Politics

Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
Uruguay's population aging and shrinking were it not for immigrants

Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) announced Monday in Montevideo that there were 3,444,263 people living in the South American country, a meager 1% growth from 2011 figures. Were it not for immigration, the Uruguayan population would have contracted, it was explained.
Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Mercosur and UAE to begin trade negotiations in the first half of next year

Brazil currently the chair of Mercosur has opened a consultation period until December 18 on a possible trade agreement between the South American block and the United Arab Emirates. The idea is to reach and listen to the private sector, scholars, civil society, academics and other interested parties.
Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Refit HMS Forth back on duty as Falklands patrol vessel

Falklands' patrol vessel HMS Forth, P222 has arrived back in the Islands to resume her duties as a guard ship following a refit and maintenance operation in Gibraltar.
Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 10:04 UTC
Milei visits rabbi's grave and has lunch with Bill Clinton

Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei Monday visited the tomb of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in New York as planned but then had lunch with former US President Bill Clinton, which had not been announced. Milei had already visited the religious site before the primary elections in August.
Monday, November 27th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Milei off to US for talks with IMF, WB, and Biden's administration

Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei left Sunday evening for the United States to meet with officials from the Joseph Biden administration and creditor organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), it was reported in Buenos Aires
Monday, November 27th 2023 - 09:02 UTC
Uruguayan congressman takes leave of absence amid harassment allegations

Uruguayan Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) Congressman Gustavo Olmos was reported to have incurred in sexual and labor harassment, according to a complaint filed against him by his substitute Martina Casás, it was reported Sunday in Montevideo.
Monday, November 27th 2023 - 08:40 UTC
Scioli to remain Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil under Milei?

Argentina's Ambassador to Brasilia Daniel Scioli might stay on his job after Javier Milei's Dec. 10 presidential inauguration, it was rumored this weekend in Buenos Aires.
Monday, November 27th 2023 - 08:32 UTC
Mondino brings letter from Milei to Lula

Argentina's future top diplomat Diana Mondino met Sunday in Brasilia with Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Ambassador Daniel Scioli to hand over a personal letter from Javier Milei inviting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to his Dec. 10 inauguration in Buenos Aires.
Sunday, November 26th 2023 - 23:28 UTC
Second swap between Israel and Hamas successful

The pro-Palestinian terrorist group Hamas Saturday released another batch of hostages, consisting of 13 Israeli citizens and 4 Thais, in exchange for another 39 prison inmates held by Tel Aviv, matching the 1:3 ratio agreed upon for the duration of the humanitarian truce. The exchanges took longer than expected, it was reported.
Sunday, November 26th 2023 - 23:25 UTC
Peruvian pilots who helped Argentina in 1982 decorated

During a ceremony at the Argentine Embassy in Lima last week, a group of retired Peruvian Air Force (FAP) pilots were awarded the Argentine Air Force's (FAA) Order of Heroes of the Malvinas, in the grade of “Malvinas Medal for Contribution to the War Effort” in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict with the United Kingdom.