Stories for 2025

Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Paraguayan President's X account hacked

The Paraguayan government Monday reported some unauthorized activity on President Santiago Peña's official X account, suggesting a possible hack. The account posted a false claim about Peña announcing legislation to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender, which was quickly debunked by other official channels.
Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 09:35 UTC
Milei lands in Israel and prays at the Wailing Wall

After arriving in Israel on Monday, Argentine President Javier Milei's first activity was to pray at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, alongside his Presidential Secretary and sister Karina Milei, Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein, Argentine Ambassador to Tel Aviv Axel Wahnish, and Israel's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Eyal Sela.
Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 09:06 UTC
Uruguayan version of Milei's LLA launched

Little-known Uruguayan politician Nicolás Quintana Monday presided over the launch of the local version of La Libertad Avanza (LLA), Argentine President Javier Milei's party, which now has its own version across the River Plate.
Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 08:54 UTC
Uruguay's political coexistence highlighted in Buenos Aires

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi, alongside former presidents Luis Lacalle Pou and Julio María Sanguinetti, received the Anne Frank Award in Buenos Aires for his country's democratic commitment, institutional respect, and peaceful coexistence. The trio arrived together on a private flight and attended the gala event downtown.
Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 08:41 UTC
Former Peruvian President PPK banned from leaving the country

Former Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) was kept from departing to the United States at Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport during the weekend, before an 18-month travel ban was imposed on him. His lawyers contend that immigration authorities cannot act ex officio, deeming the 86-year-old politician a flight risk.
Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 08:27 UTC
Join the British Antarctic Survey at Seawork 2025, Southampton 10/12 June

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is exhibiting at Europe’s commercial marine and workboat exhibition, Seawork 2025,– and is inviting seafarers, cadets, and maritime professionals to come and discover what it takes to support science at the ends of the Earth.
Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 00:45 UTC
The Economic Impact of Crypto in the West

When the first Bitcoin (BTC) was mined at the start of 2009, no one could have imagined the huge impact that cryptocurrencies were going to have on the world. With the price of BTC rising to over $100,000 and cryptos being used in various industries, it has now become a huge part of the financial scene in many countries.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 20:18 UTC
FAO Food Price Index dips in May amid lower cereal, sugar and vegetable oil prices

The benchmark of world food commodity prices dropped in May as marked declines in international quotations for maize and palm oil outweighed historically high prices for butter and bovine meat, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 19:35 UTC
CFK followers planning response in case former president's conviction is upheld

Followers of former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) were planning a response at the Instituto Patria (IP) headquarters in Buenos Aires, should the Supreme Court uphold the six-year prison sentence against their leader, thus exhausting the chain of appeals, which would lead to her arrest, even though she could later apply for a home detention regime for which she would be eligible for being aged over 70.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 19:08 UTC
Food security tops Brazil-Caribbean Summit agenda

The Brazil-Caribbean Summit, set for June 13 in Brasilia, will focus on five key areas for a final document: food and nutrition security, climate change, energy transition, risk management, and connectivity, a high-ranking official from Brazil's Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday.