Stories for 2025

Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 22:39 UTC
UK’s advert watchdog bans publicity on Brazilian style Miss Bumbum culture competition

UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, ASA, watchdog has banned adverts from six companies selling liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs), for trivializing the risks and exploiting women's insecurities around body image, reports BBC.
Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 22:27 UTC
China comparing Trump with an Empress who is 1900 succumbed to foreign powers and ended the empire

By Wang Wen for South China Morning Post (*) - A viral political cartoon circulating in China shows US President Donald Trump dressed in the imperial robes of the Qing dynasty. He is likened to Empress Dowager Cixi, who in 1900 effectively declared war on the Western powers in China, a disastrous move that helped accelerate the collapse of imperial China
Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 19:31 UTC
Brazil more restrictive on gender reassignment procedures

A resolution by Brazil's Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) revising ethical and technical guidelines for treating individuals with gender dysphoria was published in Wednesday's issue of the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette). The measure introduces key changes, such as banning hormone therapies for individuals under 18 as well as gender reassignment surgeries.
Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 19:13 UTC
Paraguay's GDP projections revised upwards

The Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) has revised its 2025 GDP growth forecast upward from 3.8% to 4.0%, driven by stronger-than-expected economic activity in early 2025, BCP Chief Economist César Yunis explained. To reach these conclusions, the following issues were taken into consideration:
Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 10:24 UTC
Alberto Fernández to stand trial for gender violence against former First Lady

Former Argentine President Alberto Fernández (2019–2023) has been indicted by a Buenos Aires Federal Court of Appeals and will therefore face trial for gender-based violence against his former partner and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez, it was announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 10:18 UTC
Journalists' guild says Milei crossed the line

Argentina's Forum of Journalists (Fopea) Tuesday condemned President Javier Milei for his “aggravating and violent expressions” against journalists Jorge Fernández Díaz, Carlos Pagni, and Alfredo Leuco, whom he accused of “poisoning people,” lying, and causing economic harm.
Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 10:10 UTC
Dominican Republic: Jet Set owners to be sued for incident that killed 231

Relatives of the victims of the April 8 roof collapse at the iconic Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, killing 231 people on site and 10 others after hospitalization, insisted Tuesday that they intended to file lawsuits against the facilities' owners.
Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 09:55 UTC
Chinese Embassy in Buenos Aires rebukes Bessent's remarks

The Chinese Embassy in Argentina issued a strong rebuke against US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent for his statements during his visit to Buenos Aires on Monday, accusing him of “maliciously slandering” China by labeling its bilateral swap agreement with Argentina as “rapacious” and debt-heavy.
Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 09:41 UTC
Brazil's Avisa okays Butantan's chikungunya vaccine

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Tuesday approved the first vaccine against chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also spreads dengue and Zika.
Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 09:15 UTC
Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala sentenced to 15 years in jail

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and his ex-wife, Nadine Heredia, were sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated money laundering related to illicit funds used during the 2011 campaign. In both cases, their pretrial detention counts as time served. The couple denied all charges. Prosecutors had requested 20-year sentences.