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Montevideo, April 26th 2026 - 21:56 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

    World youth from 80 countries plan to strike on Friday calling on countries to address climate change

    The global youth movement was kick-started last year by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg

    The young people of the world have a message for adults, and this Friday (March 15) they will go on strike to make sure their views on climate change are heard. Tens of thousands of students from more than 80 countries and territories - including the United States, Malaysia and Hong Kong - plan to skip school that day to urge adults to treat climate change as a crisis, and for governments to take action now.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

    Fourth day of blackout in Venezuela; Maduro blames cyber-attacks

    The blackout, which began on Thursday afternoon, increased frustration among Venezuelans already suffering widespread food and medicine shortages

    Venezuelans woke up to a fourth day of an unprecedented nationwide blackout on Sunday, leaving residents concerned about the impacts of the lack of electricity on the South American country's health, communications and transport systems.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

    China orders the grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX

    Chinese state TV said eight Chinese passengers were aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, which was carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members

    China's aviation regulator said on Monday (Mar 11) it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operations by 6pm following a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:47 UTC

    Nicaragua negotiations stalled until Ortega releases all political prisoners

    The opposition said it would “return to the negotiating table only when the government provides convincing signs they want to find solutions to the crisis”.

    Negotiations aimed at resolving a months-long crisis in Nicaragua stalled Sunday when the opposition called on President Daniel Ortega's government to release all political prisoners before any new talks. The opposition Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy said it would “return to the negotiating table only when the government of Nicaragua provides the country with convincing signs they want to find solutions to the crisis,” which began in April 2018.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:46 UTC

    Thousands protest in Russia against plans to tighten restrictions on internet

    Some protesters chanted slogans such as “hands off the internet” and “no to isolation” while others gave speeches on a large stage.

    Thousands of people in Russia have protested against plans to introduce tighter restrictions on the internet. A mass rally in Moscow and similar demonstrations in two other cities were called after parliament backed the controversial bill last month.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:31 UTC

    Mrs May's job in the line if her Brexit deal is voted down next Tuesday

    The Sunday Times reported that senior Brexiteers had warned the PM's team that she should offer to go by June

    Theresa May offering to resign as prime minister would not help get her Brexit deal through Parliament, a cabinet minister has said. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there was an “incredible” amount of respect for the PM in the country, but Tory MP Nicky Morgan warned her position would become “very difficult” if her deal is voted down on Tuesday.

  • Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:31 UTC

    Next visit of Malvinas relatives to the Falklands takes off on Wednesday 

    The Argentine military cemetery at Darwin (Photo: Human Rights Secretariat)

    Next Wednesday a group of relatives of Argentine soldiers fallen in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict and  whose remains were recently identified will be travelling to the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin in the Falkland Islands. Relatives will be able to mourn and pray next to the gravestones which now have the full name of their loved ones. A military ceremony will also be held to honor the Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

    Venezuela comes to a halt as the blackout extends for a second day

    Power went out late on Thursday afternoon due to a problem at Venezuela’s main hydroelectric plant, the government said, calling the event an act of “sabotage”

    Venezuela shut schools and suspended the workday on Friday as the worst blackout in decades paralyzed most of the troubled nation for a second day, spurring outrage among citizens already suffering from hyperinflation and a crippling recession.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

    Tuesday's Commons Brexit vote countdown: “no one knows what can happen”

    Mrs May said both the democratic and economic cases for backing her deal are “clear”, and issued a plea to MPs: “Let’s get it done.”

    UK Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a plea for support as the showdown on her Brexit deal looms, warning the UK will be plunged into crisis if MPs reject the Withdrawal Agreement. In a stark message ahead of Tuesday’s Commons vote, the Prime Minister said “no-one knows” what will happen if her plan is defeated, with the possibility of Brexit being derailed completely.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

    Ex US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on Wikeleaks

    Manning, 31, told US District Judge Claude Hilton that she would “accept whatever you bring upon me”, but would not testify, the Associated Press reported.

    Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been jailed for refusing to testify before an investigation into Wikileaks. A Virginia judge ordered her taken into custody until the grand jury's work is finished or she decides to testify. Manning said she shared everything she knows during her court-martial.