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Montevideo, October 19th 2025 - 19:20 UTC

Stories for August 23rd 2025

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 12:26 UTC

    Senator Uribe Turbay's father picks up his son's baton

    Uribe Londoño is familiar with the country's history of violence

    The 79-year-old Miguel Uribe Londoño, father of the Colombian slain Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, announced Friday that he would fill his son's vacancy within the conservative Centro Democrático's presidential primaries. Uribe Turbay died on August 11 after being shot during a campaign event in June.

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 12:15 UTC

    Amazonia Summit countries pass Bogotá Declaration

    The document provides for coordinated joint environmental actions

    Leaders of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela on Friday approved the Bogotá Declaration, a document that establishes a unified position for COP30, scheduled for November 10-21 in Belém do Pará, Brazil.

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 11:52 UTC

    Maduro says Venezuela is an impregnable homeland

    Venezuela's wealth consists of its moral values, Maduro claimed

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday insisted before the National Assembly (Parliament) that his country was an “impregnable homeland,” which “nothing and no one will touch.” He also underlined that true wealth lay in “moral, spiritual, and ethical” values.

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    Brazil's STF votes again to convict Congresswoman Zambelli

    Zambelli is under arrest in Italy pending her extradition

    Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) decided on Friday (22) by 9 votes to 2 to convict Federal Congresswoman Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) to five years and three months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm and illegal coercion with the use of a firearm.

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 09:37 UTC

    Uruguay marks centenary of Legislative Palace with new LED lighting

    Cosse explained that the new system is permanent, programmable, and adaptable to different national and international events

    Montevideo inaugurated on Friday a modern lighting system for the Legislative Palace as part of the celebrations marking the building’s 100th anniversary. More than 250 LED lights have been installed on the exterior, featuring energy-efficient technology and automated control.