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Montevideo, July 21st 2025 - 09:44 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 21:47 UTC

    Lula links Bolsonaro supporters to 2018 murder of Afro-descendant activist

    Lula is not the first to tie Bolsonarist groups and paramilitary militias to Franco's assassination

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, who according to every poll is poised to win the Oct. 2 elections and thus return to the Planalto Palace, Thursday linked supporters of the incumbent head of state to the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro Socialist councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 10:39 UTC

    “Russia and Saudi Arabia closer than ever”, ahead of OPEC+ meeting

    Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov met with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and ahead of this week´s OPEC+

    The OPEC+ alliance is solid and the tight cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia has never been stronger, said Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov, following a meeting with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and ahead of this week´s OPEC+ meeting to consider output levels.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC

    US lifts restrictions on air services to and from Cuba

    Cuba called it a “limited step in the right direction,” which “does not modify” the embargo in place for six decades

    The US Government of President Joseph Biden Wednesday lifted a series of restrictions on flights to and from Cuba stemming from the Donald Trump era, the Transportation Department announced.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:35 UTC

    Tower of London with summer display of flowers for Queen's Platinum Jubilee

    The Tower of London surrounded by gardens

    A stunning display of colorful flowers is being prepared at the Tower of London to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The 'Super-bloom' – which will blossom in stages throughout the summer – will see millions of flowers fill and transform the moat around the tower.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:34 UTC

    Former Cali Cartel capo dies in US prison

    El Ajedrecista had funded Ernesto Samper's presidential campaign. His methods were softer and more subtle than those of Escobar

    Wednesday's death at a US prison of former Cali Cartel capo Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, aka El Ajedrecista (The Chessman), who used to wage his own war against rival trafficker Pablo Escobar of the Medellín Cartel, has revived stories of the 1980s and 1990s which have been romanticized through the entertainment industry.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:17 UTC

    Argentina to up imports to meet increasing fuel demand

    Smuggling fuel to bordering countries due to the price difference has resulted in recurrent shortages for Argentines.

    Argentina's Federal Government Wednesday announced new measures to guarantee the proper supply of diesel fuel nationwide after governors of the country's 10 Grand North provinces complained last Friday of recurrent shortages.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 08:55 UTC

    Balcedo now suing Uruguay for damages

    The lawsuit was filed against the Uruguayan prosecutor's office and that includes all the prosecutors who acted in the case

    Former Argentine labor unionist leader Marcelo Balcedo has decided to sue Uruguay for damages allegedly worth US$ 22 million after two private airplanes were impounded in 2018 when he was arrested in his ranch near Punta del Este pending extradition to Argentina.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 08:36 UTC

    From around the world, Royal Navy Platinum Jubilee tribute to the Queen

    Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Jubilee tribute to The Queen

    On deployment in the Gulf, on patrol in the Atlantic, safeguarding home waters or undergoing training at bases in the UK, sailors lined up on parade grounds and flight decks to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70-year reign and this weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 07:49 UTC

    Chilean President wants full ban on gun ownership

    Boric argued the reform he proposed would be “in favor” of the police's fight against “organizations dedicated to illegal arms trafficking.”

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday gave his first TV speech, during which he announced a plan to ban gun ownership and tackle drug trafficking, among other relevant measures.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 07:06 UTC

    Five dead in one more high-profile shooting in US

    The perpetrator was an African-American aged between 35 and 40, who eventually shot himself

    At least 5 people died in yet another mass shooting in the United States Wednesday, after a gunman killed four people at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before taking his own life.