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Montevideo, December 14th 2025 - 11:08 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Tuesday, August 5th 2025 - 08:32 UTC

    South Georgia, forty year old Antarctica iceberg breaking up and drifting north

    NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen, with science review by Christopher Shuman, UMBC (retired)

    Almost four decades after breaking from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf, a still massive iceberg is showing its age. The berg, named A-23A, is shedding large chunks of ice as it drifts in the southern South Atlantic Ocean, about 2,400 kilometers north of its birthplace.

  • Tuesday, August 5th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Uruguayan public sector unions call nationwide strike over inadequate wage proposal

    The strike aligns with a broader general strike called by the PIT-CNT, Uruguay’s main labor federation, under the slogan “More jobs and better wages”

    Uruguay’s Confederation of State Employees' Organizations (COFE) announced a 24-hour nationwide strike on August 12, rejecting the government’s proposed wage adjustment for public sector workers. The decision was unanimously approved during a national assembly attended by over 35 unions.

  • Tuesday, August 5th 2025 - 08:25 UTC

    Suspected parcel in Uruguay leads to seizure of military-grade rifles

    The operation, conducted by the Southern Regional Surveillance Department of the National Customs Directorate (DNA), led to the confiscation of a Ruger 8500 and a DS Arms DSZM4

    Uruguayan customs authorities seized two military-grade rifles on Monday during a routine inspection at a transportation agency in Montevideo. The weapons were discovered inside what officials described as a “suspicious parcel.”

  • Tuesday, August 5th 2025 - 00:31 UTC

    Honduran President lands in Bolivia for Bicentennial Celebrations

    Castro (L) was welcomed by FM Sosa

    Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived Monday in Sucre to participate in Bolivia's Bicentennial celebrations, making her the first head of state to arrive for the events. She was welcomed by Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 21:18 UTC

    De Moraes places sitting Senator under house arrest with a tracking anklet

    De Moraes allowed Do Val to exceed the 7 pm curfew if necessary to participate in Senate sessions

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Monday ordered Senator Marcos Do Val (Podemos-ES) to have a tracking anklet fitted and remain under house arrest at night and during weekends. The measure was carried out as soon as the Congressman landed at Brasilia Airport back from the United States, where he had gone despite an STF warrant banning him from leaving the country.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Bolsonaro supporters gather across Brazil in his support

    The former president's appearance through social media postings could land him in jail

    Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro supporters protested in several Brazilian cities after the United States imposed tariffs on Brazilian products and sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes, who is the rapporteur in Bolsonaro's trial for an alleged attempted coup.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Lula says Brazil deserves to be treated with pride and sovereignty

    “We want to be respected for our size. We have economic and strategic interests. We want to grow. And we are not a small republic,” Lula further noted

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said his country intended to negotiate the 50% tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump, albeit with pride and sovereignty, highlighting Brazil's strong ties with other nations that would allow for a reduced dependence on the US.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Bodies of all deceased Chilean miners retrieved

    The six miners who lost their lives were working for Chile, Boric argued

    A total of six Chilean miners died after a collapse at the El Teniente underground copper mine triggered by a “seismic event” in the Andesita deposit. The bodies of all six miners have been retrieved. The deceased have been identified as: Paulo Marín Tapia, Gonzalo Núñez Carioca, Álex Araya Acevedo, Carlos Arancibia Valenzuela, Jean Miranda Ibaceta, and Moisés Pávez Armijo. As a result of the collapse, nine other workers were injured.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Sales of brand new cars surge in Argentina

    Toyota featured two models among the top-three selling ones

    Sales of brand new cars grew 44% yoy in July, marking the best performance since 2018. The Argentine Automobile Dealers Association (Acara) attributes this growth to economic stability, greater model availability, promotions, and attractive financing. The motorcycle market also saw significant growth, with sales increasing by 33.9% interannually to 54,060 units. The top-selling brand was Toyota, with the Yaris its most popular model.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Ernesto Samper pays CFK a visit at Buenos Aires apartment

    Samper likened CFK's case to Lula's detention, which would have spared Brazil the Bolsonaro years

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) was visited at the apartment where she is under house arrest by former Colombian President Ernesto Samper and former Ecuadorean National Assembly Speaker Gabriela Rivadeneira.