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Montevideo, June 15th 2025 - 01:48 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Bolivian VP nominated for UN top position

    Choquehuanca’s ancestral knowledge and qualifications were highlighted

    Bolivia’s Unity Pact, representing 36 indigenous-peasant nations, has nominated Vice President David Choquehuanca as an indigenous candidate for UN Secretary-General during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. The nomination aligns with the Latin American and Caribbean region’s turn for the position.

  • Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Uruguay halts Neptuno water supply project for 90 days

    Orsi's government wants to review the terms of the contract signed by the previous administration

    The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi and the Aguas de Montevideo consortium signed an agreement Thursday to suspend the Neptuno Project contract for 90 days. This temporary halt pauses the construction of the Arazatí water treatment plant to renegotiate terms established under the previous administration. A Torre Ejecutiva working group will review the contract to ensure a sustainable drinking water supply and institutional transparency.

  • Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Bolsonaro's health worsens after STF bailiff visit

    Bolsonaro insisted De Moraes wanted to arrest and convict him

    Physicians treating former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that his health took a turn for the worse after receiving a Supreme Federal Court (STF) bailiff on Wednesday in his Intensive Care Unit ward at the DF Star Hospital in Brasília.

  • Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Global vaccination rates declining

    Chilean at-risk workers must be given half a day off to get the shots, Minister Boccardo recalled

    The World Health Organization (WHO) said global vaccination rates were declining, raising concerns about rising preventable diseases like measles (10.3 million cases in 2023, up 20%), meningitis, and yellow fever, driven by misinformation, humanitarian crises, population growth, and budget cuts.

  • Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Chubut Governor and Guatemalan Ambassador discuss possible joint initiatives

    Both Chubut and Guatemala have a wide natural wealth, Torres highlighted

    Governor Ignacio Torres of the Argentine province of Chubut met with Guatemala's Ambassador Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán on Thursday to discuss strengthening bilateral ties. “We received the Ambassador of Guatemala in Argentina, Héctor Espinoza Farfán, whom we declared Guest of Honor and with whom we started a joint work agenda, aimed at strengthening the commercial, business, and tourist exchange between both States,” Torres explained.

  • Friday, April 25th 2025 - 06:21 UTC

    Enhanced Marine Protected Area in South Georgia: No Take Zones expanded for krill and toothfish

    Map of the new MPA measures with No Take Zones’ that now cover over 470,000 km², representing 38% of the MPA.

    The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has announced that enhanced Marine Protection Area (MPA) measures officially come into force on 22nd Apri), following the signing of new legislation by Her Excellency the Commissioner, Alison Blake CMG.

  • Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 18:31 UTC

    Argentina's economic reform, an example to the world

    Argentina deserves the IMF's support because it is making real progress, Bessent noted

    International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expressed once again her support for Argentina's economic policies following an encounter with Argentine Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington.

  • Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 18:14 UTC

    Brazil's sanitary watchdog greenlights drug to treat Alzheimer's

    Anvisa will monitor the safety and effectiveness of donanemabe under strict scrutiny

    Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the use of the drug donanemabe to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia. It works by targeting beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, which are associated with the malady.

  • Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 18:10 UTC

    Darwin Plus projects in Falklands, and UK Prime Minister’s ODA (Development Assistance) Announcement

    Falklands Conservation is working with ‘Habitat restoration and species re-introductions on four Falklands island reserves (£303,425)’ (Pic Falklands Conservation)

    On the 25 February, the UK Prime Minister announced that the UK will increase defence spending to 2.5% of UK gross national income (GNI) from 2027. This will fund the capabilities, technology and industrial capacity vital to keep the UK and allies safe amid an era of renewed state conflict.

  • Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 18:03 UTC

    International Mother Earth Day, FAO launches new climate change website

    The new website's bold and eye-catching pages reflect the diversity of FAO’s work and echo the message of International Mother Earth Day, ‘Invest in our planet’.

    Protecting our planet from the climate crisis through sustainable agri-food systems is fundamental if we are to ensure food security for the world’s rapidly growing population.