Stories for 2025

Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
HSBC sells out operations in Uruguay to leading Brazilian bank

Brazilian bank BTG Pactual has acquired the Uruguayan operations of British bank HSBC for US$175 million, marking BTG Pactual's entry into Uruguay and HSBC's exit from the market as part of its global restructuring strategy. The deal, announced on Monday, includes both equity and additional capital instruments and is subject to regulatory approvals.
Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
World leaders express solidarity with Uribe

Many rightwing leaders expressed their solidarity with former Colombian President Álvaro Urive (73) after he was convicted of bribery and procedural fraud by a Bogotá court earlier Monday.
Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 08:17 UTC
Falklands, swearing ceremony for Governor Designate on Tuesday 29 July

A release from Gilbert House, Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has published that the Swearing in Ceremony for the Falkland Islands Governor Designate, Mr Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG will take place in the Court and Assembly Chamber this Tuesday 29 July 2025, commencing at 09:00 hrs.
Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 01:25 UTC
Bogotá court finds Uribe guilty of bribery

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez was found guilty Monday of witness tampering and procedural fraud, making him the first former head of state in the country to be convicted of a crime. The 73-year-old right-wing politician, who served as president from 2002 to 2010, was accused of attempting to bribe and pressure imprisoned paramilitaries to retract or alter their testimonies linking him to illegal armed groups.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 19:58 UTC
Brazil out of FAO's Hunger Map

Brazil was not included in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO/UN) State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI 2025) presented Monday (28) during the 2nd United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS+4) in Ethiopia.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 19:44 UTC
Venezuela's ruling party wins most municipal elections

Venezuela's ruling PSUV and its coalition, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP), secured a significant victory in Sunday's municipal elections, winning 22 out of 23 state capitals and a total of 285 out of 335 districts, according to National Electoral Council (CNE) Chairman Elvis Amoroso.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 19:28 UTC
Honduras: Teleworking and mask mandates extended

Honduras has extended teleworking for public institutions and virtual classes until Aug. due to a surge in respiratory illnesses, including the detection of highly contagious Omicron XFG Covid-19 variants. The government has also made mask-wearing mandatory in various enclosed public spaces such as hospitals, airports, shopping centers, and public transport.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Argentina and US advancing in construction of an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego

The Argentine government shipyard Company Tandanor has finished the flat cement foundation on which the Joint Antarctic Command for the Ushuaia integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego province is to be built, points out Buenos Aires media.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:57 UTC
Milei tells SRA his plans include FTA with US despite Mercosur

During his speech at the Argentina Rural Society's (SRA) Annual Exhibition in Buenos Aires, President Javier Milei emphasized his government’s first-year achievements, ongoing reforms, and vision for the future. Among other issues, Milei insisted that his government was seeking an FTA with the United States, circumventing Mercosur constraints.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:52 UTC
CFK lashes out at Milei: “He governs for the rich”

In an audio message commemorating the anniversary of Eva Perón's death on Saturday, July 26, former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) heavily criticized President Javier Milei, calling his government a “disaster” that “governs for the rich.”