Politics

• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 18:39 UTC

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Earth Day message 2025

  

  Mother Earth is running a fever. Last year was the hottest ever recorded: the final blow in a decade of record heat.  We know what’s causing this sickness: the greenhouse gas emissions humanity is pumping into the atmosphere – overwhelmingly from burning fossil fuels.  

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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  IMF revises region's growth downwards amid US tariff war

  

  The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) April 2025 Global Economic Outlook, released Tuesday in Washington, revised global and regional economic forecasts downward due to the US-initiated trade war and associated uncertainties.

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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Brazil and Chile sign 13 agreements, including two key defense ones

  

  Defense Ministers Adriana Delpiano of Chile and José Mucio Monteiro of Brazil signed Tuesday two agreements: one for exchanging instructor officers between Chile’s Joint Peace Operations Training Center (Cecopac) and its Brazilian counterpart (Ccopab) to enhance peacekeeping training, and another for academic cooperation between Chile’s National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE) and the Brazilian Defense College (ESD) to advance research and training in security and defense.

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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Paraguayan health authorities tackle tuberculosis, HIV and other diseases

  

  Paraguay’s Health Ministry and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have launched a joint technical mission to strengthen the country’s response to HIV and tuberculosis, focusing on eliminating HIV, mother-to-child transmission of HIV, congenital syphilis, hepatitis B, and Chagas disease, as well as managing advanced HIV, TB, and HIV/TB co-infection.

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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:22 UTC

  Lula and Boric highlight bilateral trade opportunities

  

  Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile Tuesday advocated for stronger trade relations between their countries at a Business Forum in Brasília. Lula encouraged Brazilian businesspeople to import more Chilean products to balance trade and emphasized fairness in business dealings.

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• Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 23:24 UTC

  Argentine Post uses interactive map mentioning Falklands and Stanley

  

  Argentina's Postal Service took heavy flak for using an interactive map on its website, where the South Atlantic Islands Argentina claims to own were referred to as Falklands (and not Malvinas) and its capital was Stanley (not Puerto Argentino), which drew criticism from a several surfers who spotted the Government's slip.

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• Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 20:04 UTC

  Uruguay's Defense Ministry takes disciplinary measures in Cardama deal probe

  

  Senior Uruguayan Navy officers, including former Commander-in-Chief Jorge Wilson, were handed down arrest sanctions for their roles in purchasing two ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) from Spain's Cardama shipyard, a company with no experience in that type of unit, and was also facing financial hardships.

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• Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Lula and Xi to meet again next month at Sino-Celac Summit

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be travelling to China next month for the Summit between the Asian country and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) between May 12 and 13, it was announced by the Planalto Palace. Lula's second official trip to China during his third term will follow his attendance at Russia's Victory Day celebrations on May 9, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph in World War II.

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• Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Boric lands in Brazil for 4-day State visit

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font landed at the Brasilia Air Base Monday for a four-day state visit, during which he will meet President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasilia to strengthen bilateral ties, among other engagements.

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• Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  Pope Francis died of a stroke, Vatican confirms

  

  The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis' death was caused by a stroke, leading to a coma and irreversible cardiovascular collapse. He had a history of health issues, including a recent 38-day hospitalization for double pneumonia, alongside conditions like hypertension and type II diabetes. His death was confirmed by electrocardiogram, as stated by Andrea Arcangeli, head of the Vatican’s Health Directorate.

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