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Montevideo, April 26th 2025 - 04:57 UTC

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  • Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:26 UTC

    King Charles and President Macron will head commemorations June 6 in Normandy

    On the 80th anniversary, British, Belgian, Canadian and US paratroopers jumped onto fields at Sannerville, in a unique tribute to parachutists in June 1944 (Pic PA)

    More than 400 multinational paratroopers jumped into Normandy on Wednesday 5 June in a unique tribute to the soldiers who parachuted in on D-Day.

  • Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 10:22 UTC

    Global tourism expected this year to overcome 2019 pre-Covid level; China the leading spender

    Chinese expenditure on travel abroad reached US$196.5 billion in 2023, ahead of United States, US$ 150bn; Germany, US$ 112bn; UK, US$ 110bn; France 49bn

    International tourist arrivals during 2023 recovered 89% of 2019 levels and 97% in the first quarter of 2024, points out the World Tourism Barometer while projections for the whole of 2024 point to a full recovery of international tourism, with arrivals growing 2% above 2019 levels. The reasons have been a strong global demand, enhanced air connectivity, and the recovery of China and other major Asian markets.

  • Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 09:54 UTC

    Fitch keeps Uruguay's rating unchanged and stable

    In Uruguay there is “a basic political consensus around the continuity of state policies,” Fitch underlined

    The international credit rating agency Fitch announced Tuesday that it was keeping Uruguay's BBB grade unchanged and with a stable outlook given the South American country's “relatively high” GDP, strong governance indexes, and sound external finances.

  • Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 19:27 UTC

    Buenos Aires Gay Community warns of dangers under Milei

    Although June is Pride Month almost everywhere, Buenos Aires holds its annual march in November

    The Organizing Committee of Argentina's Gay Pride March issued a statement on its social media condemning recent statements from Worship Secretary Francisco Sánchez while accompanying President Javier Milei on his Spanish tour which included a stop at a get-together of far-right political forces hosted by Vox and where the South American leader delivered a speech that resulted in Madrid's Socialist administration pulling its ambassador from Buenos Aires.

  • Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

    British bank, Standard Chartered, accused of helping to fund terrorists, US court papers allege

    In a statement, the bank said it disputes the whistleblowers’ claims, saying their previous allegations had been “thoroughly discredited” by US authorities.

    BBC is reporting that a British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, according to US court papers allege. The piece by Andy Verity points out that Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice after Lord Cameron’s government intervened on its behalf in 2012.

  • Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 11:44 UTC

    Service at Westminster Abbey and reception to celebrate UK Overseas Territories Day

    On Monday 3 June, UKOTA marked the establishment of UK Overseas Territories Day at the Evensong service at Westminster Abbey in London, which included special prayers for the Overseas Territories.

  • Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 08:58 UTC

    Uruguay to prioritize Mercosur's ties with China

    Paganini also ruled out any problems between Mercosur and China despite Milei's attitude

    Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Omar Paganini anticipated that revitalizing dialogue with China will be a main priority once his country takes over the pro-tempore presidency of the South American Common Market (Mercosur) on July 8.

  • Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 13:13 UTC

    Chinese economy rebounding coincide Stats Office and IMF; Beijing pumping a US$ 138bn support

    The upgrade reflects a first quarter GDP growth stronger than expected, and some additional policy measures recently announced,” Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said

    The Chinese economy rebounding, seems to be the message both from the country's National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, and even the IMF with a more optimistic outlook. According to NBS industrial profits during April were again in positive territory and so are other important economic indicators, which showed a moderate improvement from March, highlighting a sustained recovery of the world's second-largest economy.

  • Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 10:53 UTC

    Sheinbaum poised to become Mexico's first woman president

    Sheinbaum is to succeed her MoReNa comrade AMLO on Oct. 1 for a 6-year term

    According to preliminary projections announced by Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE) at around midnight Sunday local time, Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MoReNa) Party was poised to become the first woman president of the traditionally macho Latino country. The INE's calculations showed Sheinbaum would be garnering between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote. Turnout was between 60% and 61.5%, it was also reported. Over 99.5 million Mexicans were registered to vote.

  • Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 10:20 UTC

    Canada's Visa program opens doors for North and Latin American economic growth

    The visa program shows a shift. It's leaning towards a more team-based economic approach in North and Latin America

    Canada recently increased temporary work visas for Mexico, Guatemala, and the Caribbean.