Stories for 2025

Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 09:18 UTC
New SARS-CoV-2 variant under WHO close monitoring for its rapid spread

The World Health Organization has launched a warning about the rapid spread of the NB.1.8.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has been detected so far in at least 22 countries, including Egypt, Thailand, the Maldives, and the United States (New York, California, Arizona, Ohio, Washington, and Rhode Island).
Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 08:54 UTC
Uruguayan authorities warn of dangers of avian influenza

Uruguay's Public Health Ministry (MSP) issued Sunday a series of recommendations to keep avian influenza from spreading to humans.
Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 08:41 UTC
Singapore is the door to other Southeast Asian markets for Paraguayan meat

Asunción meat industry leaders view Singapore as a strategic gateway to Southeast Asia, with hopes of expanding into markets like the Philippines, Korea, and Japan, Paraguayan Meat Chamber (CPC) General Manager Daniel Burt told ABC Color in an interview published Sunday. The opening of that market represents an endorsement of Paraguay's sanitary standards and meat quality.
Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 08:32 UTC
Colombian President insists mafia groups want to kill him

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has denounced multiple assassination plots against him, highlighting a recent incident involving the discovery of anti-tank weapons near the presidential Casa de Nariño palace in Bogotá.
Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 07:00 UTC
Uruguay's Deputy Chief of Staff and Interior Minister visited UK

On their first official visit to London, Deputy Chief of Staff Jorge Díaz and Interior Minister Carlos Negro held meetings related to justice and security. The main objective of the visit was to learn from experiences that will contribute to discussions on the creation of a Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Uruguay.
Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 06:56 UTC
Jewish Community members attacked with flamethrower in Colorado

A foreign national identified as the 45-year-old Egyptian Mohamed Sabry Soliman, Sunday, attacked a group participating in a weekly event in Boulder, Colorado, supporting Israeli hostages held by the terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza.
Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 06:54 UTC
Royal Navy’s first of five Type 31, --HMS Venturer--, in final phase of construction

After more than three years’ construction in a cavernous assembly hall in Rosyth, Fife, the 28-metre-tall doors were opened and HMS Venturer began to emerge. The ship is the first of five Type 31 frigates being built for the Royal Navy, part of a £10bn investment in the Fleet of tomorrow to replace the existing Type 23 flotilla.
Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 13:55 UTC
Falklands, Darwin Plus successes, peatlands, tussac grass, Sei whales, protection of Rockhopper penguins

The following lines were written by Katie-jo Luxton, director of conservation at the RSPB underlining the significance of the Darwin Plus scheme for the Falklands. “Falkland Islands Conservationists have warned that the UK Government’s retreat from environmental support there would “be a real concern”.
Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 13:52 UTC
British Family concern with Darwin Plus suspension and possible axing of vital conservation funds

Environmentalists, UK MPs and the same British Overseas Territories fear that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be axing a vital fund, some £10 million to the Darwin Plus scheme, which is essential for scientific research in places such as the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.
Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Argentina objects to EU's deforestation “standard” risk rating

Argentina has formally objected to the European Union's preliminary classification of the country as a “standard risk” under the EU Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR). The regulation, set to take effect in 2026, aims to ensure that consumer products imported into the EU, such as soybeans, beef, timber, and cocoa, do not originate from deforested areas after December 31, 2020.