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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 05:44 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

    Milei's veto of college funding bill survives Congressional challenge

    Overriding his veto would have meant “giving in to the old policy and return to the Country Risk we had with Kirchnerism,” Milei explained

    Despite lacking a majority of its own, Argentina's ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) Wednesday succeeded at the Lower House in keeping enforceable President Javier Milei's veto from last week against the newly approved university funding bill by garnering a total of 84 votes with help from occasional allies such as a few rogue UCR lawmakers, thus rendering the opposition's 164 votes insufficient after key abstentions to override the presidential decision.

  • Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 09:06 UTC

    US State Dept. bans former Ecuadorean leaders from entering the country

    “Nobody in the WORLD has accepted the sentence for 'psychic influence',” Correa replied

    The US State Department announced Wednesday it was designating former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa (2007-2017) as ineligible to enter the country. The measure also applied to former Vice President Jorge Glas (2013-2018) due to their involvement in cases of significant corruption while in public office. Both leaders reportedly “abused” their position by accepting bribes, including through political contributions, in exchange for awarding public works contracts.

  • Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 07:58 UTC

    Falklands firefighters invitation, “Come down this Saturday”

    The invitation to the bonfire

    Falklands Fire and Rescue Service is having its day with a 'Have a Go' this Saturday, October 12th: it starts at 1000 and ends at 1400 at the Fire station.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 21:00 UTC

    Brazilian nun chosen for UNHCR award

    A graduate lawyer, Sister Rosita has also been instrumental in shaping Brazilian public policy

    Sister Rosita Milesi, a Brazilian nun, lawyer, social worker, and movement builder who has championed the rights and dignity of displaced people for nearly 40 years, has been granted the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, the United Nations announced in Geneva Wednesday. Besides Milesi, four other women were named regional winners.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

    De Moraes allows X back in Brazil

    De Moraes said the company fulfilled the necessary requirements to return to operating

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Tuesday ordered the social network X reinstated in South America's largest country after banning it for failing to comply with national laws and subsequent court decisions, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 10:14 UTC

    Chile needs to address insecurity at medical facilities

    Armed guards is a possibility that needs thorough evaluation, Tohá noted

    Chile's Interior Minister Carolina Tohá admitted Tuesday that her country needed to review its security policies, particularly regarding healthcare facilities, where several incidents have been recorded. According to the National Confederation of Municipal Health Officials (Confusam), there were 7,184 aggressions against healthcare staff nationwide last year, and these figures are on the rise now.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 09:13 UTC

    YPF to relocate Vaca Muerta HQs to Buenos Aires

    Decisions are no longer made based on the work of the Company Man at the foot of the well, Marín insisted

    Argentina's state-run oil company YPF announced Tuesday that it would be opening an operations center in its tower in the exclusive Puerto Madero district in Buenos Aires to run Vaca Muerta. The move is expected to cut costs by 30% and save up to US$ 1.5 billion a year.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:32 UTC

    Brazilian Senate gives nod to future BCB CEO

    Galípolo is Lula's choice to replace Roberto Campos Neto, who stems from the Jair Bolsonaro administration

    Brazil's Federal Senate Tuesday greenlighted by 66 votes to 5 the appointment of Gabriel Galípolo as the next Central Bank (BCB) CEO to succeed Roberto Campos Neto, who stems from former President Jair Bolsonaro's administration and whose term ends Dec. 31.

  • Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 22:56 UTC

    Colombia: Petro under probe over campaign finances

    “The coup d'état has begun,” Petro claimed

    Colombian electoral authorities announced Tuesday that they were launching an inquiry against President Gustavo Petro for allegedly overstepping campaign financing caps in 2022 en route to the Casa de Nariño. The head of state replied -once again- that a coup d'état was boiling up.

  • Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Peronist Party in search of a new (or old) leader

    Quintela or CFK? Who will guide Peronism's attempt at regaining power in Argentina?

    After former President Alberto Fernández was forced to resign as chairman of the Peronist Party given the domestic violence and corruption scandals in which he is involved, the vacancy opened up a new front that may well decide the future of Argentine politics in the years to come. While former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner intends to fill the void, La Rioja Governor Ricardo Quintela came forward as a new option.