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Montevideo, March 19th 2026 - 19:20 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

    Ukraine war: Euro cheaper than the US dollar for the first time in two decades

    A single Euro bought US$0.998 on the foreign exchange market at 12:45 GMT, down by 0.4% in Wednesday's trading

    As Ukraine war continues and fears that Russia could further restrict Europe's supplies of gas, increasing the chances of a recession in the Eurozone, the European common currency has fallen below the dollar for the first time in nearly 20 years.

  • Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 08:01 UTC

    Panamanian protesters to stay in the streets until their demands are met

    Unions have found the Government's proposals insufficient (Photo AP)

    Thousands of Panamanians took to the streets over the past few days to protest against the seemingly unstoppable inflation and Government corruption, while measures offered by the administration of President Laurentino Cortizo regarding the price of fuel and food were deemed insufficient.

  • Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 07:34 UTC

    Underdog contender jumps into the limelight in UK PM race

    Mordaunt's face was recognized by one in 10 people, according to a poll

    British Foreign Trade Secretary Penny Mordaunt Wednesday came out of near-anonymity and became a serious contender to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and take over as the new Prime Minister following Wednesday's round of voting in which Economy Minister Nadhim Zahawi and former Health Minister Jeremy Hunt were cast aside.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 23:03 UTC

    Bolivian VP wants El Cóndor Pasa to become second national anthem

    Choquehuanca insisted on the double use of the traditional Bolivian fag alongside the whiphala

    Bolivian Vice President David Choquehuanca Wednesday suggested that the En Cóndor Pasa melody be added as a second national anthem in addition to the current one, in a move to reflect the country's plurinational nature.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

    Scioli off to Brazil in a move to cut down Argentina's trade deficit

    Scioli is playing an increasingly active role in the Alberto Fernández administration.

    Argentina's Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli is taking center stage this week as he leaves Wednesday for Sao Paulo on a mission to overcome the sustained trade deficit between his country and Brazil, where he has served as Ambassador up until last month when he was summoned to Buenos Aires to replace Matías Kulfas.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

    Evo says Argentine motorbiker was not denied medical help

    On the Day of Argentine-Bolivian Confraternity, when Argentina filed a protest against Bolivia for possible malpractice in the death of a motorbiker, President Fernández had lunch with Evo

    Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Tuesday said over lunch at Casa Rosada with President Alberto Fernández that the retired Salta teacher who died after a motorcycling accident near Santa Cruz de la Sierra had received all possible medical care, thus contradicting statements from his family and friends.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

    Biden and AMLO discuss immigration, oil supply, and China's role

    It was comfortably accepted that China would be the world's factory, with the fallacious idea that, because of globality, we could import whatever we needed, AMLO told Biden

    Presidents Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico and Joseph Biden of the United States Wednesday held their second face-to-face meeting, and the first since the Latin American leader chose not to attend last month's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles following the White House's decision not to invite Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to the event.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

    IAPA concerned over Costa Rican President's onslaught against newspaper

    Chaves had vowed to destroy media who recalled he was involved in sexual harassment allegations during his tenure at the World Bank

    The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Tuesday expressed its concern over the future of free speech in Costa Rica following the attacks of the Government of President Rodrigo Chaves against La Nación, which included “administrative actions” against the newspaper one of the companies owning it.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

    Chilean deputies create committee to investigate Conviasa A-340 flights

    The lawmakers were not pleased with Chilean intelligence reports saying there was nothing unusual about those flights

    Chile's Lower House Tuesday approved the creation of a special committee to investigate the case of the Airbus A-340-600 with Venezuelan registration YV-3533 bearing flag carrier Conviasa's colors which has reportedly landed around 13 times in Santiago this year, probably carrying Iranian passengers with unclear intentions, it was announced.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    Milestone Parliament debate on Queen's Guards iconic bear skin caps

    The petition rapidly hit over 100,000 signatures, triggering the important debate.

    A milestone debate took place in the House of Commons on Monday, during which Members of Parliament from several political parties scrutinized the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) continued use of real bear fur for the Queen’s Guard’s caps and spoke passionately about the need to switch to faux fur.