Stories for 2025

Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:19 UTC
Brazil clinches beef export deal with Indonesia

Brazilian meat producers have reached an agreement with Indonesian buyers to export beef from South America's largest country to the world's fourth-most populous nation, the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday. The export of live sheep (ewes, rams, lambs) to Algeria was also announced.
Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:14 UTC
Uruguayan fishing boats set sail after long union conflict

After an 80-day conflict between labor groupings and Uruguayan businesspeople, some fishing boats set sail on Thursday, with one captain stating that his crew consisted of “trusted personnel” who were not part of the union's online recruitment effort, as the PIT-CNT unions issued a statement affirming that work would resume with the usual crews.
Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 09:01 UTC
Falklands confirm temporary change of Argentine stopover for LATAM flights

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has announced that Ushuaia Airport will temporarily replace Rio Gallegos as the Argentine stopover for the weekly LATAM flight between Chile and the Falklands, due to runway repairs in Rio Gallegos from 1 September to 23 December 2025.
Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 21:05 UTC
Milei and his sister splashed by disability aid scandal

Javier Milei sacked National Disability Agency (Andis) Chief Diego Spagnuolo after recordings of the official revealing a kickback mechanism leading up to Presidential Secretary and sister Karina Milei were leaked. According to Spokesman Manuel Adorni, the dismissal was a “preventive measure” amid the ongoing scandal and its political repercussions leading up to the mid-term elections.
Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 20:22 UTC
Marcel resigns as Chile's Finance Minister for personal reasons

Mario Marcel on Thursday turned in his resignation as Chile's Finance Minister, just one day after Esteban Valenzuela left Agriculture. While Marcel's decision was reported to be due to strictly personal reasons, Valenzuela's departure just seven months from the end of President Gabriel Boric Font's term follows alliances ahead of this year's elections.
Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 20:02 UTC
New Covid-19 variants detected in Uruguay

Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) has confirmed the circulation in the country of the new Covid-19 “Frankenstein” (XFG) and “Nimbus” (NB.1.8.1) variants. The discovery was made through the country's genomic surveillance system after analyzing samples from sentinel centers.
Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 19:29 UTC
De Moraes' canceled credit card poses dilemma to Brazilian banks

After the Banco do Brasil (BB) canceled Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes' Master Card following instructions stemming from the United States' sanctions under the Magnitsky Act against the magistrate, South America's largest country's institutions were gripped by controversy.
Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Bolsonaro has 48 hours to explain asylum request to Argentina

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Wednesday gave former President Jair Bolsonaro 48 hours to explain an asylum request to Argentina found in his mobile telephone by the Federal Police (PF).
Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:52 UTC
Brazil exports benefit from Argentina’s economic rebound

The economic rebound of Argentina, under liberal president Javier Milei, has had a significant impact for Brazil, with auto and industrial machinery exports having increased more than 50% so far this year compared to similar period in 2024, points out O Globo news.
Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Stubborn inflation in UK, 3.8% in twelve months to July with air fares, fuel and food prices leading

The U.K.’s annual inflation rate was higher than expected at 3.8% in July, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. Most economists had anticipated inflation would reach 3.7% in the twelve months to July, after it picked up to 3.6% in June, exceeding forecasts.