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Montevideo, February 15th 2026 - 15:59 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Venezuela warns of false flag moves to justify imperialist attacks

    “False positive” actions are usually carried out to then “invade sovereign nations and peoples,” the Bolivarian Armed Forces argued

    Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned Sunday of an alleged “false flag” operation targeting an ExxonMobil platform in disputed maritime waters between Venezuela and Guyana.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 09:40 UTC

    Israel to suppress all tariffs on US goods, Netanyahu tells Trump

    Washington will not necessarily reciprocate given the aid already given to Israel, Trump noted

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday said at the White House that his Government would eliminate tariffs and trade barriers on US imports to address the trade deficit with Washington. He made those remarks amid global market declines of over 7%, triggered by tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, which amount to 17% in the case of Israel.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

    Economists forecast Argentina's inflation to near 3%

    The REM did not include recent shakeups from Trump's tariffs

    Argentina's Central Bank's (BCRA) issue of the Market Expectations Outlook (Relevamiento de Expectativas del Mercado - REM) released Monday with data collected between March 27 and 31 among 39 experts raised the inflation forecast for last month to 2.6% from the previous 2.2%, which would represent an acceleration from January’s 2.2% and February’s 2.4%.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    CFL acquire Falkland’s container vessel MV Unispirit

    The vessel will continue to be chartered to SAAS, so the service will continue as we are all familiar with

    The Board of Consolidated Fisheries Ltd (CFL) are delighted to announce the acquisition of MV Unispirit. The vessel was handed over to new ownership in Montevideo on Monday 7th April, 2025. This marks a significant moment for the Islands; for the first time the Falklands has its own container vessel, and the acquisition represents a major investment of Falklands capital.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Mulino and Orsi discuss Mercosur and other issues in Panama

    Orsi's trip marked the first visit by a Uruguayan sitting president to Panama in 16 years

    Presidents Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay and José Raúl Mulino of Panama met Monday at the Palacio de las Garzas to discuss the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and other bilateral issues. The newly-inaugurated Broad Front leader's trip reciprocated Mulino’s prior visits to Uruguay, which facilitated Panama’s entry as an Associated State of Mercosur in December 2024. The meeting also took place as part of the celebrations marking 120 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:26 UTC

    Chile's Labor Minister resigns to run for president

    Jara was deemed the Communist Party's best option

    Jeannette Jara resigned Monday as Chile's Labor Minister after being chosen by the Communist Party to run for president. She announced her decision after conferring with President Gabriel Boric Font at La Moneda. The Communist Party confirmed her candidacy on Saturday.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:05 UTC

    Nobody interested in modernizing key bridge linking Argentina and Brazil

    The bridge handles 23% of the trade between Argentina and Brazil

    Brazilian authorities canceled the auction for the São Borja-Santo Tomé International Bridge due to a lack of bidders. The project -requiring a US$ 99 million investment over 25 years- sought to modernize the 15.62-kilometer structure with upgrades like new access lanes, parking areas, and improved lighting.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 23:14 UTC

    Markets slump worldwide amid Trump’s tariff war and recession fears

    Donald Trump's tariffs set stock markets worldwide on a slide

    US stocks experienced significant volatility Monday amid a global trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. In addition, Washington threatened China to impose an additional 50% surcharge if Beijing does not retract its own 34% increase by Tuesday.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 16:08 UTC

    Falklands, Fees to Change for Applications for British Passports, 7% increase

    The Customs and Immigration Service reminds the public that to apply for a new passport, visit the Customs and Immigration office located on Ross Road, Stanley

    The Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform the public that from Thursday 10 April 2025, His Majesty’s Passport Office will be increasing their fees by approximately 7%. This means there will be the following price increases in respect of passport applications received by the Customs and Immigration Service with effect from Wednesday 09 April 2025:

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 15:54 UTC

    Insights into the impact of melting mega-brergs with robotic gliders

    Gathering data from the ocean immediately surrounding a giant iceberg is difficult. Credit: Alice Marzocchi

    For the first time, scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving an unprecedented window into the impact of meltwater on the surrounding Southern Ocean and ecosystem. The paper is published in the journal Nature Geoscience.