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Montevideo, May 23rd 2025 - 16:14 UTC

International

  • Tuesday, April 15th 2025 - 18:53 UTC

    PAHO insists on the importance of universal access to care

    Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) can significantly improve health systems' response to achieve more equitable outcomes,” Barbosa said

    The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) released a report Tuesday warning about the need to bolster public health capacities to ensure universal health access, equity, and resilience against challenges like Covid-19. The “Implementation of the Essential Public Health Functions in the Americas: Evaluation and Strengthening of Capacities” study was based on evaluations in 14 countries between 2021 and 2023.

  • Saturday, April 12th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    WB and IDB pledge further funding for Milei's Argentina

    The IDB and WB announcements came after the IMF's Board approved a US$ 20 billion loan

    The World Bank (WB) announced Friday a US$ 12 billion financing package for Argentina over three years to support economic stabilization and reforms. Pending board approval, the initiative consists of several contributions as follows:

  • Friday, April 11th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Argentine prosecutor wants Iran's supreme leader arrested

    The prosecutor also argued that Khamenei has no immunity from international arrest

    Argentine Prosecutor Sebastián Basso has filed a request before Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas for an international arrest warrant against Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for his alleged involvement in ordering the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people and injured over 300.

  • Friday, April 11th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Fuegian town of Tolhuin wants British-funded radar dismantled

    A group of war veterans endorsed the motion

    The City Hall of Tolhuin in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego -which technically includes the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands and the other British Overseas Territories claimed by the South American country- filed a tax execution lawsuit to dismantle a radar installed by the British company LeoLabs in the area, citing violations of local regulations and national sovereignty.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Trump lowers huge tariffs for everybody but ups those for China

    “I have authorized a 90-day pause and a substantially lowered reciprocal tariff,” Trump explained

    US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced a 90-day freeze on reciprocal tariffs for most countries, reducing them to a 10% baseline, while raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%, effective immediately. The decision followed negotiations with over 75 nations interested in new trade terms, spurred by Trump’s initial tariff announcements last week.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 08:38 UTC

    Pope Francis and King Charles meeting takes places at last

    The meeting had long been planned but constantly rescheduled due to health issues affecting both leaders

    Pope Francis was visited by King Charles III and Queen Camilla in a private audience Wednesday, despite earlier cancellations due to the Pope's health issues. The meeting took place at Casa Santa Marta, where the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires has been recovering from a hospital stay for bilateral pneumonia.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Trump ups tariffs on Chinese products to 104%

    Beijing will have to “make a deal at some point,” Trump stressed

    US President Donald Trump has escalated the trade war with China by imposing a 104% tariff on all imports from that country, effective immediately, the White House announced Tuesday. This follows China’s retaliatory 34% tariff on US goods to take effect on Thursday.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 09:50 UTC

    Celac Summit: Lubetkin underscores importance of regional cooperation

    “Let us concentrate on the problems we have to face,” Lubetkin stressed

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin underlined in Honduras the importance of regional cooperation and unity during his message at the IX Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), which he deemed the most inclusive forum in Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing together 33 states.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Former MI6 chief warns more awareness of possible war with Russia needed

    “I think we’re more comfortable thinking about the army as like the England football team,” Younger regretted

    Former MI6 Chief Sir Alex Younger (2014-2020) - commonly referred to as “C” - warned that the United Kingdom must prepare for a potential war with Russia, for which the country would be caught with a weakened military and industrial base due to progressive disarmament.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 07:48 UTC

    FAO March Food Prices, cereals and sugar down, sharp increase in vegetable oils

    FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index increased by 3.7% since February, averaging 23.9% above its year-earlier level

    The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark indicator of global food price developments, remained virtually unchanged in March from its revised February reading, as lower global cereal and sugar quotations offset sharp increases in vegetable oil prices.