Stories for December 2025

Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:39 UTC
Strong peso leading to outflow of dollars from Argentina

Argentina is on track for a historic outflow of dollars due to surging outbound tourism, driven by a favorable exchange rate. Initial projections for this year have been significantly revised upward, with analysts now anticipating a total dollar outflow between US$11 billion and US$13 billion (around 1.6% of the country's GDP), which would outpace the US$10.662 billion recorded in 2017 under then-President Mauricio Macri.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Argentine gov't wants stiffer Penal Code

Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni and outgoing Security Minister Patricia Bullrich on Monday announced the Libertarian government's initiative to submit a bill to Congress to update the Penal Code, providing for more stringent penalties and fewer concessions to convicted offenders.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 09:48 UTC
Ho Chi Minh to be honored at Montevideo's port

Uruguay's National Port Administration (ANP) has authorized the installation of a commemorative plaque honoring the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh in the main hall of Montevideo's fluviomaritime passenger terminal.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 09:46 UTC
Lev Tahor sect members expelled from Colombia

The Colombian government on Monday expelled nine adult members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor and placed 17 minors associated with the group into the protective custody of US authorities, following an international alert regarding the safety of the children.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 00:20 UTC
Best Site to Sell CSGO and CS2 Skins in Latin America

The Counter-Strike skin market has exploded across Latin America in recent years. From Brazil and Argentina to Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru, millions of players participate in a massive digital economy built around skins, cases, and trading. With the transition from CSGO to CS2, this market has only grown stronger – and so has the demand for fast, secure, and reliable platforms to sell skins for real money.
Monday, December 1st 2025 - 21:30 UTC
Brazil's Central Bank lowers inflation forecast for 2025

Brazil's Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) projections for this year have slipped from 4.45% to 4.43%, according to the latest issue of the weekly Focus Bulletin (FB) released by the Central Bank (BCB) on Monday. The IPCA is tantamount to the country's inflation index.
Monday, December 1st 2025 - 21:01 UTC
Uruguay leads Latin America in electric car sales

Uruguay has cemented its position as the undisputed leader in Latin American electric vehicle (EV) adoption, achieving a remarkable market penetration of 27.97% in the third quarter of 2025, the Latin American Zero Emissions Observatory (ZEMO) reported. The South American country is way ahead of its nearest competitor (Costa Rica, with 16.26%).
Monday, December 1st 2025 - 18:28 UTC
Falklands, emergency exercises training at MPC and protection of East Cove Port

Falkland Islands Mount Pleasant Complex, MPC, has been the center of emergency exercises involving personnel from the UK Royal Logistic Corps 460 Port Troop conducting response training with the Falkland Islands Resupply Ship (FIRS) over several days.
Monday, December 1st 2025 - 18:21 UTC
Falklands celebrates success of JMC week of discussions with UK and OTs officials

Both hosts and participants underlined the success of the recent Join Ministerial Council 2925 held in London and which brings together UK ministers and officials with Overseas Territories’ representatives.
Monday, December 1st 2025 - 18:04 UTC
“Threats to British Overseas Territories are deemed to be a threat to the UK”

The UK and Overseas Territories reaffirm the importance of respecting and promoting the right of self-determination for the peoples of the Territories, and “recognize that threats to the Overseas Territories are deemed to be a threat to the UK”, so reads the Joint Ministerial Council, JMC, communique chapter on “Security, Sovereignty and Resilience”, made public last week following November’s meeting in London.