Stories for 2025

Monday, December 8th 2025 - 20:16 UTC
New strain of mpox detected in UK

According to reports from the United Kingdom dated Monday, health officials in the country have identified a new, genetically recombinant variant of mpox (monkeypox) in an individual who recently traveled back from Asia, prompting immediate analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Poll shows Lula would easily beat Bolsonaro's son in runoff

A Datafolha poll released this weekend showed that incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would beat Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, -a son of the incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro- by at least 15 percentage points in a potential runoff: 51% to 36%.
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:51 UTC
Venezuelan opposition leader dies in detention facility

Former Nueva Esparta Governor Alfredo Díaz has died while in the custody of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) at the El Helicoide detention center, his family and human rights organizations confirmed this weekend in Caracas. Díaz, 56, had been detained since November 2024 and was facing judicial proceedings on charges of “terrorism” and “incitement to hatred.”
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:49 UTC
Still no winner in Honduras after one week

No candidate has yet been named the winner of Honduras' presidential elections, one week after the polls, with vote counting halted several times due to glitches amid flipping leaders.
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:47 UTC
Prolonged stagnation reported in Argentina

Argentina's Industrial Union (UIA) released a study last week showing simultaneous declines in production, sales, employment, and finances. The UIA's Industrial Performance Monitor (MDI) remains below the expansion threshold for the 14th consecutive survey, signaling a deepening contraction across all sectors, driven by weak demand and rising costs.
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:41 UTC
Motorbike bomb hits Colombian town of Balboa

A motorbike laden with explosives was detonated near the main park and police station in the municipality of Balboa on Saturday afternoon, December 6, causing widespread chaos and injuries in the Colombian province of Cauca.
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:39 UTC
Uruguay buying Argentine gas to supply electricity plant

Uruguay's state-owned electric company, UTE, has formalized an agreement with Gasoducto Cruz del Sur to supply natural gas from Argentina, thereby significantly reducing generation costs.
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:35 UTC
Uruguayan health authorities launch key vaccination campaigns

Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) launched this weekend a measles vaccination campaign after several detections were confirmed within a family that had arrived from Bolivia.
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:21 UTC
Milei touts F-16s as Argentina's new “Guardian Angels”

Argentine President Javier Milei officially presented the first six F-16 fighter jets acquired from Denmark on Sunday, calling the multimillion-dollar purchase “the most important military acquisition in the last 50 years of Argentine history.”
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:02 UTC
Falklands’ oil development, Navitas has contracted a floating production vessel, UK media

The UK media is reporting that Navitas, the lead operator of the Falkland Islands Sea Lion field, has told investors it has signed contracts to move the Aoka Mizu floating production vessel from Shetland to the South Atlantic and plans a formal “final investment decision” this month.
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