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Montevideo, October 12th 2026 - 10:09 UTC

Stories for 2026

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 19:55 UTC

    Falklands celebrated Environment and Oceans awareness last Sunday

    The Falkland Islands Environment Department, together with Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Maritime Authority joined SAERI and other related organizations in celebrating World Environment Day and World Ocean Day during the last weekend.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 19:23 UTC

    Santiago seeks to build a cultural avenue like those in Buenos Aires or Madrid

    “The goal is to propose a very broad range of activities and to ease public access,” explained the executive director of the Centro Arte Alameda, Roser Fort

    More than fifty institutions and cultural centers located around Santiago's main avenue agreed on Tuesday to expand their cooperation and coordinate their programming to turn that historic thoroughfare into a cultural hub, similar to those in other capitals such as Buenos Aires or Madrid. Museums, theaters, libraries, cinemas and universities created the Red Alameda Cultural, a platform on which they will publish all their activities to enliven the corridor and offer citizens a complete cultural experience.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 14:20 UTC

    IAATO's new Geofenced Whale Area around South Orkney Islands

    Happywhale's Ted Cheeseman called the South Orkney Islands an 'oceanic Serengeti for whales (Pic Gennaa Rowland)

    On World Oceans Day the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, IAATO reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the Southern Ocean by announcing the establishment of a new voluntary “Geofenced Whale Area” around the South Orkney Islands beginning in the 2026/27 Antarctic season.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 10:54 UTC

    The Canadian Online Gaming Industry: Economic Impact and Regulation

    Photo: Pexels

    The Canadian online gaming industry generates billions of dollars every year, supports thousands of jobs, and operates under a regulatory system that varies from province to province. Most people have no idea. Here is what the economic picture actually looks like, and how the rules really work.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 09:51 UTC

    Sánchez overtakes Fujimori in Peru count with 95% tallied; overseas vote still to come

    Fujimori lost ground decimal by decimal as tally sheets arrived from rural and Andean areas, where Sánchez performs best

    Leftist Roberto Sánchez moved ahead in the count of Peru's presidential runoff, in an election being decided vote by vote. With about 95% of the tally sheets processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Sánchez had around 50.1% of the vote, against 49.9% for conservative Keiko Fujimori, a lead of some 41,000 ballots. The result, however, is not final: the votes of Peruvians abroad, historically favorable to the right, have yet to be counted.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 07:44 UTC

    Colombia's runoff: a united right behind De la Espriella faces a divided left

    The left, which had made unity the axis of its campaign in 2025, went through the week with internal tensions

    The first of the three campaign weeks ahead of Colombia's presidential runoff, set for June 21, has been marked by a contrast: a right that had failed to unite for the first round ended up aligned behind far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, while the left of Senator Iván Cepeda and President Gustavo Petro has struggled to coordinate its effort. De la Espriella was the most-voted candidate on May 31, with 43.74% against Cepeda's 40.90%.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 07:43 UTC

    Brazil suspends its dengue vaccine as a precaution after two deaths

    The vaccine was approved by the regulatory agency ANVISA in late 2025 for people aged 12 to 59, and the campaign began in February with health personnel

    Brazil temporarily suspended the dengue vaccination campaign it began in January, after detecting two deaths and several cases of serious adverse reactions. The vaccine, the world's first single-dose shot, was developed by the Butantan Institute in São Paulo and had already been given to half a million people through the public health system. Health authorities stressed that there is not yet enough data to link the deaths to the product and that the interruption is a preventive measure.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 07:07 UTC

    Uruguay's Orsi slips to 12th in a regional presidential ranking; Bukele leads

    According to the poll's breakdown, 19.8% of those surveyed said they had a “very good” image of the president and 19.0% a “good” one; at the other end, 33.5% rated it “very bad” and 22.2% “bad”

    Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi fell to 12th among the 18 leaders in the June ranking of best-rated Latin American presidents compiled by the Argentine consultancy CB. With a 38.8% positive image, Orsi dropped one spot from May and remains in the survey's “regular” band.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 06:59 UTC

    Venezuela's Cabello rejects Machado's offer of talks with the chavista leadership

    At his customary press conference, Cabello dismissed rumors of a possible dialogue as “idle talk” and denied that “any meeting anywhere in the world” had taken place

    Venezuela's Interior, Justice and Peace Minister and secretary general of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, on Monday ruled out any political negotiation with opposition leader María Corina Machado and with the Democratic Unitary Platform, days after the opposition made an unprecedented offer to sit down for talks with chavismo. “There is nothing on the table with them, and even less with her,” he said.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 00:53 UTC

    What Is Dressly? User Reviews, Features, and 3 Problems It Solves

    A great style should be effortless, like you wake up one morning, open the closet, and there is a perfect combination of outfits awaiting you inside. But alas, for most people, choosing a proper outfit requires quite an effort, ranging from figuring out why the size of your dress doesn't match the one at the fitting room to finding out that you will never wear any of the clothing items you've purchased.