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Montevideo, September 1st 2025 - 00:05 UTC

Stories for August 2025

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 20:02 UTC

    New Covid-19 variants detected in Uruguay

    These new variants “have not led to increases in hospitalizations or serious cases,” Lustemberg noted

    Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) has confirmed the circulation in the country of the new Covid-19 “Frankenstein” (XFG) and “Nimbus” (NB.1.8.1) variants. The discovery was made through the country's genomic surveillance system after analyzing samples from sentinel centers.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 19:29 UTC

    De Moraes' canceled credit card poses dilemma to Brazilian banks

    Not following US impositions could affect Brazilian banks' businesses abroad, but ignoring the STF could result in local penalties

    After the Banco do Brasil (BB) canceled Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes' Master Card following instructions stemming from the United States' sanctions under the Magnitsky Act against the magistrate, South America's largest country's institutions were gripped by controversy.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Bolsonaro has 48 hours to explain asylum request to Argentina

    The Bolsonaros were found to have repeatedly sought to circumvent precautionary measures

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Wednesday gave former President Jair Bolsonaro 48 hours to explain an asylum request to Argentina found in his mobile telephone by the Federal Police (PF).

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    Brazil exports benefit from Argentina’s economic rebound

    Trade is booming, 50% higher in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024, and despite the fact that presidents Jaiver Milei and Lula da Silva do not have a friendly relation

    The economic rebound of Argentina, under liberal president Javier Milei, has had a significant impact for Brazil, with auto and industrial machinery exports having increased more than 50% so far this year compared to similar period in 2024, points out O Globo news.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Stubborn inflation in UK, 3.8% in twelve months to July with air fares, fuel and food prices leading

    The Bank of England inflation target is 2%. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that “there was more to do to ease the cost of living”.

    The U.K.’s annual inflation rate was higher than expected at 3.8% in July, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. Most economists had anticipated inflation would reach 3.7% in the twelve months to July, after it picked up to 3.6% in June, exceeding forecasts.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:25 UTC

    Scientists on a joint expedition to “visualize the deep off the Uruguayan coast”

    R/V Falkor (Too) from the California based Schmidt Ocean Institute is hosting a team of scientists from Uruguay’s main University for a month long expedition

    This Next Friday August 22nd, R/V Falkor (too) from the California based Schmidt Ocean Institute, departs with a team of scientists from Uruguay’s main University for a month long expedition to “visualize the deep off the Uruguayan coast”.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:23 UTC

    Drones banned in Venezuela

    These devices were considered to pose security risks

    Venezuela's Bolivarian regime announced Tuesday a nationwide suspension and prohibition of all activities related to drones and other remotely piloted aircraft. Published in Official Gazette No. 6,927, the measure bans the purchase, sale, manufacture, import, distribution, training, registration, and flight operations of these devices for one year, effective Aug. 18, 2025.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Copa Sudamericana match in Argentina halted amid fan violence

    Conmebol authorities stopped the police from intervening

    The Copa Sudamericana round of 16 football match between Independiente of Argentina and Universidad de Chile, tied at 1-1, was suspended 20 minutes into the second half due to violent clashes in Avellaneda on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Moody's upholds Paraguay's investment grading

    All quantitative fiscal targets at the end of December 2024 were met

    The international rating agency Moody's on Tuesday reaffirmed Paraguay's sovereign rating at “Baa3”, maintaining a stable outlook. This rating, considered an investment grade, is the result of the South American country's strong economic performance, fiscal discipline, and institutional stability. The Baa3 rating entails lower financing costs, with better borrowing conditions in terms of interest rates and maturities.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 09:19 UTC

    Falklands, BFSAI and MPA capabilities in the challenging winter conditions

    An RAF transport parked at MPA in a typical South Atlantic winter weather night

    Whilst personnel in the UK are enduring yet another heatwave in 2025, Royal Air Force Service Personnel on the other side of the world are experiencing quite the opposite!