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Montevideo, November 5th 2025 - 07:55 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Monday, August 25th 2025 - 10:03 UTC

    One-person households on the rise in Brazil

    There are more men than women living alone

    The proportion of Brazilian one-person households has grown by 52% in 12 years, Agencia Brasil reported during the weekend. In 2024, 18.6% of households were inhabited by only one person. In 2012, this share stood at 12.2%.

  • Monday, August 25th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

    Peña holds key meeting with US Southern Command Chief

    Peña highlighted the historic friendship between the United States and Paraguay

    US Southern Command (Southcom) Chief, Admiral Alvin Holsey, has met with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña to strengthen the strategic alliance between the two countries. President Peña awarded Holsey the Order of Merit of the Armed Forces, Paraguay's highest military decoration, in recognition of his support for the South American nation.

  • Monday, August 25th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Eldest living person turns 116

    She succeeded a Brazilian nun as the oldest living person

    Ethel Caterham, a British woman born on August 21, 1909, has become the world's oldest living person after celebrating her 116th birthday. She gained the title following the death of Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas in April. Independent in nature, she drove until she was 97, and played bridge in her old age. Ethel was born in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, on August 21, 1909.

  • Monday, August 25th 2025 - 00:26 UTC

    EssayService Review: One Week, Three Full Papers, More Tasks, No Regrets

    Finals week hit hard. My desk looked like a disaster zone with half-drunk coffee cups, highlighters everywhere, and ten open tabs I could not focus on. Between part-time shifts and overlapping deadlines, I was barely holding it together. No matter how many to-do lists I made, time kept slipping away.

  • Monday, August 25th 2025 - 00:16 UTC

    DoMyEssay 2025: Service Scope, Writer Access, Originality, and Support

    DoMyEssay truly stands out in this competitive space

    It seems that with each semester, a student's life becomes more and more stressful. Lots of deadlines and assignments are increasingly difficult. Course requirements often get longer. Many platforms make loud promises, but how do you know which ones are truly trustworthy and valuable? Well, finding a reliable assistant is really half the battle.

  • Sunday, August 24th 2025 - 09:57 UTC

    Given scarce resources, Darwin Plus is contacting directly on Round 13 shortlisted projects

    Darwin Plus, under ODA has benefited and included the Falkland Islands with 43 programs, helping with resources to manage them

    The UK government Darwin Plus grants scheme helps deliver long-term strategic outcomes for the unique biodiversity, the natural environment and improving resilience to climate change within the UK Overseas Territories.

  • Sunday, August 24th 2025 - 00:16 UTC

    EssayHub Review: How Its Writers Handle Research-Heavy Assignments

    The freedom to choose your own writer is one of the platform's strengths

    Research-heavy assignments test even the most disciplined students. You can't wing them. They demand hours in libraries, careful evaluation of sources, and an ability to translate raw material into a structured argument. Students who juggle part-time jobs, extracurricular activities, or family obligations often find these projects overwhelming.

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 12:26 UTC

    Senator Uribe Turbay's father picks up his son's baton

    Uribe Londoño is familiar with the country's history of violence

    The 79-year-old Miguel Uribe Londoño, father of the Colombian slain Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, announced Friday that he would fill his son's vacancy within the conservative Centro Democrático's presidential primaries. Uribe Turbay died on August 11 after being shot during a campaign event in June.

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 12:15 UTC

    Amazonia Summit countries pass Bogotá Declaration

    The document provides for coordinated joint environmental actions

    Leaders of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela on Friday approved the Bogotá Declaration, a document that establishes a unified position for COP30, scheduled for November 10-21 in Belém do Pará, Brazil.

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 11:52 UTC

    Maduro says Venezuela is an impregnable homeland

    Venezuela's wealth consists of its moral values, Maduro claimed

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday insisted before the National Assembly (Parliament) that his country was an “impregnable homeland,” which “nothing and no one will touch.” He also underlined that true wealth lay in “moral, spiritual, and ethical” values.