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Montevideo, July 5th 2025 - 05:03 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, July 4th 2024 - 10:05 UTC

    Uruguay to hold plebiscite on social security

    The initiative seeks to add to the Constitution the legal retirement age (60) and the worth of minimum pensions

    Uruguay's Electoral Court has validated the required signatures therefore the South American country will be holding a plebiscite on social security concurrently with the Oct. 27 presidential elections, it was announced in Montevideo. The authorities said Wednesday that 276,167 signatures had been reached (10% of the citizens registered to vote).

  • Thursday, July 4th 2024 - 09:55 UTC

    What can be expected on 4 July, Labour landslide or Conservative cataclysm

    Keir Starmer, leader of a renewed Labour party

    This Thursday's 4 general election in the United Kingdom could prove catastrophic for the Conservative Party and influence its future evolution. After 14 years in office, the Tories appear destined for what experts call the worst general election result in its 190-year history. The dimensions of this defeat would be such that, according to the polls, the current prime minister Rishi Sunak could even become the first head of government to lose his seat in the Commons.

  • Thursday, July 4th 2024 - 09:42 UTC

    Only Michelle Obama could defeat Donald Trump, poll shows

    Michelle Obama has made no suggestion that she would be willing to run

    After US President Joseph Biden's lackluster performance in the debate against his predecessor Donald Trump prompted numerous cries for his stepping down from this year's elections, a recent Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll showed that only former First Lady Michelle Obama could bring a Democratic ticket to victory on Nov. 5.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 23:55 UTC

    Freezing temperatures in Falklands sponsor ice hockey revolution, but also burst pipes

    Hockey players taking advantage of the winter weather to gain some “on ice” experience! No ice rink in the Islands, so opportunities like this cannot be missed!

    Extreme low temperatures in the Falkland Islands have given a chance for hockey players and fans to practice on frozen ponds, which is the good side of the climate situation, but the Public Works Department Water Section has also advised the public about water usage which “at this time is fairly high”.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 23:11 UTC

    Falklands congratulations of Scottish parliament on its 25th anniversary

    Falklands Government Representative in London, Richard Hyslop congratulates the presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament, Alison Johnstone, MSP

    Falkland Islands London Office representative, Richard Hyslop has been in Scotland to congratulate Holyrood, the Scottish parliament on its 25ty anniversary. Links between the Falkland Islands and Scotland are very close and significant, with Scottish MPs visiting the Islands and upholding the Islands rights to decide on its future and natural resources.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 23:00 UTC

    Falklands: Navitas updates emission assessment of Sea Lion environmental impact statement

    The Falkland Islands Government has started a public consultation on this revised EIS from Tuesday, 2 July 2024 to 13 August 2024.

    The Israeli/US company preparing to extract oil from Falkland Islands waters, Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd. (Navitas) has issued a revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) concerning its proposals for the drilling of oil wells and offshore production from the Sea Lion Field Northern Development Area, Phase 1 and 2, which includes additional information on atmospheric emissions.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 20:32 UTC

    Mujica and Sanguinetti hope for a “more flexible” Mercosur

    Argentina and Brazil must understand each other for a better Mercosur, argued Sanguinetti (R) at the Aladi forum alongside Mujica

    Former Presidents José Pepe Mujica and Julio María Sanguinetti concurred this week during their appearances at the Latin American Integration Association's (Aladi) Regional Solidarity Integration Forum in Montevideo that Latin American countries needed to “be more flexible” to tackle the problems of today's world.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 10:20 UTC

    Bolivia recalls ambassador from Buenos Aires

    La Paz also summoned Argentine ambassador Marcelo Massoni to express its “energetic rejection” of the Casa Rosada statements

    The Bolivian Government Tuesday summoned its ambassador from Buenos Aires for consultations following Casa Rosada's allegations that the June 26 attempted coup d'état in La Paz was staged by President Luis Arce Catacora to improve his dwindling public image.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 10:05 UTC

    Alberto Fujimori recovering from his surgery

    Soon to turn 86, Alberto Fujimori said he wanted to run again for President in 2026

    Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was recovering well Tuesday after undergoing hip surgery following a fall at his home where he has been residing since his release from the Barbadillo prison, his daughter and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori confirmed on social networks. He had been sentenced in 2009 to 25 years in prison for aggravated homicide in the Barrios Altos and La Cantuta massacres.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 09:43 UTC

    Venezuelan VP hit by falling tree while assisting Beryl victims

    Delcy Rodríguez was transferred to a private clinic later Tuesday

    Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez Tuesday suffered an accident in Cumanacoa in the State of Sucre while assisting victims of Hurricane Beryl, President Nicolás Maduro confirmed. The official was hit by a falling tree amid heavy rains and subsequently hospitalized. Other members of her entourage were also injured. “She was badly beaten,” Maduro said.