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Montevideo, November 25th 2025 - 02:20 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 20:22 UTC

    Antarctica expedition company flies guests in helicopter to Emperor penguins island

    Quark Expeditions carried out the Snow Hill landing in accordance with IAATO conservation guidelines

    Quark Expeditions announced that by using two twin-engine helicopters from the Ultramarine, it brought guests to the remote Snow Hill Island Emperor penguin colony. “After months of in-depth preparation, the expedition team took to the skies at dawn with our two twin-engine Airbus helicopters to deliver our guests to the famed Emperor penguin colony,” said Expedition Leader Ryan McDevitt.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Rodrigo Paz sworn in as Bolivia's new President

    Paz's first challenge will be to solve the dollar shortage and rising prices

    Rodrigo Paz Pereira, a 58-year-old center-right politician, was inaugurated as the President of Bolivia on Saturday, assuming a five-year mandate amid a severe economic crisis. The son of former President Jaime Paz Zamora won the Oct. 19 runoff with 54.5% of the vote, successfully ending two decades of dominance by the leftwing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Low Attendance and Diplomatic Tensions at EU-Celac Summit

    The encounter was attended by only nine heads of state or government, featuring numerous notable absences and last-minute cancellations

    The fourth summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) kicked off on Sunday in the Colombian city of Santa Marta, amid significant diplomatic friction and a noticeable lack of high-level engagement from both blocs.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    French minister vows to block EU-Mercosur FTA out of concern for its farmers

    Genevard warned that unless these guarantees are “in writing, validated and accepted by Mercosur partners,” France will maintain its opposing stance

    France has once again cast a negative note on the proposed Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard stated emphatically that her country would not sign a deal that “condemns its farmers.”

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Deal reached in US Senate to end longest-ever Gov't shutdown

    A few formalities were still pending after the deal, it was reported in Washington DC

    A bipartisan agreement was struck in the Senate on Sunday to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, a 40-day impasse that has crippled federal agencies and left hundreds of thousands of civil servants without pay.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 08:47 UTC

    BBC Chiefs resign amid crisis over misleading Trump speech edit

    Davie had served the BBC for 20 years

    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was thrown into a deep leadership crisis on Sunday after Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness both resigned following accusations that a documentary had misleadingly edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 08:28 UTC

    At least 6 killed as deadly tornado hits Brazilian town

    Integration and Regional Development Minister Waldez Góes said on Sunday that it was still not possible to measure all the damage caused by the tornado in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu

    Authorities in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná have declared a State of Public Disaster in the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu following a catastrophic tornado that struck on Friday night, leaving six people dead and causing widespread destruction.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 08:11 UTC

    Paraguay: Ciudad del Este Mayor-elect announces presidential expectations

    Mujica aprovechó su victoria como trampolín para una futura candidatura presidencial

    Opposition candidate Daniel Mujica won Sunday's Ciudad del Este Mayoralty in a landslide victory, following the removal from office of former Mayor Miguel Prieto, who sided with the winner.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 07:52 UTC

    TFFF reaches US$5.5 billion in funding

    The TFFF is expected to have a transformative impact on national forest conservation policies

    Brazilian authorities have confirmed that the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a financing model combining public and private investments to preserve these areas, had reached US$5.5 billion in funding following contributions from Norway (US$3 billion), Indonesia (US$1 billion), and France (US$500 million) in addition to the South American country's US$1 billion disbursement during the UN General Assembly in New York in September.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 00:23 UTC

    The Digital Age – Virtual, Augmented & Immersive Experiences at Banger Online Casino

    Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. Photo: Unsplash

    One of the most prominent trends that is transforming online casinos is VR and AR. As industry commentators put it: Platforms are evolving from a basic web game to complete virtual environments where players can literally “stroll” through online casino floors, communicate with avatars, join live tables and feel the atmosphere.