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Montevideo, March 5th 2026 - 01:57 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, November 13th 2025 - 20:42 UTC

    Trump pardons Lewis in insider trading case

    The 88-year-old entrepreneur has various businesses in Argentine Patagonia

    British billionaire Joe Lewis, who has significant business interests in Argentine Patagonia and other parts of South America, has been granted an official pardon by US President Donald Trump, it was confirmed Thursday. The measure came after Lewis, 88, pleaded guilty last year in New York to insider trading charges. He was subsequently sentenced to pay a US$5 million fine and serve three years of probation.

  • Thursday, November 13th 2025 - 14:07 UTC

    UNICEF report on hardships facing Argentine households released

    The UNICEF survey noted a reduction in households unable to seek dental treatments

    Three out of every ten households with children and adolescents in Argentina are unable to cover their monthly expenses, according to the ninth “Rapid Survey” conducted by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in August released this week.

  • Thursday, November 13th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    Italy: Prosecutors launch probe into “human safari” allegations

    Brigida has investigated Argentina's “death flights” among other internationally relevant cases. Photo: AFP

    The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into claims that wealthy Italian citizens paid fees to act as “weekend snipers,” targeting and shooting civilians besieged in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War (1992-1996). The investigation has been bolstered by testimony from former Bosnian Army Brigadier General -and intelligence agent- Edin Subasic.

  • Thursday, November 13th 2025 - 09:35 UTC

    Over 64,000 new formal jobs created in Paraguay this year

    “We will intensify controls and inspections to combat undeclared employment,” Recalde said

    Formal employment in Paraguay has reached a new historic record, with the country adding nearly 64,000 new formal jobs so far in 2025, according to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS).

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 19:44 UTC

    Paraguay launches Operation Guaraní Shield against transnational criminal groups

    Paraguay's priority is to increase surveillance along the borders with Brazil and also Argentina

    Paraguayan authorities activated this week the first phase of a massive deployment of its Armed Forces along its borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, launching Operation “Guarani Shield” to contain transnational criminal organizations.

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina to lift all currency exchange restrictions “soon”

    October's inflation, to be announced on Wednesday by Indec, is projected to stand above 2%

    While Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced the “imminent” removal of all remaining controls on foreign exchange transactions, the South American country's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) is about to report October's inflation on Wednesday. Most experts predict it will be above 2%.

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Disruptions in Chilean air travel projected amid Latam Airlines pilots' strike

    The company said that the affected passengers “will be contacted directly by email”

    A strike announced by the Latam Pilots Union (SPL) began at midnight after negotiations with the airline failed, leading to an immediate disruption of scheduled flights. The action is unprecedented for the union, which represents nearly 500 pilots—more than half of the company's total pilot workforce.

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 10:07 UTC

    USS Gerald Ford in the Caribbean sparks Venezuelan military mobilization

    The USS Gerald Ford was deployed from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean to up the ante against alleged drug traffickers in the area

    The USS Gerald Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, reinforcing the US military presence in Latin America for what the Pentagon claims is an operation to combat drug trafficking.

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 09:59 UTC

    Incidents reported outside COP30 hosting site

    At least one security guard was injured

    Demonstrators clashed with law enforcement on Tuesday in Belém outside the so-called Blue Zone, where COP30 negotiations are taking place. The area was closed after a group of protesters tried to enter the site, but were kept at bay by security guards forming human chains. At least one guard was injured.

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

    China and Uruguay launch joint agri-science cooperation project

    Carámbula underscored that the joint laboratory “strengthens the country's science, technology, and innovation”

    Scientific and educational institutions from China and Uruguay have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a groundbreaking Joint Pasture Agriculture Laboratory, aiming to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation in agricultural innovation under China's Belt and Road Initiative.