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Montevideo, August 16th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 10:48 UTC

    Lula insists a ceasefire in Gaza is urgently needed

    “Brazil continues to mourn the tragic conflict between Israel and Palestine,” said Lula

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday decried the “daily violation” of human rights by the Israeli forces in Gaza and called for a “permanent ceasefire”.

  • Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    US House to move on with Biden's impeachment process

    Biden said it was all a “baseless political stunt”

    The United States House of Representatives voted 221-212 strictly along party lines Wednesday to launch a preliminary probe into the possible causes for the impeachment of President Joseph Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson announced in Washington DC.

  • Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 10:01 UTC

    Milei's LLA gets to appoint 2nd in line to Casa Rosda lawmaker

    Villarruel was praised for brokering a majority vote with no help from Peronism

    President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) Wednesday managed to get Senator Bartolomé Abdala from the province of San Luis elected Provisional Speaker of the Upper House. The lawmaker thus became second in line to the Casa Rosada behind Vice President Victoria Villarruel, who was praised for her political skills brokering a majority with no help from Peronism to garner 39 votes in favor of Abdala and 29 abstentions with no negative voices.

  • Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Argentina: Devaluation and austerity measures announced

    “There is no money to pay for works that often end up in the pockets of politicians and businessmen,” Caputo argued

    Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo Tuesday admitted people would be worse off for a couple of months while announcing in a recorded message the new measures adopted by the administration of President Javier Milei to bounce back from the deep crisis.

  • Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:56 UTC

    Spotify not leaving Uruguay after all

    The new decree clarified some legal loopholes, Delgado explained

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday signed a regulatory decree regarding current regulations, which allows the music-streaming platform Spotify not to leave the country in February as previously announced.

  • Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

    Paraguay's growth projected at 3.8% for 2024

    “Conditions have improved in 2023 and the outlook for 2024 is favorable,” Carvallo stressed

    Paraguay's economy is expected to grow 3.8% in 2024, according to a report from the South American country's Central Bank (BCP) released Tuesday in Asunción. The document also pointed out it would be the highest economic growth in the region next year.

  • Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

    PM Sunak convinces Parliament to approve his “Safety of Rwanda” bill

    “The British people should decide who gets to come to this country, not criminal gangs or foreign courts,” Sunak said after the controversial bill passed.

    British PM Rishi Sunak and his 'stop the boats' policy managed a crucial vote when Parliament passed 313 to 269 on Tuesday the Safety of Rwanda bill, which intends to send asylum seekers and migrants to the African country.

  • Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

    Milei becomes first Argentine President to attend Hanukkah ceremony

    Hanukkah “marks the triumph of the few over the many,” Milei explained as he lit a candle

    While Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo's message describing the government's next measures was aired, President Javier Milei appeared at the República Oriental del Uruguay Square in Buenos Aires for the celebration of the Jewish Hanukkah festivity.

  • Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Macri favors Mercosur single currency

    Dollarization has not been too good for Ecuador, Macri argued. A Mercosur currency would be better

    Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri said in Brazil he supported the idea of a single currency for all Mercosur countries because if the bloc was “serious” it needed “the same rules and the same currency, like the eurozone.”

  • Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:53 UTC

    Man arrested for throwing bottle at Milei

    Milei was unharmed in the incident but a member of his guard was hit by the object

    Buenos Aires Federal Judge Ariel Lijo issued a warrant for the arrest of a man suspected of having thrown a bottle at President Javier Milei as his motorcade in a convertible car was heading from Congress to Casa Rosada midway through the inauguration. The object ended up hurting one of the guards, it was reported.