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Montevideo, July 7th 2025 - 04:02 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, October 30th 2023 - 21:13 UTC

    Minister Rutley in Peru, “Falklands people right to self determination must be respected”

    Minister Rutley visited Peru because this year is the anniversary of the second century of bilateral and close relations between Britain and the Andean country

    “What we want is for the rights of the people of the Falklands to be respected, and one of the main democratic principles is their right to self-determination. We are asking our friends to respect their wishes”, said David Rutley, Foreign Office minister for the Americas and Caribbean during a recent visit to Peru.

  • Monday, October 30th 2023 - 09:38 UTC

    Lula tells Pedro Sanchez to make a last effort on EU-Mercosur deal

    Lula's pro-tempore presidency of Mercosur ends in early December

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez during a telephone conversation last week that he was keen on finalizing the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur.

  • Monday, October 30th 2023 - 09:20 UTC

    Colombia to supply electricity to Ecuador to solve energy crisis

    Lasso thanked Petro for his help

    In a move to solve the current energy crisis affecting some Ecuadorian towns, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced on X after a meeting Saturday with Gustavo Petro at the Casa de Nariño in Bogota that Colombia would be supplying 450 megawatts of electricity.

  • Sunday, October 29th 2023 - 21:02 UTC

    Brazil's population consists largely of women, census shows

    For registration purposes, the IBGE takes into account residents’ biological sex assigned at birth

    A study released late last week by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IGBE) showed that by 2022 the population in South America's largest country consisted mostly of women, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Sunday, October 29th 2023 - 01:13 UTC

    Falklands: Remote radar facilities in Mount Kent becomes new refurbished outpost

    MLA John Birmingham with Commander Brigadier Duff, he said the opening of the Mount Kent facility represented the first £10m of a £30m investment in BFSAI.

    Earlier this week marked the official handover of new build accommodation at the 303 Signals Unit Remote Radar Head Mount Kent in the Falklands Islands, from the contract team Ramboll Volker Fitzpatrick to 303 Signals Unit. The ceremony marked UK's long-term commitment to the Falkland Islands' right to self-determination.

  • Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:56 UTC

    ARA Patagonia back on duty

    The Patagonia first sailed for the Argentine Navy in 2000

    Argentina's Navy announced this week that the French-built logistics vessel ARA Patagonia was back at sea after a total refit, major repairs, and the replacement of numerous elements and parts at the No. 1 careening dock of the Arsenal Naval Puerto Belgrano and under the management of the Tandanor shipyards.

  • Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Alberto Fernández and Pepe Mujica discuss Argentina's crisis

    “With Pepe and Lula it is very pleasant to work,” Fernández said, somehow announcing his future role in South American politics

    Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica and incumbent Argentine head of state Alberto Fernández got together Friday at the former's farm in Rincón del Cerro to discuss the currency exchange crisis in South America's second-largest country and, with it, the future of the region.

  • Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

    UNGA calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

    Meanwhile, on the battlefront, Israel expanded its ground operations in Gaza and intensified the air strikes

    The United Nations General Assembly Friday issued a resolution calling for an “Immediate humanitarian truce” in Gaza. The document is non-binding and Israel has been reported to be upping its military deployments in the region, it was reported. The UN General Assembly resolutions do not go beyond a political gesture.

  • Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

    Maine massacre perpetrator found dead

    Sauschuck declined to answer questions about warnings police may have received about Card before the shootings

    Authorities in the US State of Maine said that Robert Card, the alleged perpetrator of back-to-back shooting sprees late Wednesday that left 18 people dead and dozens wounded has been found dead, it was reported Friday.

  • Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 00:39 UTC

    Falklands: Nepalese community in MPC celebrated Dashain

    Family picture of the Nepalese community in MPC (Pic BFSAI)

    Last weekend the Nepalese community at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands and their invited guests, celebrated Dashain, traditionally celebrated with prayers and offerings to Durga, the Universal Mother Goddess.