Stories for 2025

Monday, January 27th 2025 - 08:39 UTC
Itamaraty outraged by US' handcuffing of Brazilian deportees

Brazil's Foreign Ministry expressed its outrage after the US Government placed handcuffs on every member of a batch of 88 irregular migrants who were to be flown back to their country last Friday. Given this “degrading treatment,” it was announced at the Itammaraty Palace, the headquarters of South America's largest country's diplomacy, that the Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was to remain attentive to the issue.
Monday, January 27th 2025 - 08:34 UTC
Uruguayan peacekeeper killed in DRC as rebels seize Goma

Various UN peacekeeping troops were killed this weekend in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the rebel M23 made territorial gains. One Uruguayan was among the dead and another was reported stable, albeit in a critical condition. Three others were wounded. In addition to the Uruguayan casualty, the UN troops also confirmed the killing of two South African soldiers. At least 13 peacekeepers fell last week.
Monday, January 27th 2025 - 07:58 UTC
Polar Medal 2025 for British Antarctic Survey staff

Congratulations to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff who have been awarded a Polar Medal in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List for their contributions to improving our understanding of Antarctica, through scientific or technical work in or about the Polar Regions.
Monday, January 27th 2025 - 00:18 UTC
The path from casual fun to cultural phenomenon of online gaming

Over the last couple of decades, the face of online gaming has dramatically shifted from an arcane hobby into the dominant cultural force that it is. As we delve into the year 2025, the changes will manifest themselves in terms of technology, changing demographics, and game-oriented aspects in everyday life—the journey of online gaming from simple fun to profound culture is elaborated upon here.
Saturday, January 25th 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Foreign travelers contribute significantly to Brazil's economy in 2024

Foreign travelers brought in US$7.341 billion in revenue to Brazil last year, the South American country's Central Bank (BCB) announced on Friday, citing a report from the Ministry of Tourism. These figures represented the best results in 15 years, and an increase of 6.28% compared to the US$6.907 billion in 2023.
Saturday, January 25th 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Fitch downgrades Bolivia's credit rating

The international agency Fitch Ratings Friday downgraded Bolivia's status to “CCC-” and warned that corrective measures were needed urgently to avoid a deeper slide. In issuing its grades, Fitch took into account the unavailability of foreign currency and the country's poorly designed economic and fiscal policy.
Saturday, January 25th 2025 - 09:29 UTC
Moody's improves Argentina's grades

The international credit rating agency Moody's Friday improved Argentina's long-term foreign and local currency issuer grades from Ca to Caa3 but warned that “there are still significant risks to the country's ability to cover upcoming external debt payments.”
Saturday, January 25th 2025 - 09:21 UTC
New Uruguayan airline to make key announcements next week

The company willing to pick up Pluna's legacy as Uruguay's flag carrier will be making a series of announcements next week at Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport, just one year after revealing its plans. SUA (Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación) is to start operations through a wet lease of airBaltic Airbus A220 aircraft, thus becoming the first airline in Latin America and the Caribbean to choose the Canadian-built narrow-body twin jet.
Friday, January 24th 2025 - 22:39 UTC
Trump orders all files regarding JFK, RFK, and MLK murders disclosed

US President Donald Trump's executive order issuing spree during his first week in office included the declassification in the interest of transparency of all documents pertaining to the murders of then-President John F. Kennedy (JFK) in 1962, as well as those of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Sr. (RFK) and civil rights leader and Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) in 1968.
Friday, January 24th 2025 - 21:10 UTC
Giant iceberg approaching South Georgia stirs fears

A23a, arguably the world’s largest and oldest iceberg which has been wandering through the South Atlantic and headed for the British Overseas Territory of the South Georgia Islands since last month, has been reported not to have changed course this week nor upped nor melted, thus posing a serious threat to the local fauna. Earlier this week, it was spotted 173 miles (280km) away.