Stories for 2025

Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 18:54 UTC
Lula troubled by interpreter's poor work at G20 Summit

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was deeply troubled on the closing day of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa) by an interpreter's unprofessional behavior. “Only [First Lady] Janja [da Silva] may whisper in my ear!” he stressed.
Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Brazil: STF panel upholds Bolsonaro's effective imprisonment

The First Panel of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) unanimously upheld on Monday former President Jair Bolsonaro's effective detention after tampering with the tracking device he had to wear as part of the house arrest he had been granted following his 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état.
Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:52 UTC
Colombia: 17 children rescued from Lev Tahor sect

Colombian immigration authorities have taken 17 minors into protective custody after they were rescued from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor during a hotel inspection in the northwestern city of Yarumal, Antioquia, it was reported on Monday. The group has faced global accusations of child abuse, kidnapping, and human trafficking.
Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
US B-52 approaches Venezuelan coast as tension mounts

Just hours after designating the Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization of which Nicolás Maduro would be its leader, the United States forces conducted one of its closest flyovers of Venezuelan territory since the start of its military deployment in the southern Caribbean.
Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:00 UTC
CFK sends recorded message to feminist annual gathering

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sent a recorded message from her house arrest as the 38th Plurinational Gathering of Women, Travestis, Lesbians, Intersex, and Non-Binaries reached its end in the city of Corrientes on Monday.
Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Namibia's Adolf Hitler poised for re-election win

Voters in the Ompundja in Namibia's Oshana Region are expected to re-elect local politician Adolf Hitler Uunona in Wednesday's local elections. Uunona, a 59-year-old councilor, represents the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), the ruling party of Namibia since its independence in 1990.
Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 09:04 UTC
Argentina: Mar del Plata to fine beach smokers this summer

The Argentine city of Mar del Plata will fine people smoking on its beaches as of Dec. 1, ending a three-year implementation period based solely on voluntary compliance. The new rules will impose significant economic penalties on trespassers outside designated areas.
Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 08:56 UTC
COP30's final document leaves fossil fuels unmentioned

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, with the approval of a final document that has drawn both consensus and sharp criticism for its lack of ambition, particularly its silence on the future of fossil fuels.
Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 00:08 UTC
How Arbitrage Betting Breaks the Rules

In the vast ecosystem of the gambling industry, there is a fundamental rule that keeps the lights on: the house always holds the edge. Whether it is the spinning roulette wheel or the fluctuating odds of a football match, the mathematical probability is tilted in favor of the operator.
Monday, November 24th 2025 - 19:47 UTC
South Georgia, during the 2024/25 season the island received 15.853 passengers

The 2024/25 season in South Georgia saw 40 expedition cruise ships make 110 visits, and 7 yachts make 8 visits, with a total of 15,853 passengers, and including all staff and crew on both cruise ships and yachts there was an overall total of 30,037 visitors.