atlantic and South Africa.

    Falkland Islands residents, originally from the island of St. Helena, most probably during the next year, might see the revival of a vessel that for many decades was the only link with South Africa. However, this time refurbished, with different colors and as an exclusive boutique, at most 98 passengers, RMS St Helena, will be sailing the roaring forties and targeting Antarctica expeditions.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentine Justice Minister under flak for hidden camera footage

    Cúneo Libarona was recorded talking with Sound of Freedom's Tim Ballard

    Argentina's Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona is facing calls for his resignation after a video was leaked showing him offering to help former CIA agent Timothy Ballard clean up his public image. Ballard, who inspired the film Sound of Freedom, has been accused of sexual violence by former employees of his anti-trafficking organization, Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.).

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 09:59 UTC

    Only one Chilean region still under tsunami alert

    Other areas were declared under a “precaution” status, and people were advised to stay off the coastlines

    Following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia, Chile was the most affected country in the Americas by the likelihood of tsunamis. However, by early Thursday, the Government had downgraded its alert for most coastal regions to a state of “precaution” as per recommendations from the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) and the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA).

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 09:34 UTC

    Chile dodges US's 50% tariffs on copper

    The announcement was welcomed in Santiago by Minister Aurora Williams and other officials

    US President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on copper imports will not apply to Chile's primary export to the United States: refined copper cathodes. This decision, announced in a White House proclamation, has been met with relief and celebration by officials in Santiago.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 09:25 UTC

    TikToker rattles Bolivia's financial system

    Villafuerte has some 70,000 followers

    Twenty-one-year-old TikToker Juan Carlos Villafuerte was arrested for allegedly damaging the credibility of Bolivia's system after the Financial System Supervisory Authority (ASFI) filed a complaint against him for creating videos that claimed “banks in Bolivia are in danger” and advised people to withdraw their savings.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 09:00 UTC

    Uruguayan court sentences Iranian traveling on a fake passport to 3 months in jail

    In a separate court ruling, two former military officers were convicted of crimes against humanity

    An Iranian citizen has been sentenced to three months in prison in Uruguay for entering the country with a fake Israeli passport. The man had previously been deported from El Salvador, where he also used the forged document.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 08:48 UTC

    Group of Friends of Haiti discusses next steps at OAS

    Ramdin urged the international community to support Haiti through its security and humanitarian crisis

    Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Albert Ramdin convened the first meeting of the Group of Friends of Haiti in Washington DC on Wednesday. This group serves as an informal platform for information sharing among stakeholders regarding the evolving situation in Haiti, aiming to improve coordination and alignment of efforts.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 08:23 UTC

    Uruguay investigates youth detention center over alleged torture and abuse

    Uruguay’s human rights institution confirmed that it found “violations of the rights of youth,” especially regarding interpersonal violence, prolonged confinement, and inadequate infrastructure

    Two deputy directors of the Centro Las Piedras—a facility within Uruguay’s juvenile justice system—have been removed from their posts following serious allegations of violence and potential torture against adolescents in custody, Búsqueda weekly reported.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 07:54 UTC

    Why Gamers and Content Creators Need Smarter Payment Solutions

    Gaming and content creation are not just hobbies anymore. They are now a multi-billion dollar industry. The industry thrives on volume and constant engagement. The global gaming industry is expected to generate more than $211 billion in revenue by 2025. These revenues can come in the form of sponsorships, ads, and even fan donations.