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Montevideo, December 20th 2025 - 06:21 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, November 7th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Harris concedes defeat but promises to keep fighting

    The ruling party agreed to a smooth transition

    US Vice President Kamala Harris finally admitted Tuesday's electoral results were not what her Democrat Party had expected and conceded victory to former President Donald Trump. “When we lose an election, we accept the results,” she reckoned after telephoning the former Republican head of state to congratulate him.

  • Thursday, November 7th 2024 - 10:25 UTC

    Brazil's Copom raises Selic rate to 11.25%

    The measure was expected after the US dollar began to rise against the local real

    The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) Wednesday agreed unanimously to increase the economy's basic interest rate known as Selic by 0.5%age points to 11.25% per year, Agencia Brasil reported. The move was expected within financial circles given the recent rise in the exchange rate between the local real and the US dollar which provided for an inflationary context.

  • Thursday, November 7th 2024 - 09:12 UTC

    Argentina's aviation industry nearing decisive hours

    The Libertarian Administration would not hesitate to scrap the flag carrier if passengers are repeatedly put through recurrent hardships

    The Libertarian Administration of President Javier Milei gave aviation unions until Friday to work out their discrepancies or otherwise Aerolíneas Argentinas was to be shut down given the number of hardships passengers at various airports, particularly Ezeiza and Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, are going through.

  • Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 21:25 UTC

    World leaders congratulate Trump on his win - still not Harris

    Trump declared victory early Wednesday and announced that America's golden age lay ahead

    While leaders from the world over have congratulated Republican candidate Donald J. Trump on his electoral win on Tuesday which has earned him a second 4-year term at The Oval Office, Vice President Kamala Harris is yet to acknowledge defeat, as is customary in these cases. Perhaps Trump himself was the only one to break that tradition four years ago when rumors of vote count-rigging still gave him hope against Joseph Biden.

  • Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 17:58 UTC

    Brazilian beef industry ready to fight EU deforestation law scheduled to become effective December 30

    Brazil has a traceability protocol to export to EU; the SISBOV system mandates individual identification and monitoring of cattle at least 90 days before slaughter

    As the deadline for the implementation of the European Union anti deforestation law, scheduled for next December 30, (even when it could be delayed), the powerful Brazilian cattle and meat industry is working on the presentation of a pilot traceability and monitoring project for the supply chain to present to the EU.

  • Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 10:50 UTC

    No stopping Trump's way back into White House

    Trump was spending the night at his Mar-a-Lago residence before his victory is confirmed (Pic Reuters)

    Although there was still no official confirmation, the Republican camp was preparing in the wee hours of Wednesday for what appears to be Donald Trump's unstoppable march back onto the White House following victories in key swing states such as Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Even the pro-Kamala Harris outlet The New York Times reckoned Trump's victory chances stood at “over 95%.”

  • Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 09:43 UTC

    Delgado and Orsi to hold presidential debate on Nov. 17

    It will be the second eristics duel since it was made mandatory by law

    Uruguay's Presidential candidates Álvaro Delgado and Yamandú Orsi will be debating on Nov. 17, one week before the runoff, it was announced Tuesday in Montevideo. The eristics duel will be split into five blocks, it was also agreed by the two campaign teams.

  • Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 09:28 UTC

    CFK chosen Peronist Party Chairwoman

    Quintela will not challenge the outcome so that the Peronist Party is a united force for the times to come

    The Justicialist (Peronist) Party's (PJ) Electoral Board Tuesday confirmed former two-time President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) as the new party chairwoman after no other contender challenged her “Primero La Patria” list following the dismissal of La Rioja Governor Ricardo Quintela's bid for allegedly lacking the necessary endorsements. CFK won by 13 votes to 1.

  • Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 08:49 UTC

    Netanyahu sacks Defense Minister amid breach of trust

    Israel Katz is said to be of Netanyahu's utmost confidence

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday sacked Defense Minister Yoav Gallant amid allegations of security leaks that could have jeopardized Tel Aviv's war efforts against Iran and its terrorist proxies Hamas and Hezbollah.

  • Tuesday, November 5th 2024 - 22:50 UTC

    FAB completes 10th evacuation flight from war-torn Lebanon

    FAB missions have already evacuated 2,072 people and 24 pets from Lebanon since Oct. 2, 2024

    Brazil's Air Force (FAB) has completed its tenth humanitarian Operation Cedar Roots mission airlifting people out of war-turn Lebanon and bringing them to safety in South America, Agencia Brasil announced. A total of 213 refugees arrived in São Paulo at 4.06 am at the Guarulhos military Air Base for a total of 2,072 evacuees since Oct. 2. The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has also rescued 24 pets. According to Brazilian authorities, some 20,000 nationals of the South American country live in Lebanon.