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Stories for December 13th 2025

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:43 UTC

    Falkland Islands’ newly elected lawmakers sworn in after landmark election

    The 2025 election resulted in an almost complete renewal of the Assembly, reflecting strong voter dissatisfaction with the outgoing legislature, particularly in Stanley. Photo: Government House

    The newly elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were formally sworn in on Friday during a ceremony at Government House, marking the start of a new four-year legislative term following a highly disruptive general election.

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:34 UTC

    Chile headed for pivotal runoff elections

    Political analysts widely view the election as a contest between extremes

    Chileans head to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a high-stakes runoff that pits the governing leftist coalition against the hard-right opposition. The election is highly polarized and will determine the direction of the country amid growing concerns over security, migration, and economic stagnation.

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:31 UTC

    Alckmin says France wants to delay EU-Mercosur FTA

    The world will need to replace aviation kerosene with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Alckmin also reckoned

    Brazil's Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, stated on Friday that France was attempting to delay the signing of the long-negotiated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:19 UTC

    Five-month preemptive arrest for former Bolivian President Arce

    “We haven't left, we're here, we're innocent,” Arce insisted as he was transferred to prison (Pic REUTERS)

    Former Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora has been placed under preemptive arrest at the San Pedro detention facility in La Paz for five months, pending a corruption inquiry regarding the mismanagement of funds intended for indigenous projects when he served as Economy Minister under Evo Morales (2006-2019).

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Uruguayan President vaccinated against measles

    Orsi was among those who needed to complete their two-dose scheme

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and several members of his cabinet received the measles vaccine at the Executive Tower on Friday, underscoring the government's push for immunization following a regional health alert and a small domestic outbreak.

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 08:56 UTC

    First case of super flu K confirmed in Mexico

    This highly contagious variant exhibits clinical characteristics similar to common seasonal influenza

    Mexico's Health Ministry confirmed late Friday the country's first human case of the Influenza A H3N2 subclade K variant, a strain commonly referred to in the media as “super flu K.” The case was detected by the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER). The patient received antiviral treatment and has since recovered.

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 08:50 UTC

    Paraguay's economy projected to grow this year above expectations

    Paraguay's economy “is growing due to non-traditional sectors,” Carvallo said

    Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) significantly revised its economic forecast this week, estimating that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will expand by 6% by the end of 2025, a sharp increase from the initial 3.8% projection.