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Montevideo, June 24th 2026 - 13:47 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, March 17th 2023 - 07:53 UTC

    “Euro area banking sector is resilient, with strong capital and liquidity positions”, ECB President Lagarde

    Luis de Guindos and Christine Lagarde during he Thursday conference in Frankfort

    Anticipating the Euro area banking sector is resilient, with strong capital and liquidity positions, and that inflation is projected to remain too high for too long, the European Central Bank announced on Thursday that the ECB Governing Council decided to increase the three key ECB interest rates by 50 basis points, in line with its determination to ensure the timely return of inflation to the 2% medium-term target.

  • Friday, March 17th 2023 - 07:37 UTC

    Argentina, SAAB sign military radar technology deal

    “We are very pleased with the relationship we have been carrying on with SAAB,” said Taiana

    Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana Wednesday signed the so-called “Productive Cooperation Agreement” deal with Swedish developers SAAB Dynamics. The agreement provides for SAAB's support to the Argentine company INVAP for the integration of radars to the RBS-70 system, as well as for the technological transfer to the Armed Forces.

  • Friday, March 17th 2023 - 07:27 UTC

    Chilean secret police officer convicted for 1973 crime

    The convicted Carter Cuadra is a son-in-law of the infamous Gen. Manuel Contreras

    A Chilean Court Thursday sentenced former Army Brigadier General Orlando Carter Cuadra to 10 years and one day in prison for Dec. 14, 1973, murders of Bautista Van Schouwen Vasey and Patricio Munita Castillo (22) in Santiago. The deceased belonged to the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) political party.

  • Friday, March 17th 2023 - 00:20 UTC

    UN chief Guterres accuses oil and gas companies of making “immoral profits”

    Guterres said the combined profits of the largest energy companies in the first quarter of the year were nearly US$ 100 billion.

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused oil and gas companies of making “excessive” profits from the energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, calling it “immoral.” Guterres, releasing a UN report on the consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, urged governments to tax the companies' earnings.

  • Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 09:37 UTC

    China in US' backyard: Honduras wants to cut links with Taiwan; Panama and Beijing working of free trade accord

    Honduran President Xiomara Castro, who said her country is seeking to establish diplomatic relations with China

    China welcomed on Wednesday the latest remarks by Honduran President Xiomara Castro, who said her country is seeking to establish diplomatic relations with China. In response to this, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said at a press conference on Wednesday that 181 countries around the world have established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle, which fully proved that establishing diplomatic relations with China is a correct general historical and political trend.

  • Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:40 UTC

    Uruguayan President not optimistic about Mercosur-EU deal

    Lacalle said he can only cling to Lula's initiative to see some progress

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday said he was not very optimistic about the future of the trade deal between Mercosur and the European Union and that his lack of hope stemmed from both ends of the Atlantic, not just Brussels.

  • Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:35 UTC

    Chancellor Hunt, “British ale may be warm, but the duty on a pint is frozen”

    As part of a bid to help people with the rising cost of living, Mr Hunt announced a freeze on the duty tax for draught pints to help “the great British pub”.

    The price of a packet of cigarettes rose hours after the UK Budget was delivered in Parliament, while drinkers will see tax on alcohol go up by 10.1% in August, in line with inflation. According to London media, the only alcohol not to see a rise was draught beer where duty will be frozen. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said this was to help “the great British pub”.

  • Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:22 UTC

    Next SNP leadership predicts an independent Scotland in five years time

    SNP leadership candidates Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan

    All three Scottish National Party leadership candidates have predicted that Scotland can be an independent country within five years if they win the contest. Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf, and Kate Forbes were speaking as they faced each other in a BBC Scotland TV debate.

  • Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:09 UTC

    Peru: Supreme Court agrees to review if Castillo's right to defense was violated

    Castillo argues he was not given a chance to defend himself during his impeachment

    Peru's Supreme Court Wednesday overruled a lower Court's decision and will agree to review former President Pedro Castillo's claims that he was denied a right to defense during his Dec. 7 impeachment by Congress.

  • Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:06 UTC

    Neuquén's Judiciary: dog sworn in

    Do you swear by the Fatherland...? Oreo was asked

    A dog summoned to work in the Infantile and Juvenile areas of Neuquén's Judiciary was given the oath of office, it was reported. The animal, named Oreo, was then handed over to the officer on call.