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Montevideo, December 18th 2025 - 13:33 UTC

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  • Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 08:43 UTC

    OPEC minimum oil production increase during March

    Crude oil output increased mainly in three Arab Gulf producers—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE, while production in Libya, Nigeria, and Congo declined.

    OPEC oil production increased by just 57,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March from February, as African members’ struggles to pump more crude partially offset increases at the core OPEC members of the Middle East, reports Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.

  • Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 07:33 UTC

    Moskva, the first major surface combatant vessel sunk since the Falklands' war

    Moskva, the flagship of the Black Sea Russian fleet sinking

    When the Russian missile cruiser Moskva sank on Thursday, allegedly hit by two anti/ship missiles (Ukrainian version), it was the largest warship lost at sea since World War II, and the first major surface combatant ship sunk since the Falklands War in 1982. Moskva was the flagship of the Russian navy in the Black Sea and was involved in the attack and capture of Ukrainian ports.

  • Friday, April 15th 2022 - 21:46 UTC

    Nearly 400 killed in “Biblical” South African floods

    The Port of Durban, one of the largest and busiest in Africa, has been hard-hit, and incoming shipping is being redirected to Coega, about 900km southwest of Durban. (Pic Reuters)

    Devastating floods throughout the whole week in South Africa have left at least 395 people dead by Friday and countless families displaced from their homes. While relief work continues, weather forecasts are anything but encouraging.

  • Friday, April 15th 2022 - 21:15 UTC

    Greenpeace ship moors in Buenos Aires

    Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise just completed a survey on the environmental consequences of uncontrolled fishing in the South Atlantic

    Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise will be open to the public Sunday after mooring Thursday in the port of Buenos Aires. The vessel from the environmental organization returned to land from a mission to survey fishing exploitation in Atlantic Ocean international waters near the Argentine Sea.

  • Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

    Endurance22 education programme

    Since the expedition was conceived, educational outreach was a key objective. The FMHT partnered with Reach the World, the US-based education organisation, and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) who have successfully connected with tens of thousands of children throughout the expedition via regular live stream interviews and material produced for classroom use.

  • Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

    No more PCR tests or vax cards to enter Chile

    Unvaccinated travelers will be allowed into the country but they might still be banned from certain activities, Cuadrado explained

    Chile has lifted the requirement to submit a negative PCR test or proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for foreigners wishing to enter the country, effective Thursday, it was announced.

  • Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

    European central bank will raise interest rates after ending assets' purchasing program

    Monthly net purchases under the Asset Purchase Program, APP, will amount to €40 billion in April, €30 billion in May and €20 billion in June

    The European Central Bank Governing Council said on Thursday that in the current conditions of high uncertainty it will maintain “gradualism and flexibility” as the guidelines for its monetary policy anticipating that the assets purchase program will be concluded by the third quarter.

  • Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

    “Inflation pandemic” displaces Covid-19 in leading countries

    UK faces what economists say will be the biggest drop in living standards since the mid-1950s with rocketing energy costs, rising food prices and tax increases

    United Kingdom inflation accelerated to 7% in the 12 months through March, the highest annual rate since March 1992, the Office for National Statistics said. A day before the United States US Labor Department said that its consumer price index jumped 8.5% last month.

  • Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

    Gibraltar reduces duties on fuel until July first, to help consumers

    The duty on diesel will be reduced by 15 pence so that 40 pence of duty per liter has been reduced to 25 pence of duty per liter.

    Given the increased cost of automotive diesel and petrol, the Government of Gibraltar is taking action to reduce the price of fuel to help consumers.

  • Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 21:34 UTC

    Russia urges Argentina, UK to resume sovereignty talks over Falkland Islands

    Zakharova insisted that solving the dispute meant abiding by UN resolutions

    Russia's Foreign Ministry has released a statement from Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urging for the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom regarding sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.