Stories for December 2025

Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Lula issues ultimatum as Meloni and Macron stall EU-Mercosur FTA

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a sharp ultimatum to European leaders on Wednesday, declaring that if the long-awaited EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is not signed this Saturday, he will abandon negotiations for the remainder of his presidency.
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Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
Brazil: Senate passes bill slashing sentences for Jan 8 convicts

In a decisive 48-25 vote on Wednesday, the Brazilian Senate approved the controversial “Dosimetry Bill” (PL 2162/2023), a measure that drastically reduces prison sentences for those convicted in the January 8, 2023, riots and the alleged coup plot.
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Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Ecuadorean football star killed by hitmen

Barcelona Sporting Club defender Mario Pineida and his partner were slain by hitmen in Guayaquil on Wednesday afternoon. The footballer's mother, who had been shopping with the couple, was wounded in the attack but is out of danger.
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Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 08:11 UTC
Bolivian President ends fuel subsidies, raises minimum wage

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira has announced a drastic economic overhaul, declaring a state of “economic, financial, energetic, and social emergency,” which includes ending fuel subsidies that have been in place for over 20 years and implementing a significant increase in the minimum wage to offset the resulting inflation.
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Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 08:05 UTC
India and Argentina strike 2025-27 agricultural development agreement

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) have signed a bilateral agreement on agricultural collaboration in natural resource management and sustainable agronomy, encompassing zero tillage, mechanization, micro-irrigation, and fertigation.
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Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 00:05 UTC
Protecting Your Privacy: How to Remove Your Information from the Top People Search Sites

As a seasoned investor, I think about risk in layers: market risk, tenant risk, legal risk-and increasingly, data exposure risk. That's where “Protecting Your Privacy: How to Remove Your Information from the Top People” comes in.
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Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 21:23 UTC
Venezuela's PDVSA vows to continue global oil exports

Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA declared Wednesday that its export operations remain fully functional, signaling a defiant stance against a newly announced naval blockade by US President Donald Trump.
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Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 21:05 UTC
Paraguay among key US allies, says Charge d’Affaires

Robert Alter, Charge d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Asunción, has characterized Paraguay as one of the United States' most significant global allies. Speaking with Radio Ñandutí, Alter highlighted the strengthening of bilateral ties following the signing of a new security cooperation agreement aimed at dismantling organized crime.
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Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 14:06 UTC
No end in sight for São Paulo's water crisis

São Paulo, Latin America's most populous metropolitan area, is facing a historic hydrological crisis as three consecutive years of drought have pushed critical reservoirs to near-depletion. With the Jaguari-Jacareí dam —the primary source for nine million residents— dropping below 18% capacity, authorities have escalated contingency measures to prevent a total system failure.
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Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 14:04 UTC
Chile's Central Bank cuts interest rate to 4.5%

Chile's Central Bank Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to lower the Monetary Policy Rate (TPM) to 4.5% in response to a faster-than-anticipated decline in inflation and a stabilizing global economic outlook after holding rates at 4.75% during its previous session.
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