Stories for 2025

Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:02 UTC
Oropouche fever expanding beyond Amazonia

Once a malady associated with Amazonia, Oropouche has spread onto various other Brazilian States, so much so that Espírito Santo, almost 3,000 km away, became the record holder with 6,318 cases.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:41 UTC
Uruguay and Chile strengthen cooperation regarding human rights violations

Uruguay and Chile advanced their collaboration on policies related to memory, truth, and justice regarding past human rights violations.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:39 UTC
Single border control operational between Posadas and Encarnación

A new unified border control system is being implemented as a pilot program starting Monday at the Posadas-Encarnación bridge. Hence, all immigration procedures across the San Roque González de Santa Cruz international bridge will now be conducted solely on the Argentine side, eliminating the need for separate checks in Paraguay.
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:16 UTC
Falklands, Paras final exercise in and around Stanley with UAS technology

British Forces in South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) has reported that the Third Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, conducted their final exercise, Cape Bayonet, in the Falkland Islands as BFSAI’s Roulement Infantry Company (RIC).
Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:09 UTC
Technology monitoring MPAs with satellite and artificial technology to deter illegal fishing

New research in the journal Science demonstrates the power of strict legal bans against industrial fishing in marine protected areas (MPAs). The analysis — which combines satellite imagery and artificial intelligence technology to detect previously untraceable vessels — reveals that most of the globe’s fully and highly protected MPAs successfully deter illegal fishing. The study is the first of its kind to demonstrate that the most strictly protected marine reserves are well respected and are not simply “paper parks.”
Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 11:27 UTC
Venezuela reinstates tariffs on Brazilian products

Venezuela has unilaterally reimposed import tariffs ranging from 15% to 77% on Brazilian products, a move that violates the Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE 69) signed between the two countries in 2014. The decision was made without prior notice.
Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 11:10 UTC
Haitian soldiers undergoing training in Mexico

Haiti has deployed 150 soldiers to Mexico for a two-month training program, part of a larger initiative to train a total of 700 soldiers. This move, announced by the Haitian government on Friday, is a significant step in the country's efforts to combat rampant gang violence, which has severely destabilized the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 10:53 UTC
US insists Maduro heads the Cartel de los Soles terrorist organization

The United States Government of President Donald Trump insisted Friday that Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro was the head of the “Cartel de los Soles,” which was designated a terrorist organization. In Washington's view, Maduro uses drug trafficking to “destabilize” the region.
Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Uruguay ups border security over Iran-Israel conflict concerns

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi warned local political leaders of the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel and confirmed that border controls have been reinforced after the arrest of an Iranian citizen who entered Uruguay with a forged passport, raising security concerns.
Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 10:38 UTC
Chile to build first pier in Antarctica

Chile is set to begin the construction on its first pier in Antarctica by the end of 2025, a strategic project with an investment exceeding US$52 million. This initiative aims to bolster Chile's infrastructure on the continent and reaffirm its Antarctic territorial claims.