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Montevideo, April 22nd 2025 - 15:36 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 07:34 UTC

    Falklands Government have given update on avian influenza

    Of 84 sets of swabs taken, 26 returned positive and 58 negative

    Falklands Government Veterinary Services have given an update on avian influenza. Since Monday 1 July 2024, 105 suspect birds/animals have been reported, 84 sets of swabs have been taken (some are repeat sets from known suspect or confirmed areas).

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 07:31 UTC

    RAF farewell to Puma HC2s choppers, which saw combat on both sides in the Falklands war

    After 54 years of continuous service, Britain’s Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Puma fleet retired on March 31, 2025, concluding a remarkable career that began in 1971. The farewell flights on March 26 and 27 saw Puma HC2s soar over the United Kingdom and Cyprus, with additional fly-pasts in Brunei, marking the end of an era for this versatile helicopter.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 00:14 UTC

    Brasilia to host 2025 Youth Games

    This year's version will include virtual rowing competitions

    Brasília has been confirmed as the host city for the 2025 Youth Games, scheduled from September 10 to 25, Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) President Marco La Porta and Federal District Lieutenant Governor Celina Leão announced Tuesday. Highlighting Brasília's history of hosting major sporting events, they underscored the importance of youth sports in building a sporting nation. This edition will further delve into engaging young audiences through electronic sports.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 23:47 UTC

    Mensun Bound highlights Ocean Heritage at Ocean Business 2025 launch in Southampton

    “Ocean Business 2025 is a fantastic platform to bring together like-minded individuals and organisations dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the subsea sector,” Bound said

    Renowned maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound delivered the keynote address today at the opening of Ocean Business 2025, a leading global event for ocean science and technology professionals.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 19:25 UTC

    Native communities want in on Chile's lithium production

    The involvement of Indigenous groups in mining at a managerial level is rare in Latin America

    Lickanantay Indigenous communities in Chile's Atacama Desert are negotiating with mining giants Codelco and SQM to secure a historic governance role in lithium extraction, which accounts for 25% of global production and is vital for the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 18:57 UTC

    García-Mansilla resigns from Argentine Supreme Court after 39 days

    García-Mansilla was the victim of his own words after speaking in 2015 against Supreme Court appointments without the Senate's nod

    Law Professor Manuel García-Mansilla resigned from Argentina’s Supreme Court of Justice on Monday after just 39 days on his bench, following the Senate’s rejection of his nomination (51 against, 20 in favor), in addition to a controversial ruling from a lower court barring him from signing resolutions.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil strong enough to weather Trump's tariffs, says Lula

    Brazil's economy “only depends on us Brazilians,” Lula argued

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday underscored his country's strong international reserves (US$ 370 billion) to withstand global challenges, including Donald Trump's tariffs. He also highlighted his administration's measures to boost credit and consumption.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Venezuela warns of false flag moves to justify imperialist attacks

    “False positive” actions are usually carried out to then “invade sovereign nations and peoples,” the Bolivarian Armed Forces argued

    Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned Sunday of an alleged “false flag” operation targeting an ExxonMobil platform in disputed maritime waters between Venezuela and Guyana.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 09:40 UTC

    Israel to suppress all tariffs on US goods, Netanyahu tells Trump

    Washington will not necessarily reciprocate given the aid already given to Israel, Trump noted

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday said at the White House that his Government would eliminate tariffs and trade barriers on US imports to address the trade deficit with Washington. He made those remarks amid global market declines of over 7%, triggered by tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, which amount to 17% in the case of Israel.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

    Economists forecast Argentina's inflation to near 3%

    The REM did not include recent shakeups from Trump's tariffs

    Argentina's Central Bank's (BCRA) issue of the Market Expectations Outlook (Relevamiento de Expectativas del Mercado - REM) released Monday with data collected between March 27 and 31 among 39 experts raised the inflation forecast for last month to 2.6% from the previous 2.2%, which would represent an acceleration from January’s 2.2% and February’s 2.4%.