Stories for August 21st 2026

Friday, August 21st 2026 - 22:41 UTC
Uruguay's president meets Kicillof and agrees to cooperate on food and scientific research

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi on Friday received the governor of Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Axel Kicillof, at the Torre Ejecutiva in Montevideo, where the two signed two cooperation agreements covering agrifood and scientific matters.
Friday, August 21st 2026 - 21:52 UTC
FIFA sanctions Argentina over the final's brawl and the Falklands banner

FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on Friday imposed financial and sporting sanctions on the Argentine Football Association and four members of its national squad over the confrontations at the end of the 2026 World Cup final and over breaches committed throughout the tournament, among them the display of a banner asserting a sovereignty claim over the Falklands.
Friday, August 21st 2026 - 10:47 UTC
ECLAC trims its 2026 forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2.2%

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on Thursday lowered its regional growth projection for 2026 to 2.2%, one tenth below the estimate issued in December. The United Nations body expects a partial recovery to 2.5% in 2027 and warns that the current pace is insufficient to sustainably raise income per capita.
Friday, August 21st 2026 - 10:12 UTC
Montevideo hosts a progressive congress after three consecutive electoral defeats in the region

More than a hundred lawmakers, former presidents, ministers and political figures from fifteen countries across the Americas gather from Friday at Uruguay's Legislative Palace in Montevideo for the third Pan-American Congress, a parliamentary forum of progressive forces running until Sunday. Organisers put attendance at more than 150 participants.
Friday, August 21st 2026 - 10:10 UTC
Bolivian prosecutors open a second case against the consultant who advised Milei and Paz

Prosecutors in La Paz have opened an investigation on their own initiative into alleged illicit enrichment by Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, who was charged this week in Santa Cruz with attempted femicide following the shooting of his former partner, lawyer Nadia Beller.
Friday, August 21st 2026 - 08:59 UTC
The prosecutor in the Maradona case says a crime occurred and the trial will not collapse

Deputy chief prosecutor for San Isidro Patricio Ferrari said on Thursday that the delivery of medical records belonging to Diego Armando Maradona's father, rather than the footballer's own, may constitute a criminal offence, and ruled out that the discovery will halt the trial over the star's death in November 2020.
Friday, August 21st 2026 - 08:17 UTC
BP, Shell and Gulf partners return to Venezuelan gas on the Trinidad and Tobago border

Venezuela's government has concluded a series of agreements with international oil companies in recent weeks to develop its offshore gas fields, marking a shift from the years of isolation and sanctions that have defined the sector.
Friday, August 21st 2026 - 08:04 UTC
Falklands to hold its 2026 Census: when it will take place

On Sunday, October 18, the Falklands will carry out the 2026 Census of households and families. It is a household and family survey, organized every five years by law, providing a snapshot of all residents and households in the Falklands.
Friday, August 21st 2026 - 06:17 UTC
Falklands’ Gentoo Penguin Postcard Rate Booklet Stamps

The new airmail postcard rate stamps from the Falkland Islands feature a beautiful and unusual photograph of a Gentoo Penguin taken by Sara Jenner. The stamps are available in booklets of 10 stamps. Currently the postcard rate in the Falklands is £1.60.
Friday, August 21st 2026 - 05:20 UTC
US gross national debt passes 40 trillion dollars for the first time

The gross public debt of the United States reached 40.047 trillion dollars on Tuesday, according to data released by the Treasury Department. It is the first time the figure has crossed that threshold, and it has arrived earlier than expected: the Congressional Budget Office had projected 39.4 trillion by the end of fiscal 2026 and placed the jump to 40 trillion in 2027.