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Montevideo, April 28th 2025 - 09:15 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Third general strike against Milei under way

    The bus drivers' union (UTA) will not be joining the stoppage. so those wanting to go to work will have that part of public transport available

    Unions such as the General Labor Confederation (CGT) and Argentina's Workers' Central (CTA) started demonstrating Wednesday ahead of Thursday's 24-hour full strike, the third since President Javier Milei took office.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Trump lowers huge tariffs for everybody but ups those for China

    “I have authorized a 90-day pause and a substantially lowered reciprocal tariff,” Trump explained

    US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced a 90-day freeze on reciprocal tariffs for most countries, reducing them to a 10% baseline, while raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%, effective immediately. The decision followed negotiations with over 75 nations interested in new trade terms, spurred by Trump’s initial tariff announcements last week.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Petro and Orsi discuss ambitious projects for Latin America

    The meeting between the two leaders took place in a Tegucigalpa café

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi agreed Wednesday in Tegucigalpa with his Colombian colleague Gustavo Petro to advance Latin American integration through a continental electricity grid powered by renewable energy, a regional pharmaceutical agency to produce essential medicines, and cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum mathematics, and space exploration.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 09:28 UTC

    Honduras' Castro hands over Celac's rotating presidency to Petro

    Castro trusts Petro (L) “to keep alive the dreams of Bolivar, Marti, Fidel, Allende, Chávez, and Sandino”

    Honduran President Xiomara Castro Wednesday handed over the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) to Colombia's Gustavo Petro at the bloc's 9th Summit in Tegucigalpa.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    Milei and Peña get together in Asunción instead of going to Honduras

    Milei said he shared with Peña “the love for the ideas of Freedom”

    Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina and Santiago Peña of Paraguay met Wednesday in Asunción to stress their shared commitment to economic freedom and deregulation as a path to prosperity. Their encounter took place at the same time most other heads of State convened in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) for the Celac Summit.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 08:38 UTC

    Pope Francis and King Charles meeting takes places at last

    The meeting had long been planned but constantly rescheduled due to health issues affecting both leaders

    Pope Francis was visited by King Charles III and Queen Camilla in a private audience Wednesday, despite earlier cancellations due to the Pope's health issues. The meeting took place at Casa Santa Marta, where the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires has been recovering from a hospital stay for bilateral pneumonia.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 19:16 UTC

    Brazil: Visa requirement in place for US, Australian, and Canadian travelers

    Brazil does not allow exemptions for countries requiring visas for travelers from the South American country

    Brazil will require citizens of the United States, Canada, and Australia to obtain visas for entry starting April 10, following the principle of reciprocity, it was announced Wednesday.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 18:47 UTC

    Uruguayan authorities suggest would-be travelers get vaccinated against measles

    Measles spreads easily through air, direct contact, or secretions

    Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) Wednesday issued an alert for measles ahead of Tourism Week -the country's lay version of Easter Week- urging travelers, especially those heading to Argentina, to verify they have two doses of the measles vaccine, as the neighboring country has been reported to be experiencing community transmission of the highly contagious disease, just like parts of the US and Europe.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Trump ups tariffs on Chinese products to 104%

    Beijing will have to “make a deal at some point,” Trump stressed

    US President Donald Trump has escalated the trade war with China by imposing a 104% tariff on all imports from that country, effective immediately, the White House announced Tuesday. This follows China’s retaliatory 34% tariff on US goods to take effect on Thursday.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Argentina's Lower House to investigate $LIBRA cryptofiasco

    President Milei and Presidential Secretary and sister Karina Milei will be spared due to lack of parliamentary consensus

    Argentina's Lower House agreed Tuesday to create an investigative commission to examine the $LIBRA crypto fiasco with 128 votes in favor, 93 against, and 7 abstentions. The body will delve into President Javier Milei's promotion of the cryptocurrency on social media, which allegedly led to a scam affecting investors globally after its price surged and then crashed.