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Montevideo, May 23rd 2025 - 07:06 UTC

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  • Friday, July 28th 2023 - 09:51 UTC

    Euro zone raises benchmark interest rate to 4,25% for the ninth time running

    The Frankfurt-based bank said in a statement that while inflation is slowing, it's still expected to be “too high for too long.”

    The European Central Bank on Thursday increased the key interest rate in the Eurozone by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25%. The decision to hike rates for a ninth straight time is part of the ongoing campaign to bring down inflation, but as inflation pressures show tentative signs of easing, recession worries mount.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Atlantic Ocean: AMOC to collapse by mid-century?

    If this collapse occurs, the effects on the climate will be far-reaching

    According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a major ocean current system that transports warm water from the tropics to the northern Atlantic, could collapse by mid-century if greenhouse gas emissions do not cease.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

    Russian drones attack Ukrainian alternative inland grain ports on the Danube

    Global wheat and corn futures rose sharply on concerns attacks from Russia and more fighting, including a drone attack on Moscow, could threaten grain exports

    Russia has destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River and injured seven people in a drone strike this week, expanding the target area of an air campaign launched last week after it pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal, the Kiev government said.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    Ireland mourns the gifted and lifelong non-conformist Sinead O'Connor

    O'Connor was propelled to worldwide fame by the Prince cover “Nothing Compares 2 U,” which won the 1990 Billboard Music Awards for Best Single

    Ireland is mourning its acclaimed composer and singer Sinead O'Connor, who died at the age of 56. In a statement cited by Irish broadcaster RTE, the singer's family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Insider trading charges in New York: Joe Lewis released on bail

    Lewis pleaded not guilty

    British tycoon Joe Lewis, who owns significant real estate properties in Argentine Patagonia, specifically in the Lago Escondido area, was released on bail by Federal Judge Valerie Figueredo in Manhattan after turning himself in to face insider trading charges, of which he pleaded not guilty.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    IAATO Climate Change Committee incorporates Chimu Adventures Chad Carey

    Carey was elected to a one-year term on the Climate Change Committee and his first step will be to collect a baseline for fuel emissions.

    Chimu Adventures’ Managing Director Chad Carey has joined the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) Climate Change Committee to help improve sustainability in the Antarctic tourism space, according to a statement.

  • Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 20:16 UTC

    Spain summons Uruguayan ambassador over criticism of PSOE by interim vice-president

    Acting VP Graciela Bianchi (left) asserted that the PSOE “has secured funding and embraced the values of Ibero-American narco-dictatorships.” FM Bustillo (right) apologized to his Spanish counterpart

    The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Uruguay's Ambassador to Madrid, Ana Teresa Ayala, in response to controversial statements made by acting Vice President of the Uruguayan government, Graciela Bianchi, concerning Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE) in the wake of the recent Spanish general elections.

  • Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 10:56 UTC

    Latin America to grow this year above IMF's previous projections

    Domestic demand in the region remains “relatively strong,” Gourinchas explained

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday admitted that Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 1.9% this year, 0.3 percentage points above April's projections due to the momentum of the economies in Brazil and Mexico.

  • Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 10:37 UTC

    China's foreign minister sacked, no reason from Beijing for his removal

    Appointed as foreign minister in December 2022, Qin has not been seen in public since June 25, when he met Russia’s deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko

    “China’s top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister… as it convened a session on Tuesday,” state media outlet Xinhua said. “Qin Gang was removed from the post of foreign minister.” No reason was given for Qin’s removal, however, state media reported that President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to enact the decision.

  • Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

    Massive strand of dozens of pilot whales in Western Australia

    Photo: Tamzin Henderson/AP

    Some one hundred pilot whales ended stranded on a beach in Western Australia on Tuesday with wildlife officials announcing 51 had already died on Wednesday. The whales were spotted swimming near Cheynes beach east of Albany early on Tuesday, but by the afternoon the beached whales covered a stretch of the shoreline, despite earlier efforts to guide them back to sea.