Stories for July 2025

Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Demand for Bolivian coffee on the rise

Although not typically associated with Bolivia, this South American country has exported over 27,000 tons of high-quality coffee in the past decade, generating over US$108 million in revenue.
Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:37 UTC
Paraguay to receive electric buses and pickup trucks from Korean Donation

Paraguay is set to receive 60 distinctive electric “jeepney” buses and 20 electric pickup trucks as a donation from the Korean government. The buses, known for their colorful, elongated design popular in the Philippines, are expected to arrive in Paraguay in October and will be assembled domestically, becoming operational by year-end.
Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:27 UTC
Uruguay: New water treatment plant approved

Uruguay is moving forward with plans for a 200,000 cubic meter water treatment plant in the Santa Lucía River basin, specifically in the Aguas Corrientes area. This decision comes after renegotiations of a contract, with the project now the previously planned Arazatí initiative was scrapped.
Friday, July 18th 2025 - 20:58 UTC
Milei vows to bring those behind AMIA bombing to Justice

Argentine President Javier Milei pledged Friday to keep struggling until those responsible for the July 18, 1994, bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters in Buenos Aires are held to account.
Friday, July 18th 2025 - 19:59 UTC
De Moraes places Bolsonaro under house arrest after “blatant confession”

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest after making “a blatant confession of obstruction of justice.” The former head of State also had a tracking device placed around his ankle, which he said meant a “supreme humiliation.”
Friday, July 18th 2025 - 16:27 UTC
The Role of Slurry Pumping in Modern Oil, Gas, and Mining Operations

The oil, gas, and mining sectors are the backbone of industrial progress and energy supply. These industries rely on large-scale extraction, transport, and processing of heavy materials. One of the critical technologies that enable these operations to function smoothly is slurry pumping — a process essential for handling abrasive, dense, and often corrosive mixtures of solids and liquids.
Friday, July 18th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
Moody's upgrades Argentina's rating with positive shifting

Moody's has raised Argentina's foreign and local currency credit rating from Caa3 to Caa1, also shifting the outlook from “stable” to “positive.” This upgrade reflects Moody's view that Argentina's broad liberalization of exchange and capital controls, coupled with a new program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will improve the availability of foreign currency and ease pressure on external finances.
Friday, July 18th 2025 - 10:40 UTC
Paraguay, UK sign “Friendship Charter”

Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano and British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs David Lammy signed Thursday in London the so-called “United Kingdom-Paraguay Friendship Charter,” committing both nations to enhanced cooperation across five key areas:
Friday, July 18th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
Trump demands release of Epstein documents to stop revolt, threatens to sue WSJ

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to release portions of the grand jury materials from the Jeffrey Epstein case in an effort to calm the growing discontent within the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. The move follows The Wall Street Journal’s publication of a 2003 birthday letter allegedly written by Trump to the convicted sex offender — a letter Trump claims is “fake,” threatening legal action against the newspaper and its owner, Rupert Murdoch.
Friday, July 18th 2025 - 10:19 UTC
Embraer likens Trump's tariffs to Covid-19 slowdown

Brazillian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, the third-largest in the world behind Boeing and Airbus, estimated that the tariffs announced by the United States against Brazil could have an impact similar to that of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the company saw a 30% drop in revenue and had to reduce its workforce by around 20%.