Stories for 2025

Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:31 UTC
Alckmin says France wants to delay EU-Mercosur FTA

Brazil's Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, stated on Friday that France was attempting to delay the signing of the long-negotiated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).
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Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:19 UTC
Five-month preemptive arrest for former Bolivian President Arce

Former Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora has been placed under preemptive arrest at the San Pedro detention facility in La Paz for five months, pending a corruption inquiry regarding the mismanagement of funds intended for indigenous projects when he served as Economy Minister under Evo Morales (2006-2019).
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Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:07 UTC
Uruguayan President vaccinated against measles

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and several members of his cabinet received the measles vaccine at the Executive Tower on Friday, underscoring the government's push for immunization following a regional health alert and a small domestic outbreak.
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Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 08:56 UTC
First case of super flu K confirmed in Mexico

Mexico's Health Ministry confirmed late Friday the country's first human case of the Influenza A H3N2 subclade K variant, a strain commonly referred to in the media as “super flu K.” The case was detected by the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER). The patient received antiviral treatment and has since recovered.
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Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 08:50 UTC
Paraguay's economy projected to grow this year above expectations

Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) significantly revised its economic forecast this week, estimating that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will expand by 6% by the end of 2025, a sharp increase from the initial 3.8% projection.
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Friday, December 12th 2025 - 22:54 UTC
Are the UK and Argentina discussing easing Falklands-era weapons ban?

According to an interview of Argentine President Javier Milei published by The Telegraph this week, the South American country and the United Kingdom are in talks to lift the weapons ban in place since the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War.
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Friday, December 12th 2025 - 22:26 UTC
De Moraes and wife exit Magnitsky Act list

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes and his wife -lawyer Viviane Barci de Moraes- have been removed from the list of individuals sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act, it was announced in Washington on Friday. In addition, the Lex Institute, linked to the judge's family, and its members were also suppressed from the infamous roll carried by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the US Department of the Treasury.
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Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Falklands Election: Renewed Legislative; oath ceremony at Government House

As anticipated, close to 11:00pm Thursday 11 December, the results of the Falkland Islands general election were announced by the Returning Officer Dr. Andrea Clausen, and the integration of the new Legislative Assembly for the next four years was confirmed.
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Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Argentina rejects UK and Israeli oil plans for Malvinas

Argentina's Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a vigorous rejection of a reported “Final Investment Decision” by British company Rockhopper Exploration Plc and Israel's Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Limited regarding the “Sea Lion” oil field in the North Falkland Basin.
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Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:11 UTC
ECLAC suggests deeper ties with India

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) should strengthen and expand its economic and cooperation relationship with India to revitalize regional economic growth and enhance development, according to authorities convened at an international seminar hosted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
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