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Montevideo, October 17th 2025 - 10:56 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Guo leaves Antarctica after more than two months

    Guo is going back to the US after being banned from entering Chile for three years

    After more than two months in Antarctica, American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo is finally on his way home. The 19-year-old, who was on a mission to fly solo to all seven continents, was detained by Chilean authorities on June 28 after landing his small plane without proper authorization.

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 10:18 UTC

    Judge bans public playing of Karina Milei's audios

    It remains to be seen whether those audios involving Karina Milei will be released through a Uruguayan broadcaster

    Following a complaint from the Government of President Javier Milei, a court has ordered the immediate removal of audio recordings attributed to Presidential Secretary (and sister) Karina Milei, in which she allegedly holds private conversations at the Casa Rosada (the presidential palace).

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 10:12 UTC

    Bolivia: Arce not wanted back to his teaching position

    Arce has been randomly teaching either on-site or virtually, which further annoyed students

    Leaders of the Bolivian University Confederation (CUB), grouping college students, formally requested that President Luis Arce Catacora not return to his teaching position in the Economics Department at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA).

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 00:27 UTC

    How to Manage Your Gaming Bankroll Effectively

    Photo: Pixabay<br />

    When you plan your finances for play, you ensure that each dime goes strictly for wagering purposes, and this page will help you understand how to do it properly. Such a disciplined approach will prevent your funds from crossing the line.

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 00:01 UTC

    New Online Casinos: Trends, Benefits and What to Consider When Choosing

    Each year, more players turn to new online casino sites seeking better games, fresh features and improved offers.

  • Monday, September 1st 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Colombia summons Celac FMs to discuss US Caribbean deployment

    Colombia reaffirmed that Latin America and the Caribbean have been formally recognized as a Zone of Peace

    Colombia, holding the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), has called an urgent virtual meeting of the organization's foreign ministers to address recent US military movements in the Caribbean.

  • Monday, September 1st 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Incumbent's brother elected Governor of Corrientes

    Milei's candidate finished fourth and cried foul play

    If Sunday's gubernatorial elections in the Argentine province of Corrientes are anything to go by, given the upcoming mid-term polls, President Javier Milei's candidate took fourth place while Juan Pablo Valdés of the “Vamos Corrientes” coalition - and brother of incumbent Goovernor Gustavo Valdés - secured victory in the first round with 52% of the vote, which is enough to avoid a runoff. The Radical Civic Union (UCR), to which the Valdés brothers belong, has now governed the province for 24 years.

  • Monday, September 1st 2025 - 10:06 UTC

    Maduro praises Venezuelans who enlist

    The Bolivarian Government also received Iran's express support in the face of US military threats

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro praised the “magnificent and moving” participation in the Great Bolivarian Militia Enlistment Day, a nationwide event held over the weekend.

  • Monday, September 1st 2025 - 09:58 UTC

    Brazil’s richest earning faster

    FiscalData's findings contradicted those of the IBGE

    A study by the research group FiscalData last week found that Brazil's 0.1% richest people (about 160,000 individuals) increased their earnings fivefold faster than average Brazilians between 2017 and 2023. This group's income rose 6.9% against the 1.4% national average. Hence, they went from holding 9.1% of the country's income in 2017 to 12.5% in 2023, the survey found.

  • Monday, September 1st 2025 - 09:52 UTC

    Ecuador announces new transit visa requirements

    The measure includes Venezuelan passports

    The Ecuadorian Government of President Daniel Noboa announced that, starting Monday, the South American country would require transit visas for holders of passports from 45 nationalities that already require consular approval for longer stays.