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Montevideo, July 20th 2025 - 04:25 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, January 3rd 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    Boric South Pole bound after weather problems ruled out

    Boric's journey is supported by the British Antarctic Survey and the UK's Antarctic Program, among other international partners

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font's trip to the South Pole was confirmed Thursday by the La Moneda Palace in Santiago after its feasibility had been questioned due to poor weather. The journey between Jan. 2 and 4, will include other officials as well as a scientific team to tour the Union Glacier Joint Scientific Polar Station and the Amundsen-Scott Base.

  • Thursday, January 2nd 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Bitter year's ending for Argentines earning more dollars to buy less

    Milei insists that earnings averaging US$ are an improvement regardless of their actual purchasing power

    Last year might have meant a battle won against inflation by the Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei. Still, it also represented a significant wage loss for most Argentines if not the disappearance of their livelihoods altogether as it happened to temporary State workers whose contracts were not renewed as customary under previous governments.

  • Thursday, January 2nd 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Brazil takes over BRICS rotating presidency

    Brazil last chaired the BRICS bloc under Bolsonaro and gave little to no importance to it

    Brazil took over Wednesday the rotating presidency of the BRICS bloc which now features at least nine new members. It is the fourth time the South American country has held that position, Agência Brasil noted.

  • Thursday, January 2nd 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    “Possible connection” between New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks under probe

    The FBI will be involved in both cases, it was explained

    US President Joseph Biden said in a broadcast message late Wednesday that federal law enforcement officers would handle both the attack that left at least 15 dead in New Orleans and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Tower in Las Vegas to find out whether both incidents are linked. He also warned against drawing premature conclusions.

  • Thursday, January 2nd 2025 - 10:04 UTC

    Barbados PM says 2025 will define “the legacy of our generation”

    “In our unity lies our strength,” Mottley underlined

    Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley underlined Wednesday that 2025 would define “the legacy of our generation.” She said those words upon taking over the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) rotating presidency from her Grenada colleague Dick­on Mitchell

  • Thursday, January 2nd 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Truck explosion leaves one dead in front of Las Vegas Trump Tower

    The Tesla Cybertruck and the Ford F-150 pickup truck involved in the New Orleans incident were both rentals from the same agency

    One person was killed and seven others were injured Wednesday after a Tesla electric vehicle known as a Cybertruck model filled with fireworks exploded at about 8:40 am local time in front of a Trump Tower building in Las Vegas, Nevada. One fatal victim and “seven minor injuries” were corroborated by a Clark County Fire Department spokesman. The person killed was inside the Tesla vehicle, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill told reporters. There was smoke coming from the vehicle before a “large explosion,” he added.

  • Thursday, January 2nd 2025 - 07:29 UTC

    Chinese meat industry and farmers complaining about surging Mercosur imports

    Safeguard measures taken by the world’s biggest beef buyer can be expected to hurt top exporters and trade partners of China, Mercosur block partners, and Australia.

    Chinese farmers and meat industry associations are complaining about the surge in foreign beef imports and the Ministry of Commerce has promised an investigation into the situation, according to Beijing government sources.

  • Thursday, January 2nd 2025 - 06:19 UTC

    At least 15 killed in suspected terrorist attack in New Orleans

    “We are working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism,” the FBI said in a statement

    At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in a mass ramming and shooting during New Year's celebrations in New Orleans in the US State of Lousiana at around 3.15 am local time. Some 35 others were reported injured after a US national with Muslim ties ran over them on Bourbon Street and later opened fire on survivors. The perpetrator was eventually gunned down by law enforcement officers, two of whom were wounded but reported stable. The FBI has taken over the investigation.

  • Tuesday, December 31st 2024 - 14:23 UTC

    Journal bought for Falklands Museum gives first-hand account of 1914 Battle

    A journal recently acquired at auction by the Friends of the Falklands Museum and Archives (FIMA Friends) gives a remarkable personal account of the 1914 Battle of the Falklands. The unique manuscript, illustrated with contemporary newspaper cuttings, reveals that, despite the appalling carnage, a strong sentiment of mutual respect survived.

  • Tuesday, December 31st 2024 - 10:30 UTC

    After hectic month, Paraguay's yearly inflation barely above 2023's

    The BCP aims to reach a 3.5% inflation by 2026

    Paraguay's Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 0.7% this month, which represented a setback from 0.3% in the same month last year. Nevertheless, Asunción confirmed closing 2024 with a 3.8% inflation, barely over 2023's 3.7%, according to the Central Bank (BCP), and therefore within the target range of 4%, it was explained Monday. On a brighter note, core inflation stood at 0.3% in December for a yearly variation of 3.4%, which meant progress from the 3.6% registered in 2023.