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Montevideo, December 23rd 2025 - 03:25 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 23:39 UTC

    Falklands, 40th anniversary of Mount Pleasant Complex and its air, sea and land military facilities

    Mount Pleasant Complex also facilitates civilian flights arriving at the Falkland Islands

    Mount Pleasant Complex is marking its 40th year as an Royal Air Force fighter and transport presence in the Falkland Islands. Some fitty three kilometers southwest of the capital, Stanley, MPC was officially opened on 12 May 1985 by Prince Andrew, and became fully operational the following year, May 1986, making it the newest permanent air base for the RAF.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 20:37 UTC

    Lula announces sizeable Chinese investments in infrastructure

    Lula made those remarks at a Sino-Brazilian Business Forum in Beijing

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Monday that Chinese investors would be allocating some R$ 27 billion (US$ 4.69 billion at the current exchange rate) to infrastructure and other development in the South American country. He made those remarks during his participation in the Brazil-China Business Forum in Beijing. The investments will also cover the areas of education and technology, it was explained.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 19:51 UTC

    Nazi materials found in Argentine Main Courthouse Building

    The boxes were found in the basement, where non-digitized documentation is stored

    Hundreds of Nazi documents, membership cards, and propaganda materials were discoovered in the Argentine Supreme Court's (CSJN) archives last week, in was reported in Buenos Aires during the weekend.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 15:44 UTC

    Life on South Georgia as a Government Officer, “the best decision of my life”

    We have welcomed over 100 cruise ships this season (Photo John Fowler)

    By Nadine Orme - As I walk to work this morning, I pause to allow a group of penguins the time to wander down the path in front of me. This may sound like a dream, but for me it is day to day reality, and it’s absolutely incredible. From the moment I arrived here I knew I had made the best decision of my life in coming to work on South Georgia as a government officer.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Uruguay’s municipal elections: National Party dominates, Frente Amplio retains Montevideo

    Bergara’s victory ensures that Montevideo will continue to be governed by the progressive coalition, which has held power in the capital since 1990.

    Uruguay’s 2025 municipal and departmental (provincial) elections concluded with results reinforcing the country’s traditional political landscape. The left-wing Frente Amplio retained its stronghold in Montevideo and Canelones, while the center-right National Party (Partido Nacional) maintained its dominance across most rural regions, securing a total of 13 departments.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Death of Bolivian national unveils xenophobic practices in Argentina

    Flores was driving under the influence and angered locals after crashing into a business

    Last week's death in Ezpeleta on he southern outskirts of Buenos Aires of 36-year-old Bolivian builder Richard Flores Mercado has sparked a diplomatic controversy between the two countries as the circumstances of the case would indicate a hate crime by reason of nationality.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Colombia grants asylum to former Panamanian President Martinelli

    Martinelli had been sheltering at the Nicaraguan Embassy for over a year

    Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), sentenced to over 10 years in prison for money laundering and bribery in the Odebrecht case, was granted political asylum by Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    Chile: Boric's image plunges and Matthei's soars

    In case of a runoff, Matthei would prevail against any possible rival

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font's disapproval has plunged to 70%, matching previous high records from Jan. 2023 and May 2024, while his approval stood at 27%, according to the latest Cadem Plaza Pública survey released in Santiago during the weekend.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:39 UTC

    Lula kicking off Beijing tour with meetings with businesspeople

    Lula is to sign at least 16 agreements with China this week

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to meet Monday with executives from two major Chinese companies. Later in the day, he is to hold an encounter with representatives from the health sector and sign a series of agreements before closing the Brazil-China seminar. He is currently in Beijing on an official visit to strengthen business ties.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Sweden: Top security adviser lasts 30 minutes on the job after intimate dating app pics surface

    Thyberg admitted he should have told the Government about having posted those pictures

    Sweden’s newly appointed national security adviser and former ambassador to Ukraine, Tobias Thyberg, resigned minutes after taking office following the leak of “sensitive” photos from an old Grindr same-sex dating app profile. “I should have informed [the government], but I didn’t,” Thyberg admitted.