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Montevideo, November 11th 2026 - 08:58 UTC

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  • Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 08:01 UTC

    Alberta overwhelmingly rejects starting the path to an independence referendum from Canada

    The question did not ask directly about independence, but whether the provincial government should begin “the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution”

    Voters in the Canadian province of Alberta on Monday overwhelmingly rejected having their government begin the process of calling a binding referendum on independence from Canada, according to preliminary results. With more than half the votes counted, around 76% chose for Alberta to remain a Canadian province, against about 24% who backed starting down the path to separation. Official results will be known on Thursday.

  • Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 00:44 UTC

    The Role of Map Statistics in CS2 Match Analysis | Guide

    Predicting matches before a competition in Counter-Strike 2 requires a very fine and nuanced analysis. Knowledge of the teams competing, their playing style (team habits/teams preferences), their comfort level or preference for maps, and their competitive history is required for both analysts and the Tactical Staff. Analysis will look at current competitive data for each team in the current competitive landscape to determine the strengths and weaknesses of team compositions for future competition.

  • Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 00:18 UTC

    Stablecoins, Solana and Ethereum: Which Blockchains Are Winning in South America?

    Ask who is winning crypto in South America, and many people will say bitcoin. Brazil's tax data says otherwise. In 2025, stablecoins made up 80.2% of all crypto volume declared there, and USDT alone was 72%.

  • Monday, October 19th 2026 - 19:50 UTC

    US calls at the UN for an end to the Decolonisation Committee, key to Argentina’s claim

    The Argentine government has not commented on the US position, which contrasts with the close alliance between Milei and President Donald Trump

    The United States has called at the UN for an end to the mandate of the Special Committee on Decolonisation, the body before which Argentina presents its sovereignty claim over the Falklands every year, and described some of its activities as “a waste of resources”, according to the official summary of the General Assembly Fourth Committee session held on October 15.

  • Monday, October 19th 2026 - 06:13 UTC

    Rioting returns to Paris after a day of protests that saw 1,800 arrests across France

    From early afternoon, groups built barricades from burning rental bicycles in the streets around the square and looted some shops, while police responded with tear gas

    Clashes between police and groups of protesters returned to central Paris on Sunday around the Place de la République, a day after a nationwide day of protests against the cost of living and conditions in schools ended with the looting of hundreds of shops and at least 1,800 arrests across the country, according to police.

  • Sunday, October 18th 2026 - 12:31 UTC

    Tesla’s new Roadster uses compressed air and fans to jump and drive upside down

    In the demonstration, held at SpaceX’s test site in McGregor, the prototype drove up a ramp, turned upside down, separated from it and completed a rotation before touching the ground

    Tesla unveiled on Thursday in Texas a redesigned version of its Roadster electric sports car, developed with SpaceX, which combines suction fans and compressed-air thrusters to climb near-vertical surfaces, drive upside down and flip in the air. The company plans to begin production in 2028.

  • Saturday, October 17th 2026 - 06:17 UTC

    Brent touches US$110 for the first time since May on Middle East tensions

    Attacks around Hormuz have intensified over the past ten days, with Iran saying it is responding to the US blockade of its ports and tougher sanctions imposed last month

    Brent crude reached US$110 a barrel on Friday for the first time since May, driven by fears that escalation in the Middle East could further tighten supplies and by doubts over how much diesel Russia can supply to the market. Brent settled 3.7% higher at US$109.86, its highest since May 19, while US benchmark WTI rose 3.5% to US$101.41.

  • Friday, October 16th 2026 - 21:50 UTC

    Rodrigues-Birkett, UN leadership hopeful: “Not choosing a woman would send a very negative message”

    Guyana’s ambassador to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, one of the best-placed candidates to succeed António Guterres at the head of the organisation, has warned that not choosing a woman “would send a very negative message to the world”, in an interview with the newspaper El País published on the day the Security Council holds its first informal colour-coded straw poll, which reveals whether any of the five permanent members opposes each candidate.

  • Friday, October 16th 2026 - 10:07 UTC

    The Falklands dispute threatens Argentina’s bid to join the trans-Pacific trade pact

    The possibility was raised in the House of Commons by Conservative MP Wendy Morton, who urged the government to prepare to oppose Argentina’s application if threats over the islands continue

    The escalating dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands has spilled into trade: London, a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, has not ruled out using its position to stall Argentina’s bid to join the pact, which requires the consensus of all its members. The British government says Buenos Aires’s conduct raises “very serious questions about its reliability as a partner”.

  • Friday, October 16th 2026 - 09:59 UTC

    Inter-American Court hears case over the April 11, 2002 killings in Caracas

    The only people convicted over the events were Metropolitan Police officers, released this year, and police commissioner Iván Simonovis, who escaped house arrest in 2019 and lives in exile

    The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held this week in San José, Costa Rica, the first public hearing in the case over the killings of April 11, 2002 in Caracas, when an opposition march came under gunfire near the Miraflores Palace. Nineteen people died and dozens were wounded that day, in the run-up to the coup that removed then-president Hugo Chávez from power for two days.