Stories for 2025

Tuesday, March 25th 2025 - 08:21 UTC
Non-flying birds relocated from Argentina to Chile where they neared extinction

Conservationist groups from Chile and Argentina have undertaken a project to transfer 15 Patagonian rheas (also known as choiques) from Argentina’s Patagonia Park in Santa Cruz to Chile’s Patagonia National Park in the Aysén Region, in an initiative led by Rewilding organizations of both countries and supported by the Tompkins Conservation Foundation.
Tuesday, March 25th 2025 - 00:09 UTC
How North American Governments Are Regulating the Casino Industry

Millions of dollars flow through the casino sector of North and Central America, where it generates extensive economic impact across multiple countries. The gambling sector operates under strict regulations that differ substantially between separate geographic areas. Each province in Canada, together with individual states in the United States, maintains independent control over their casino regulation. Mexico, together with Panama and Costa Rica, operates under central national monitoring, but each maintains different levels of policing and inspection measures. Players and investors, together with operators, require knowledge about regulatory variations to succeed in this industry.
Monday, March 24th 2025 - 20:12 UTC
Uruguay reports first autochthonous case of dengue

Uruguayan health authorities Monday confirmed the first autochthonous case of dengue this year. It was a patient in Montevideo, whose appearance triggered a full-scale deployment of epidemiology teams to track down the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the disease's vector. Montevideo City Hall teams also tested neighbors of the affected person in a move to curtail spreading.
Monday, March 24th 2025 - 10:32 UTC
Argentine gov't releases “full history” video highlighting pre-coup terrorism in the 1970s

The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei Monday released a video on social media saying March 24, 2025, should be the “Day of Complete Memory” on the 49th anniversary of the Military Junta uprising headed by Lieutenant General Jorge Rafel Videla, marking the beginning of the self-appointed National Reorganization Process which ended up in the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War and a return to democratic rule the following year.
Monday, March 24th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
Rousseff to stay at BRICS Bank helm for 5 more years after Moscow's nod

Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will remain at the helm of the BRICS bloc's Shanghai-based New Development Bank following Vladimir Putin's green light, Agencia Brasil reported citing Brasilia's newly-appointed Secretary for Institutional Relations Gleisi Hoffmann. Rousseff's term was to end in July this year.
Monday, March 24th 2025 - 10:24 UTC
Pope Francis discharged from Rome hospital still needs to rest

Pope Francis was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Clinic Sunday after a 37-day hospitalization following a respiratory ailment. He will continue his recuperation at the Santa Marta Residence, Vatican sources said. Although the 88-year-old pontiff’s life was in danger at times, he was never intubated and remained alert throughout, it was also explained.
Monday, March 24th 2025 - 10:11 UTC
Human rights organizations to make statement at Plaza de Mayo

Leftwing and human rights organizations in Argentina will stage an event at Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo marking the 49th anniversary of the military uprising against the democratic government of President María Estela Martínez de Perón (Isabelita).
Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:59 UTC
Maduro agrees to Trump’s repatriation flights for deported Venezuelans

Venezuela has agreed with the US Trump administration to resume repatriation flights for deported Venezuelan nationals, officials announced confirming first flights on Sunday. Jorge Rodriguez, Venezuela's National Assembly President said the goal was to “ensure the return of our countrymen with the protection of their human rights.”
Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:58 UTC
South Georgia’s ground-fish survey reveals key insights of marine life

The waters surrounding South Georgia, nestled beneath glaciated mountains, are among the most biologically rich in the Southern Ocean. In February, a team of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and international institutions embarked on an important research expedition to explore the diverse marine life – including ground-fish – thriving 300 meters below the surface.
Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:55 UTC
Europol dismantles sophisticated network smuggling people across the English Channel

German and Belgium authorities coordinated by Europol dismantle a migrant smuggling network active across the English Channel. The operation was also supported by Italy and Eurojust. The investigation targeted a criminal network based in Germany and involved in criminal activities facilitating the smuggling of Middle Eastern and East African migrants across the English Channel with low-quality inflatable boats.