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Montevideo, July 3rd 2025 - 11:02 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 09:10 UTC

    Argentine Senator's arrest in Paraguay sparks political crisis in Buenos Aires

    Kueider was voted as a Peronist but sided with Milei in recent key votes

    Argentine Senator Edgardo Kueider was arrested Wednesday in Paraguay after trying to get into the country with around US$ 200,000 and AR$ 600,000 (US$ 60,000) of undeclared cash. He was caught by Paraguayan authorities when trying to drive through the La Amistad bridge from Brazil.

  • Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 06:05 UTC

    Shipping sectors benefit from the Red Sea blockade, boosting demand for ships and higher fares

    Data from Clarksons Research, seaborne trade remains on track to record a 6.5% growth in ton-miles this year, the fastest rate of expansion for 14 years

    But the Red Sea shipping scenario with the Houthis attacks, and to a smaller extent, the drought in Panama – have had as can be expected in such situations, some sectors that can benefit. That is why most shipping sectors have experienced the strongest growth in ton-miles registered this year since 2010, helping prop up rates to highly profitable levels

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 18:06 UTC

    Chile: Boric announces first child due in June

    Boric has been dating professional basketballer Paula Carrasco at least since September

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font announced through his Instagram account that he will become a father for the first time after conceiving a child with professional basketballer Paula Carrasco. He added to the posting an image of an ultrasound. “We will give the best of us so that the Chile we live in will be fairer and happier. We love you,” the head of state also wrote in a message to his child, due in June next year.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Reform leader Farage questioning the Chagos Islands deal; allegedly Trump advisors are against it

    Leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, told the Commons that senior officials in the new Trump administration were firmly against the Chagos deal (Pic UK Parliament)

    The UK's deal to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is “strongly supported” by the United States, according to the Government. In October, it was confirmed the islands would once again come under Mauritian control, although Diego Garcia would remain a military base for the US and UK, with Britain maintaining a 99-year lease over it.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

    Former Bolivian president Sánchez de Lozada sentenced to 6 years in jail

    Sánchez de Losada, 94, has lived in the United States since fleeing Bolivia amid social unrest resulting in some 60 deaths

    Bolivia's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) Tuesday sentenced former President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (1993-1997 and 2002-2003) to 6 years in jail for signing numerous oil contracts without parliamentary approval. The 94-year-old former head of State resides in the United States and it remains to be seen whether he can be extradited.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 08:49 UTC

    Argentina to charge non-resident aliens for medical care and college education

    “This is a country for those who come to build, not to destroy,” Adorni noted

    Argentina's Libertarian Government plans to reform the country's migration laws, including charging non-resident foreigners for medical attention and college tuition, among other initiatives, Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 07:06 UTC

    Paraguay: Anti-corruption bill signed into law

    “Today we take a step that will make a difference in our path towards a more integral and just Paraguay,” said Peña

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Tuesday signed into law the so-called “National Regime of Integrity, Transparency and Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Paraguay” during a ceremony in Asunción attended by dignitaries of the other two branches of Government.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Paris’ obsession against a deal with Mercosur: shortcomings of French agribusiness

    French agribusiness has struggled to maintain competitiveness, not only against producers outside the EU but also within the bloc, particularly Poland and Romania.

    Why is France so committed to avoid making viable the European Union/Mercosur trade and cooperation agreement? Interest group in France argue that domestic agribusiness has been undergoing profound structural changes over the past few decades, among which declining productivity, rising costs, and a waning interest among younger generations in pursuing agricultural work.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 10:33 UTC

    What will the Mercosur summit discuss?

    As Uruguay prepares to hand over Mercosur’s pro tempore presidency to Argentina, this summit could define the bloc’s path forward amid global trade uncertainties

    Montevideo will host the XLV Mercosur Summit on 5-6 December, bringing together South American leaders to discuss pressing regional issues. Outgoing Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou will chair the meeting, along with Argentina's Javier Milei, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Paraguay's Santiago Peña. Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi will also attend.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 09:17 UTC

    Argentine Senator wants federal intervention in his province

    Paoltroni insisted Formosa was not an isolated case of authoritarianism

    Argentine Senator Francisco Paoltroni went to Casa Rosada Monday to deliver a draft bill to President Javier Milei to impose a federal intervention in the province of Formosa and put an end to the neverending rule of Peronist Governor Gildo Insfran, who has turned the territory into virtually his private ranch: “There is no other institutional way”, the national lawmaker from Formosa explained through social media.