Stories for 2025

Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
IDB grants Uruguay US$25 million loan for security improvements

Uruguay's Interior Ministry has secured the first disbursement of a US$200 million credit line from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with an initial US$25 million tranche set for execution in 2026 to modernize the country's public security apparatus. The financing supports the government's ambitious 2025–2035 National Public Security Plan, aiming to address longstanding concerns about rising crime and prison conditions.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 09:57 UTC
Chinese and French carmakers join forces in Brazil to develop electric vehicles

Chinese automaker Geely has officially re-entered the Brazilian market by merging with the local subsidiary of France's Renault. The new entity, named 'Renault Geely do Brasil,' will jointly manufacture four new electrified vehicle models at the Ayrton Senna Complex factory in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná state, by 2027.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 09:45 UTC
Chile: LATAM Airlines pilots' union ends 8-day strike

LATAM Airlines Group and the SPL pilots' union (Sindicato de Pilotos de Latam) reached an agreement late Wednesday, concluding the airline’s first pilot strike since 1997. The work stoppage, which involved 464 unionized pilots, had led to widespread flight cancellations over the past eight days.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:59 UTC
Cambridge Dictionary names AI related 'parasocial' as the Word of the Year 2025

The word is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as ‘involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, TV series, etc, or an artificial intelligence’.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:48 UTC
Art market opens with record sale for Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer”

The “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, was sold at Sotheby’s on Tuesday night for US$236.4 million, making it the second-most expensive painting ever sold at auction, blowing past its original estimate of more than US$150 million.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:48 UTC
Argentine province back to pandemic-era measures as Covid-19 resurges

The Argentine province of Formosa has confirmed a significant resurgence of Covid-19, prompting health officials to re-establish preventative measures associated with the pandemic and leading to an urgent plea to the National Government over delayed vaccine deliveries.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:34 UTC
Falklands, Broadband Support Packages for households, begins February

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is pleased to update the public on the introduction of Broadband Support Packages, linked to the changes to VSAT licensing announced at the end of October. From 1 February 2026, eligible households will be able to sign up, via FIG, to receive a subsidized unlimited broadband package from Sure South Atlantic (Sure).
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:23 UTC
BBC can survive President Trump’s libel suit, but it is a blow to its trust reputation

By Gwynne Dyer - I have spent thousands of hours sitting alongside video editors working on productions quite similar to the Panorama documentary that has landed the British Broadcasting Corporation with the threat of a billion-dollar libel suit by Donald Trump. I think I know what happened.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:08 UTC
Charles III birthday celebration in Buenos Aires embassy included some 800 guests

Britain’s Ambassador in Buenos Aires David Cairns hosted the first major event of his posting in Argentina on Tuesday, welcoming around 800 guests to the residence in Recoleta for a celebration marking the 77th birthday of King Charles III.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 04:36 UTC
Digital Consumer Protection: Latin America’s Next Big Challenge

Latin America's online economy has expanded rapidly, and millions of people now rely on digital services to perform everyday tasks. But this has also exposed users to problems that are becoming harder to overlook.