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Montevideo, December 13th 2025 - 14:14 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 09:48 UTC

    Ho Chi Minh to be honored at Montevideo's port

    Ho Chi Minh's controversial history is the root of controversy in Montevideo

    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

    Had Lev Tahor settled in Colombia, authorities would have needed a search warrant, Arriero noted

    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

    LATAM players face higher scam risk due to large trading communities on Discord, Facebook, and local marketplaces. Follow these safety rules

    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

    Although lower than before, Brazil's inflation remains slightly above the targeted ceiling

    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

    During the first semester of 2025, electric vehicle sales in Uruguay reached over 5,000 units, representing a 124% yoy increase

    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

    460 Port Troop worked alongside personnel from the BFSAI Joint Operations Centre, Medical Centre, and Fire Services (Photo credit: Cpl Williams)

    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

    Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty, front line, with OTs delegates. Richard Hyslop in second row

    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 Falklands team that participated at the JMC conferences and events in London, together with Governor Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG

    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.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    Uruguay okays deepwater explorations to seek oil

    The measure further shook Uruguay's energy endeavors and its commitment to climate goals and marine conservation

    The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi has greenlighted the so-called seismic exploration for oil in the country's territorial waters to the companies APA, PGS, CGG, and Searcher. The decision spurred controversies among environmentalist groups.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Trump's candidate leads vote count in Honduran presidential elections

    The former mayor of Tegucigalpa was slightly ahead, but the winner is yet to be announced

    Conservative Candidate Nasry Asfura, who has been endorsed by US President Donald Trump, leads Honduras' presidential race with 43% of the vote counted early Monday. Asfura of the National Party was closely trailed by former TV host Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party.