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Montevideo, November 25th 2025 - 07:01 UTC

Stories for November 4th 2025

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 20:44 UTC

    Former US VP Dick Cheney dies aged 84

    Despite his decades-long commitment to the Republican Party, he stood up against Trump and voted for Kamala Harris last year

    Richard “Dick” Bruce Cheney, a towering figure in Republican politics for over three decades and the 46th Vice President of the United States, died Monday night at the age of 84.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Prince William given the keys to the city of Rio

    “It was an honor to receive the keys to the city at the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro,” William wrote on social media

    Prince William of Wales is visiting Brazil to fulfill an environmental agenda. On Monday, while touring Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain, he received the key to the city from Mayor Eduardo Paes.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum to former PM

    Chávez faces up to 26 years in jail for supporting Castillo's uprising

    Peru announced on Monday that it was officially severing all diplomatic ties with Mexico following the asylum granted by the mission in Lima to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez. “The Peruvian government has decided today to break diplomatic relations with Mexico,” Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela stressed.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    FT says Trump teams evaluating dollarization of Argentina's economy

    Trump remains committed to “maintaining the strength and power of the dollar,” as Beijing pushes for the use of other currencies

    Sources close to US President Donald Trump said the Republican administration was actively discussing a strategy to encourage several countries to adopt the greenback as their official currency, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday. The move would seek to curb China’s growing influence and maintain the dollar's global dominance.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    Prince Albert II of Monaco lands in Paraguay for 3-day visit

    The Prince is next due at the COP30 climate change conference in Brazil

    Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived in Paraguay on Monday for his first-ever official visit to the South American nation, marking a historic moment aimed at boosting diplomatic and commercial ties. He was welcomed at the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport at 6.10 pm local time with full honors by Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:41 UTC

    Japan is one step closer to allowing Brazilian beef imports

    A Japanese team is due in Brazil this month to check the States of Santa Catarina, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul, Fávaro confirmed

    The opening of the Japanese market to Brazilian beef appears imminent, as a Japanese government delegation is scheduled to visit Brazil this month to conduct a final audit of local meatpacking plants. Negotiations gained significant momentum following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Tokyo in March.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:29 UTC

    High-speed train between Rio and Sao Paulo could revolutionize travel in Brazil

    By land, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are currently linked by bus services, taking around 6 hours each way

    Brazil's plans for a groundbreaking high-speed rail (HSR) system that promises to connect Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in an estimated 1 hour and 45 minutes could potentially revolutionize transport in South America.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:18 UTC

    Considerable shrinking of Antarctic glacier reported

    Seismic movements, possibly triggered by ice calving, created waves that reached the Hektoria glacier's fixed ice and fragmented it, the experts believe

    Experts have expressed their concern after a study revealed that the Hektoria Glacier in eastern Antarctica retreated by 50% in just two months —between November and December 2022— losing 8.2 kilometers of ice. This rate of ice loss is nearly ten times faster than previously measured for land-based glaciers, setting a new record.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 08:34 UTC

    Falklands, Lloyds Bank interested in operating in the Islands

    The Falklands Chamber of Commerce in its site reminds that Standard Chartered Bank enjoys a certain positive situation in the Falklands.

    The Falkland Islands Government has published a notice in the Penguin News saying that “there will be a public meeting held on Wednesday, 5th November 2025 at 5pm in the Court & Assembly Chamber.