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Montevideo, May 23rd 2025 - 16:19 UTC

International

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    UK advises against travel to deteriorating South Sudan

    Fears of civil war have mounted after last week's arrest of Vice President Riek Machar

    The United Kingdom has urged its citizens to leave South Sudan immediately due to escalating tensions that threaten a return to civil war, as of March 30, 2025. “If you are in South Sudan and judge it safe to do so, you should leave now. If the unstable security situation deteriorates, routes into and out of South Sudan may be blocked. Juba airport may close or be inaccessible,” the FCDO noted, adding that things “could deteriorate rapidly and unpredictably.”

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    Johnson warns Europe of NATO's need of US

    Johnson underscored the need for the US to remain the dominant Western power

    According to former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, there is no viable alternative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to defend Europe, and he insisted the continent should increase military spending.

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Lula clinches meat export deal to Vietnam

    Hanoi is “finally going to buy Brazilian meat for the Vietnamese market,” celebrated Lula

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced this weekend that he clinched a meat export deal with Vietnam during his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh, thus adding a new notch to bilateral trade, which last year amounted to US$ 7.7 billion with a US$ 415 million surplus for the South American country.

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 08:53 UTC

    Musk launches daring AI merger involving X

    The move is expected to enhance user experiences and advance truth-seeking and human progress, Musk argued

    Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform, X, in an all-stock deal valuing the latter at US$ 33 billion, the South African-born tycoon announced. The acquisition merges two of Musk’s prominent ventures, combining xAI’s AI expertise—bolstered by its chatbot Grok and a massive GPU supercomputer—with X’s vast user reach.

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 00:16 UTC

    The Rise of Fintech and Virtual Investments

    The fintech revolution in Latin America is transforming the financial services sector by broadening access to digital payment networks and investment platforms

    Latin America is undergoing a hard-hitting revolution in its financial system as it is embracing fintech advancements at a breakneck pace. The revolution is modernizing traditional bank services while also expanding access to digital payment systems and investment platforms on the continent. Brazil and Mexico are some of the nations spearheading the revolution as they are using innovations such as real-time payment systems and digital wallets to promote financial efficiency and inclusion.

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 00:08 UTC

    How Online Casino Platforms Attract Investment

    Once the financial model is in place, gambling companies need to back it up with real market data

    The online gambling industry has seen remarkable growth recently. The projections show compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5% for the 2024-2033 period—certainly nothing to sneeze at. Experts still debate what the success of these operators comes down to. Is it rapid tech advancements or shifting entertainment habits as players go digital. But at the core, online casinos are businesses like any other. They rely on investment to grow, innovate, and stay competitive.

  • Friday, March 28th 2025 - 23:40 UTC

    Italy tightens citizenship rules to curb 'commercialization'

    The decision comes amid a surge in citizenship applications. According to Tajani, the number of Italians abroad has increased by 40% in the past decade—from 4.6 million to 6.4 million.

    Italy’s government has approved a reform to restrict automatic citizenship by descent, citing concerns over the growing number of requests—especially from Latin America—and what officials described as the “commercialization” of Italian nationality.

  • Friday, March 28th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Argentina secures $20B IMF deal, aims to boost Central Bank reserves to $50B

    Milei said there would be no devaluation because the problem is the lack of pesos, not the lack of dollars

    Argentina’s Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo announced Thursday that the loan negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) amounts to US$ 20 billion disbursement from the IMF, which, in addition to further borrowing from the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, and the CAF would leave the Central Bank's (BCRA) reserves around US$50 billion.

  • Friday, March 28th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Charles III hospitalized due to side effects of cancer treatment

    His Majesty has now returned to Clarence House as a precautionary measure, Buckingham Palace said

    King Charles III was briefly hospitalized Thursday due to temporary side effects from his ongoing cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace announced. The 76-year-old monarch, who has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer since February 2024, was admitted for observation following a scheduled procedure but has since returned to Clarence House. As a precaution, his planned engagements have been postponed.

  • Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 15:38 UTC

    Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) confirmed in a single sheep in Yorkshire

    UK Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss said that “while the risk to livestock remains low, I urge all animal owners to ensure scrupulous cleanliness is in place and to report any signs

    The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed a case of influenza of avian origin (H5N1) in a single sheep in Yorkshire following repeat positive milk testing. The case was identified following routine surveillance of co-located livestock on premises where avian influenza had been confirmed in captive birds. Defra has introduced livestock surveillance on infected premises following the outbreak of avian influenza in dairy cows in the US.