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Montevideo, August 13th 2025 - 21:28 UTC

Latin America

  • Saturday, May 18th 2013 - 00:56 UTC

    Chile investigates alleged case of blast-fishing close to a major Humboldt rookery

    The picture from Sernapesca shows a beach covered in dead marine life

    The bodies of sea lions, cormorants and penguins were discovered on Sunday littering a seven mile stretch of beach in Punta de Choros, northern Chile, is the proximity of the Humboldt Penguin Nature Reserve. Fisheries officials and police are investigating since there are serious suspicions that the deaths were caused by local fishermen using explosives to increase catches.

  • Friday, May 17th 2013 - 23:02 UTC

    Chile anticipates mild slowdown after years of strong growth

    Minister Larrain: only five countries in the world can tell of an economic success story as Chile

    Chile's economy is entering a mild slowdown phase after years of strong growth said Finance Minister Felipe Larrain on Friday. Chile has been expanding at about 5.8% on average for the past three years despite global economic woes while maintaining enviably low inflation and jobless rates.

  • Friday, May 17th 2013 - 22:51 UTC

    Colombian president Santos announces he will seek second term

    “I clearly want the policies we have been promoting to continue beyond Aug. 7, 2014” said Santos

    Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos gave advance notice Friday that he will seek a second term in the 2014 elections, though he added that, in compliance with the law, he will not make the formal announcement until six months prior to the vote.

  • Friday, May 17th 2013 - 17:49 UTC

    World Hypertension Day: WHO says avoid processed, canned and ready-to-eat-foods

    The logo of the Day, and think twice before having snacks such as French fries

    At least 30% of people in the Americas suffer from hypertension, or high blood pressure, for which excessive dietary salt is the main risk factor. For 1 of 3 people who have hypertension, cutting sodium intake can reduce their blood pressure to normal levels. Reducing dietary salt could also prevent an estimated 25% of heart attacks and strokes worldwide.

  • Friday, May 17th 2013 - 06:51 UTC

    Argentina’s ‘autarkic project’ worsens bilateral relations and multiplies problems

    “Every time we turned tough with Argentina, we lost” argues President Mujica

    In an interview with the Spanish government news agency EFE, Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica said Argentina’s economic “autarkic project” “worsens” bilateral ties and “multiplies” trade troubles. Still, he ruled out pressures on Buenos Aires; “they won’t work,” he insisted.

  • Friday, May 17th 2013 - 06:46 UTC

    Argentine whitewash bill turning into ugly electoral debate

    Taxman Echegaray: ‘bring the dollars’

    Argentina’s whitewashing bill or more modestly ‘tax amnesty’ has joined the political debate of the coming October mid-term elections. The tax revenue bureau or AFIP confirmed taxpayers’ “legitimate externalization right” “will not be affected” even in the “hypothetical case that the opposition manages to rally a majority parliamentary stance” after October’s legislative elections.

  • Friday, May 17th 2013 - 06:33 UTC

    Bolivian congress confirms President Morales can run for re-re-election

    Morales the first indigenous president could become Bolivia’s longest serving head of state

    Bolivia’s Lower House passed a bill this week which would allow President Evo Morales to run for a third mandate in next years’ elections. The bill passed in an 84 to 33 vote, following a decision by the country’s Constitutional Court — whose judges were appointed by Morales — saying the re-re-election bill does not violate Bolivia’s Constitution.

  • Friday, May 17th 2013 - 06:26 UTC

    Uruguay’s José Mujica lauds booming Brazil ties

    Mujica in his farm house in the outskirts of Montevideo with his three legged pet ‘Manuela’

    By Jude Webber in Montevideo - The Financial Times has published a piece on Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and his view on the future and his government’s policy towards two powerful neighbors, Argentina and Brazil.

  • Friday, May 17th 2013 - 06:05 UTC

    Criticized Peruvian foreign minister steps down and is replaced by a female

    President Humala takes the oath of Foreign minister Eda Rivas

    Peru's Foreign minister has resigned, the government said on Wednesday, days after he was criticized for contributing to a diplomatic spat with Venezuela. The office of President Ollanta Humala said in a statement that Rafael Roncagliolo resigned ”strictly because of health reasons”.

  • Thursday, May 16th 2013 - 22:18 UTC

    OAS praises Ecuador ‘civic spirit’ and suggests regulating use of public resources for electoral purposes

    The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) received this week the oral report of the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) that accompanied the process of general elections in Ecuador on February 17, which was presented by the Chief of Mission Rafael Alburquerque, who stressed the “great civic spirit” of Ecuadorians.