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Stories for August 19th 2025

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 20:27 UTC

    US$600 million treasure discovered in Colombian farm

    Authorities suspect that the money could be linked to the late drug lord Pablo Escobar and his Medellín cartel

    A farmer in the Colombian region of Antioquía region of Colombia has unearthed an astonishing US$600 million in cash. The money was found buried in rusty metal drums while the rural worker, who remains anonymous for security reasons, was doing some digging to expand his crop area.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 20:17 UTC

    Falkland Islands to host first-ever international shearing tri-nations test match

    Winners will share a prize fund of £12,000, split between shearing and wool handling categories. An official reception at Government House will mark the occasion

    The Falkland Islands will host their first international shearing and wool handling test match on 14 November 2025, featuring teams from Wales, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. The landmark event, organized by Falkland Shears in partnership with the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC), will take place at the Falkland Islands Defence Force hall in Stanley.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 19:48 UTC

    Uruguay and Ecuador sign cooperation agreements

    Noboa (L) and Orsi agreed to focus on common interests beyond ideological differences

    Presidents of Ecuador and Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay on Tuesday signed two bilateral agreements in Montevideo, increasing cooperation and intelligence sharing. The understanding involves the two countries' Ministries of Interior and Defense.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 11:42 UTC

    YPF legal saga: Irish court rules in favor of Argentina

    There are no assets to seize in Ireland, the judge argued

    An Irish court has ruled in favor of Argentina, rejecting a request by plaintiffs to enforce a US$16 billion New York judgment in that country. The plaintiffs in the YPF expropriation lawsuit sought to recognize and enforce New York Judge Loretta Preska's ruling in various foreign jurisdictions, namely England, France, Luxembourg, Australia, Canada, and Cyprus. However, the Irish court's decision was the first to deny this request.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 11:18 UTC

    Uruguay announces economic measures to boost growth

    Uruguay will focus on small and medium-sized enterprises, Oddone explained

    Uruguay's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has announced a new set of measures to “prioritize” and “streamline” investment to boost growth by making things easier for both national and foreign investors. “There is a political idea of what we want to do,” Minister Gabriel Oddone explained.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    US deploys destroyers off Venezuela in operation against narco-terror groups

    The strategy aligns with President Donald Trump’s policy of ramping up military pressure on drug cartels, including Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, and the Cartel of the Suns

    The United States will deploy three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers off the coast of Venezuela within the next 36 hours as part of an operation targeting criminal organizations classified as narco-terrorist groups. According to Reuters, the vessels are the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham, and USS Sampson, all equipped with the Aegis defense system for air, submarine, and surface warfare.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Brazil: Meta ordered to remove controversial content from platforms

    The “eroticization of children” is on the rise, it was argued

    Brazil's Attorney General's Office (FGR) has formally requested that Meta - owner of social media platforms WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook - immediately remove chatbots that use childlike language and appearances to engage in sexual conversations. These chatbots, created using the “Meta AI Studio” tool, are considered a “concrete risk to the psychological integrity of children and adolescents.”

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Tsunami ruled out in Chile after earthquake

    The SHOA ruled out the chance after properly monitoring the events in the Drake Sea

    A 5.7-magnitude earthquake was reported early Tuesday in the Drake Sea, with its epicenter located 249 kilometers south of Puerto Williams, in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region. Following the seismic event, the Chilean Navy's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOA) ruled out any possibility of a tsunami affecting the Chilean coast.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 09:16 UTC

    Fishing conflict in Uruguay: armed assemblies and threats amid industry crisis

    The dispute began over the union’s demand to hire an additional crew member on coastal vessels, a measure rejected by companies due to higher costs

    After nearly 80 days of strikes that paralyzed the fishing season and caused losses of up to US$50 million, Uruguay’s fishing union (Suntma) decided to call off its protest — but in an atmosphere of extreme tension. In recent assemblies, armed workers confronted each other and issued direct threats. “If you want bullets, you’ll get bullets,” one participant warned union leaders, according to El País.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 00:40 UTC

    Strategic Engagement or Habitual Use? Rethinking Digital Entertainment Patterns

    Routine digital entertainment comes from habitual patterns of activity that create strong neural pathways

    Digital entertainment has evolved from mindful leisure choices to entrenched components of the daily cycle. Fewer people can now distinguish so readily between strategic entertainment decisions and habitual behavioral routines that fill idle time intervals throughout the day. The outcome relates to all from surfing social media to gaming sessions, and it creates a new category of half-aware digital consumption.

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