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Montevideo, October 17th 2025 - 15:00 UTC

Stories for September 2025

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei: bailout from Washington being negotiated

    The last time the US Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Funds were touched was in 1995 to bail Mexico out of the “Tequila Crisis”

    Argentine President Javier Milei confirmed on Friday that his government was in “very advanced” negotiations with the US for an emergency loan from the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund. If secured, the bailout would be used to cover more than US$8.5 billion in debt maturities due in January and July of 2026.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

    Trump makes H-1B visa not profitable to boost employment of US nationals

    “No more bringing in foreigners to take our jobs,” Lutnick warned

    US President Donald Trump has upped the H-1B visa fee for employers to US$100,000 annually, effective Sept 21. The measure is intended to boost hiring local workers. “So there is an incentive to hire Americans,” Trump argued.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    YouTube shuts down Maduro's channel

    A Buenos Aires-based outlet claimed to have been behind the measure

    Google-owned YouTube has removed the official channel of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which had over 233,000 subscribers. While YouTube has not provided an official explanation, sources suggest the removal could be due to violations of the platform's policies on misinformation or automated content.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    IMF mission praises Uruguay's economy

    The IMF also suggested making “further efforts to put the debt-to-GDP ratio on a downward path”

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its annual review of the Uruguayan economy, praising its resilience and stability.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Chile's Supreme Court gives nod to Dominga mining project

    The Dominga project has a major political component, given its ties to former President Sebastián Piñera

    Chile's Supreme Court sided this week with mining company Andes Iron, effectively reviving its controversial Dominga mining project after a 12-year legal battle.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Brazilian ministers skipping UN General Assembly

    Padilha's visa only allowed him to commute between the UN headquarters and his hotel

    Brazilian Ministers Alexandre Padilha (Health) and Fernando Haddad (Finance) announced on Friday they would not be joining their country's delegation to the 80th United Nations' General Assembly (UNGA) starting in New York next week.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 08:32 UTC

    Pilots recount deep-sea mission off Uruguay with Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ROV SuBastian

    The expedition also highlighted international cooperation, with scientists from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Germany working side by side

    After nearly a month at sea, the research vessel Falkor (too) returned to Montevideo, closing the Uruguay SUB200 expedition with unprecedented footage and discoveries from the country’s deep ocean. Central to the mission was SuBastian, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) piloted in 12-hour shifts by a small team of specialists.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 01:34 UTC

    Argentine agency admits to issuing faulty passports

    The documents are still valid, but free replacements are available for those who might need them

    Argentina's National Registry of Persons (Renaper) admitted a printing flaw in passports issued between May 12 and June 30 of this year, belonging to the AAL series with specific serial number ranges 314,778-346,228; 400,000-607,599; and 616,000-620,088.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 01:05 UTC

    Green hydrogen project in Uruguay not quite environmentally friendly

    HIF now needs to submit a more detailed environmental study before it can proceed

    A green hydrogen production plant planned for Uruguay by the company HIF has been classified as having a “significant negative environmental impact” by the South American country's Environment Ministry, due to which the initiative, at an estimated investment of US$6 billion, faces several challenges.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 00:48 UTC

    How To Make Money From Gambling?

    Photo: Freepik

    Gambling attracts people with quick emotions and the chance of easy profit. Some see it only as fun. Others try to turn it into extra income. We looked closely at the ways people make money from gambling. Not all games are the same. Some depend only on luck. Others let you use knowledge, practice, and strategy.