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Montevideo, October 18th 2025 - 06:52 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    Mexico and Paraguay endorse Guyanese candidate for IICA top spot

    The Argentine Otero is completing his second term as Director-General

    Mexico and Paraguay have officially announced their support for Guyana's candidate, Agricultural Engineer Muhammad Ibrahim, for the position of Director-General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for the 2026-2030 term.

  • Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    IMF appoints Daniel Katz as new second-in-command

    Katz's immediate past role was as Chief of Staff to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

    Following the resignation of Economist Gita Gopinath earlier this year, the Washington-based International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board announced on Friday that it was hiring Daniel Katz as the new First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD), who is to assume his new duties on Monday.

  • Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:09 UTC

    Paraguay wants to build a “Panama Canal” of natural gas

    Albertini launched the proposal during an event in Chile

    During the 10th Energy Week of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) in Santiago (Chile), Paraguay unveiled an ambitious proposal to construct a bi-oceanic gas pipeline that could reshape the continent's energy landscape.

  • Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 00:32 UTC

    How to Prepare for Raids in World of Warcraft

    Raids in World of Warcraft are not a grind but a challenge of planning, proficiency, and coordination. Raising up to your first raid or trying to polish your skills to play in a top-level guild, the way you prepare may be the difference between failure and success. Raid bosses do not tolerate mistakes. A lack of preparedness can be used to stumble even the most talented players. The good news is that with an organized strategy, you can enter any raid prepared, armed, and sure to smash it. The following is a step-by-step learning tutorial on how to make your raid nights productive and fun.

  • Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 18:59 UTC

    US hits another vessel near Venezuela, killing 4

    Hegseth posted a video of the attack

    US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that his country's forces carried out a lethal and kinetic attack ordered by President Donald Trump against a “drug trafficking vessel affiliated with designated terrorist organizations” near the coast of Venezuela.

  • Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 18:32 UTC

    First woman ever tapped for the Archbishop of Canterbury post

    Married with two adult children, Mullally holds a seat in Britain's unelected House of Lords

    Dame Sarah Mullally has been named the next Archbishop of Canterbury, making her the first woman to hold the position in the Church of England's history.

  • Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Bessent insists US ready to help Argentina

    Under heavy flak for his crumbling economic policies, Milei likened Bessent to footballer Lionel Messi

    US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly reiterated his strong support for Argentine President Javier Milei's government, confirming that his agency was prepared “to do whatever it takes” to stabilize the South American country's economy and was working on a currency swap package believed to be around US$20 billion.

  • Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Paraguay's beef exports growing stronger after 3Q

    The next step is to diversify and open new markets, Senacsa reckoned

    Paraguay's beef exports recorded a strong performance at the end of the third quarter of 2025 (January to September), the National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) reported in Asunción.

  • Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    Two vetoes repealed: New Congressional defeat for Milei

    The Senate rejected the vetoes Milei signed in August

    The Argentine Senate rejected President Javier Milei's vetoes on two key bills—the University Funding Law and the Pediatric Emergency Law (which allocates resources to the Garrahan Hospital)—effectively ensuring both laws remain in force.

  • Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 10:12 UTC

    Brazil: Health authorities tackling methanol poisoning outbreak

    As of Thursday afternoon, Brazil has recorded 48 cases under investigation, and 11 others have been confirmed

    Brazilian authorities are baffled by the confirmation of methanol poisoning through the consumption of alcoholic beverages, detected as of February 2.