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Stories for December 23rd 2025

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:43 UTC

    Uruguay's Economy Minister worried by too much success

    Falling below the Central Bank's target can be as “undesirable” as exceeding it, Oddone explained

    Uruguay's Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone announced Monday that his country's GDP was projected to expand by 2.3% this year. While the figure is slightly lower than initial government forecasts, Oddone emphasized that it represents more than double the average growth rate seen over the past decade.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:39 UTC

    Argentine Appellate Court orders Central Bank to disclose details of gold shipments abroad

    The BCRA must now provide the requested documentation or submit an exhaustive, itemized justification for any data it continues to withhold

    The Buenos Aires Federal Administrative Court of Appeals has dealt a significant legal blow to the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA), ordering it to release detailed information regarding the shipment of national gold reserves overseas.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:33 UTC

    Brazil: General Augusto Heleno granted house arrest

    De Moraes warned that the general would return to a detention facility should he break the conditions for his house arrest

    Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted house arrest to General Augusto Heleno, the Minister of Institutional Security (GSI) under former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was among those convicted for the Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:21 UTC

    Regional aviation milestones in Paraguay and Uruguay

    Carrasco is now at the same level as Paris, London, and Madrid, it was explained

    The aviation sectors in Paraguay and Uruguay achieved significant milestones on Monday. Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi Airport set a new record number of passengers, while Montevideo's Carrasco completed a multi-million-dollar technological overhaul.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:13 UTC

    Argentine gov't halts ATC workers' strike

    Flights will operate as usual ahead of the Christmas break, it was explained

    The Argentine Labor Secretariat ordered a “mandatory conciliation” in the dispute between air traffic controllers and the state-owned air navigation company, EANA, effectively suspending the strike scheduled for Tuesday and ensuring flights will operate normally ahead of the Christmas break.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:01 UTC

    Russia evacuates diplomatic families from Venezuela

    Witnesses in Caracas saw a motorcade outside the Russian Embassy

    Russia has reportedly begun evacuating the families of its diplomats from Venezuela as tensions with the United States reach a volatile peak. According to the Associated Press (AP), citing a European intelligence source, the operation began on Friday and involves women and children.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    General strike cripples Bolivia over so-called “Gasolinazo”

    “The Miners' Federation does not go out to tickle people,” Paye warned

    Thousands of miners, coca growers, and labor activists descended on the seat of government on Monday, marking the first day of a national general strike against Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira's decision to terminate fuel subsidies. The mobilization, led by the Bolivian Workers' Union (COB), has effectively paralyzed the capital and several other major departments.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 00:23 UTC

    Top NSFW AI Art Generator Review: Marketing vs. Reality Check

    Photo: Unsplash

    Marketing pages show perfect examples and promise unlimited creative freedom. The top nsfw ai art generator review sites rarely test what happens during week two when the novelty fades and practical limitations surface. Does image generation stay fast? Do generated images maintain quality? Does the free plan become unusable once initial credits expire?