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Montevideo, July 2nd 2025 - 05:01 UTC

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  • Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    King Charles support for Canadian sovereignty and new PM Mark Carney

    The King has sought to make clear his commitment to Canada, and if it had not been for his cancer diagnosis, he would have travelled for an intended visit in 2024.

    King Charles gave a warm welcome to the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney when he visited Buckingham Palace on Monday. It was another symbolic gesture of support for Canada from a King, wearing a red tie, who has to send coded signals rather than spell things out in words, as Canada faces threats from US President Donald Trump.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    The people of the Falkland Islands and their right to Self-determination

    Today, the Falkland Islands are home to a diverse and multicultural community.

    In March 2013, the people of the Falkland Islands went to the polls. With a turnout of 92%, 99.8% of the electorate voted to remain a British Overseas Territory. This was self-determination in action, and self-determination remains at the heart of the Falklands' relationship with the UK today. The following video covers the period from 1968 to the current situation and celebrations in 2013 of such an historic referendum Self-determination is a fundamental human right enshrined in Article One, Paragraph Two of the United Nations Charter.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 09:00 UTC

    US expels South African ambassador

    Rasool's pro-Palestinian views and criticism of Israel seemed to have also played a part in the measure

    The US Government expelled South Africa’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool this weekend after Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared him “persona non grata” for being a “race-baiting politician” who hates America and President Donald Trump. The decision followed Rasool’s comments during a South African think tank webinar, where he described Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement as a response to demographic shifts and a form of “supremacist assault.”

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 08:56 UTC

    Taiwanese electric buses arrive in Paraguay

    The units will remain Paraguayan Government property but will be leased out to private operators

    Paraguayan authorities took delivery of 20 electric buses donated by Taiwan as part of an initiative to modernize public transportation and promote sustainability. A second batch of 10 more buses is on its way, along with eight chargers to ensure operability, it was also reported in Asunción.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 08:54 UTC

    WHO: Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest diseases worldwide

    Tuberculosis and Covid-19 are both respiratory diseases with similar symptoms

    The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted as the March 24 Tuberculosis (TB) Day looms over that the disease remains one of the deadliest infectious maladies globally, causing 1.25 million deaths and 10.8 million cases in 2023, with significant impacts on vulnerable populations, including HIV positive patients.

  • Saturday, March 15th 2025 - 20:02 UTC

    UK appoints Lord David Evans Trade Envoy to Brazil, completing the Mercosur round of countries

    Lord David Evans of Sealand, the UK Trade Envoy to Brazil

    The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has appointed Lord David Evans of Sealand as the UK Trade Envoy to Brazil. With this latest appointment all Mercosur countries now have Trade Envoys, since Fabian Hamilton MP, figures before Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Likewise with Lord Roger Liddle for the Andean countries including Chile.

  • Saturday, March 15th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Canada will never be the US' 51st State, Carney says

    Carney wants to talk with Trump but will strengthen European alliances first

    Mark Carney was officially sworn in Friday as Canada's new Prime Minister before Governor General Mary Simon, the personal representative of King Charles. He insisted his country would not become Washington's 51st State, as suggested by US President Donald Trump. Canada “will never, ever, in any way, shape or form, be part of the United States,” he stressed.

  • Friday, March 14th 2025 - 19:42 UTC

    FAO: Coffee production down brings prices up to all-time high

    Unfavorable weather heralds a smaller coffee production in the long run

    The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a report on Friday stating that global coffee prices hit a 13-year high in December last year, driven by reduced production in major exporting countries due to adverse weather.

  • Friday, March 14th 2025 - 19:03 UTC

    Putin invites Maduro over to Moscow for WWII Victory Day celebrations

    “During the difficult years of struggle against fascism, Venezuela sided with the anti-Hitler coalition,” Putin recalled

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday invited his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro during a videoconference over to Moscow for the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Allies over the Third Reich on May 9. In addition, Putin suggested signing a strategic partnership with the South American country as they exchanged their mutual views on current world affairs. In the end, the Chavista leader did not confirm his attendance to the event where representatives from several countries, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and World War II veterans are expected to be present.

  • Friday, March 14th 2025 - 13:24 UTC

    UN: Bolivia loses voting rights over unpaid membership dues

    Pary stressed that Bolivia has had an active role within the UN

    Former Foreign Minister Diego Pary (2018-19), who resigned as Bolivia's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) last year, has said that his country has lost its voting rights within the global organization due to unpaid membership dues for the 2024-2025 term, amounting roughly to US$ 780,000.