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Montevideo, December 15th 2025 - 04:18 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 03:18 UTC

    Colombian prosecutors want President's son arrested

    The president's son has previously faced judicial restrictions, including a ban on leaving his city of residence

    Colombian prosecutors formally requested on Tuesday that Nicolás Petro Burgos, the eldest son of President Gustavo Petro, be placed in preventive detention on charges of alleged money laundering and illicit enrichment.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 03:18 UTC

    AIHomeworkHelper Review: What We Learned From Testing It

    AIHomeworkHelper works like a private tutor that never gets tired and doesn’t mind repeating a concept until it clicks

    Some homework problems make you stop and wonder if the topic has quietly changed while you weren’t looking. You try a few steps, reread the instructions, and still end up stuck. That’s usually when you start searching for something (anything) that can make the task feel doable.

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 19:02 UTC

    Venezuela approves migrant repatriation flight from US despite Trump’s airspace closure claim

    Venezuela has regularly accepted repatriation flights in recent months, even as the US military has carried out strikes on small boats in the Caribbean, claiming they were involved in drug trafficking

    The Venezuelan government announced on Tuesday that it had approved a US request to operate a migrant repatriation flight, just days after President Donald Trump declared that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.” The move, reported by The New York Times, highlights that communication between Washington and Caracas remains active despite escalating tensions over Trump’s military campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 18:46 UTC

    South Georgia Heritage Trust unveils Memorial to 175.000 whales, … and their fantastic resurgence

    Rivets on the Whale Memorial show the number of whales of each species processed on the island© Michael Visocchi

    An artwork memorializing the impact of the whaling industry on marine life has been installed in South Georgia. The memorial by artist Michael Visocchiis, who was chosen through an international competition, is called Commensalis: The Spirit Tables of South Georgia. Once completed, the memorial will consist of seven circular tables made of weathered steel.

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Maduro stays in Venezuela, rejects Trump's offer to resign

    Maduro, who is running out of options to resign and leave his country, reportedly asked for another call with Trump

    Venezuela's Bolivarian leader Nicolás Maduro was reported on Monday to have stayed in his country despite US President Donald Trump's offer to step down in exchange for immunity. During a private telephone conversation on Nov. 21, Washington rejected Maduro's terms and set a deadline for his departure, which has now expired.

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    A woman from Arab Emirates will be leading the UN agency for Tourism

    The appointment of Al Nowais as the new Secretary-General for the term 2026-2029 was the highlight of the first day of the UN Tourism General Assembly

    Ms. Al Shaikha Nowais from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be the first woman to lead the United Nations Specialized Agency for tourism in its 50-year history. She will begin her term at the start of 2026, having gained significant experience in the private sector, most notably as Corporate Vice President at Rotana Hotels.

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914

    The wreck was located upright on the seabed, around 100 miles southeast from Stanley

    The Falkland Islands Government has announced that following the centenary commemoration of the great naval battle and defeat of the Imperial German navy, held in 2014, both the Royal Navy and the Royal British Legion globally concluded the practice of marking the 8th December as a separate remembrance event.

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Bioceanic Corridor feared to be seized by traffickers

    The Bioceanic Corridor “is going to be the route of the narcos,” Martínez argued

    Paraguayan Senator Esperanza Martínez of the leftwing Frente Guasú party has raised concerns over a scandal involving the sale of public land at the head of the Bioceanic Corridor bridge in Carmelo Peralta. The lawmaker claimed that “narcos” were seizing the territory

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:39 UTC

    Strong peso leading to outflow of dollars from Argentina

    A convenient exchange rate drives Argentines to vacation abroad

    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

    This reform ”will bring order where barbarism once reigned, Adorni and Bullrich pointed out

    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.