Stories for 2025

Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:41 UTC
IAPA finds deteriorating conditions for reporters in Paraguay and Venezuela

The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), at the close of its 81st General Assembly, released a report highlighting “persistent serious challenges” to freedom of expression in Paraguay. It also noted that 80 digital news portals were blocked in Venezuela, including CNN, NTN24, and Infobae.
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:01 UTC
Global public debt nearing historic high, IMF finds

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fiscal Monitor report warned that global public debt was nearing a historic high, projected to exceed 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2029. In Latin America, the report identified Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay as the countries with the highest levels of debt.
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 09:56 UTC
Retail sales plunge in Argentina even for Mother's Day gifts

Waning retail sales in Argentina, even in the wake of Sunday's Mother's Day celebrations, reflected the country's ongoing crisis just one week before the Oct. 26 midterms, according to a survey conducted by the Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME).
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 09:34 UTC
Lula favors independent Latin America against foreign bullying

In Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's view, joint education projects involving all Latin American countries would ensure greater independence for the region and prevent “presidents of other countries” from bullying him.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Argentine markets remained unconvinced despite US help

Despite interventions from the United States Treasury, financial tensions continue to escalate in Argentina just over a week before the Oct. 26 midterms. The wholesale dollar recorded its biggest daily rise on Friday in almost six weeks, closing at AR$1,450, a 3.5% increase. It briefly reached an intraday high of AR$1,475, putting it just 2.5% below the floating band ceiling of AR$1,489.10.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 10:17 UTC
Trump against supplying more missiles to Ukraine

US President Donald Trump told his Ukrainian colleague, Volodymyr Zelensky, that he was reluctant to deliver Tomahawk long-range missiles to Kyiv. He made those remarks during a meeting at the White House. The Ukrainian government considers these supplies vital for attacking military and energy infrastructure deep within Russian territory.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Missing FACh helicopter found - one crewmember dies

Chile's Air Force (FACh) confirmed on Friday that it had located the MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter that had gone missing the previous afternoon in the Southern Ice Fields sector of the Aysén region, with four crew members on board.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 06:46 UTC
Falklands’ avian influenza, Yorke Bay Gentoo Colony closed to Public Access

On Wednesday, 15 October, swabs from 3 dead Gentoo penguins from Yorke Bay returned positive results for highly pathogenic avian influenza. On Sunday, 12 October, more than one hundred carcasses were observed at the site, with several more symptomatic individuals also counted. Estimated further mortality for the week of 13 October exceeded the threshold for review of current management.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 06:30 UTC
Falklands, Civil Works Begin on Next Sapper Hill Housing Phase

The Public Works Department and RSK Falkland Islands (RSK) have informed the public that civil works for the new Sapper Hill Housing Development Phase 7 are scheduled to commence during the week of 20 October 2025.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 06:10 UTC
HMS Westminster heads for retirement and disposal as she's towed to Portsmouth

The former Royal Navy frigate HMS Westminster has been towed out of Devonport on her way to Portsmouth, where she will be prepared for disposal. She joins HMS Argyll, HMS Montrose, and HMS Northumberland, as the Navy continues to retire its older Type 23 frigates, reports Forces News.