Politics

Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 09:28 UTC
Paraguay opens embassy in Abu Dhabi (UAE)

President Mario Abdo Benítez and Foreign Minister Julio César Arriola Monday took part in the opening of Asunción's new embassy in Abu Dabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
Monday, February 13th 2023 - 21:22 UTC
Pablo Neruda: Chilean poet was “poisoned”, says his family

International experts will reveal on Wednesday that the bacteria found in the remains of Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda “was in his body at the time of death,” which would prove that he was “poisoned” 12 days after the 1973 military coup, his family told EFE in an exclusive interview.
Monday, February 13th 2023 - 14:39 UTC
Falklands and Gibraltar in Spanish List of tax havens and alleged money laundering

The Falklands/Malvinas and Gibraltar figure among the latest list of countries and territories, which are considered tax havens by the Spanish Government, allegedly involved in money laundering operations, following on the latest international concept of non-cooperative jurisdiction in the matter.
Monday, February 13th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Uruguayan Air Force to handle UFO sightings

Uruguay's Air Force (FAU) is to investigate the sighting of strange red lights in the sky in Terma del Almirón, in the department (province) of Paysandú, the Receiving and Investigating Committee of Denunciations of Unidentified Flying Objects (Comisión Receptora e Investigadora de Denuncias de Objetos Voladores No Identificados - Cridovni) said in a statement on social media.
Monday, February 13th 2023 - 10:06 UTC
Chile: Poll shows Boric's popularity slightly improving from worse to just bad

The Government of Chile failed to make timely decisions to fight the forest fires that broke out in the southern and central parts of the country, according to 68% of respondents to a survey by pollsters Cadem released on Sunday, which also showed the popularity of President Gabriel Boric Font slightly improving.
Monday, February 13th 2023 - 10:03 UTC
Mercosur-Singapore free trade agreement coming up?

Under Argentina's pro-tempore presidency, Mercosur will try to clinch a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore, according to Palacio San Martín (Foreign Ministry) sources quoted by BAE Negocios. The Alberto Fernández administration is particularly eager to show results, the report also said.
Monday, February 13th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
Türkiye-Syria quake: UN expert fears death toll may exceed 60,000

With around 33,000 people so far reported dead in both countries affected by last week's series of earthquakes and aftershocks, a United Nations expert predicted that the final number of victims will be twice as many “or even more.”
Monday, February 13th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
US Gov't seizes Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC

The Government of the United States has taken temporary control of the premises where the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC used to function following the dissolution of the so-called interim government of Juan Guaidó, it was reported during the weekend citing State Department sources admitting that the premises had been seized on Feb. 6 last.
Sunday, February 12th 2023 - 13:24 UTC
Brazil: Monitoring flight spots lost tribe in the middle of Yanomami lands

A small indigenous community has been detected inside the Yanomami Territory in Roraima, only 15 kilometers from an illegal mining site where garimpeiros pose a threat to their survival and well-being, Agencia Brasil reported Friday.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:20 UTC
US shoots down a “high altitude” flying object, this time over Alaska frozen waters

A United States fighter jet shot down an unidentified high altitude object overflying the state of Alaska, the second time in a week that such an operation takes place, it was announced on Friday by the White House .