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Montevideo, September 1st 2025 - 02:19 UTC

Politics

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 09:37 UTC

    Uruguay marks centenary of Legislative Palace with new LED lighting

    Cosse explained that the new system is permanent, programmable, and adaptable to different national and international events

    Montevideo inaugurated on Friday a modern lighting system for the Legislative Palace as part of the celebrations marking the building’s 100th anniversary. More than 250 LED lights have been installed on the exterior, featuring energy-efficient technology and automated control.

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  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 20:31 UTC

    Milei's govt hit by string of setbacks

    Milei foresees massive electoral fraud next month in the province of Buenos Aires

    Argentine President Javier Milei has been suffering a series of setbacks this week after the Lower House overturned his veto of the Disability Emergency Law, followed by a slumping trade surplus projection and a sharp drop in wholesale transactions amid mounting corruption scandals.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 20:01 UTC

    Paraguay declares Cartel de los Soles a “terrorist organization”

    Peña noted that Washington was a strategic ally

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has signed a decree officially declaring the Cartel de los Soles an “international terrorist organization,” it was announced in Asunción. The Government argued that the measure highlighted its commitment to fighting transnational crime and protecting national sovereignty.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:46 UTC

    Colombia: Terrorist attack leaves 6 dead and over 70 wounded

    “What is happening in Cali is an act that spreads panic among the civilian population,” Petro argued

    At least six civilians were killed and 71 other people were wounded following an explosion Thursday at the Marco Fidel Suárez Colombian Air Force Base in Cali, caused by an attack with cylinder bombs thrown from a truck, which missed the military facilities and hit a nearby street, damaging homes and vehicles and injuring people, including passengers on a bus.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Grau becomes Chile's new Finance Minister

    “Our economy can generate more quality jobs,” Grau insisted

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font on Thursday appointed Nicolás Grau, previously the Economy Minister, as the new Minister of Finance, following Mario Marcel's resignation earlier in the day. Meanwhile, Álvaro García was chosen to replace Grau. Ignacia Fernández, former Undersecretary of Agriculture, took over as Minister of Agriculture in lieu of Esteban Valenzuela.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:14 UTC

    Uruguayan fishing boats set sail after long union conflict

    The National Union of Sea Workers (Suntma) intends to further negotiate guidelines with the Broad Front government

    After an 80-day conflict between labor groupings and Uruguayan businesspeople, some fishing boats set sail on Thursday, with one captain stating that his crew consisted of “trusted personnel” who were not part of the union's online recruitment effort, as the PIT-CNT unions issued a statement affirming that work would resume with the usual crews.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 09:01 UTC

    Falklands confirm temporary change of Argentine stopover for LATAM flights

    A LATAM plane from Punta Arenas at Mount Pleasant Airport

    The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has announced that Ushuaia Airport will temporarily replace Rio Gallegos as the Argentine stopover for the weekly LATAM flight between Chile and the Falklands, due to runway repairs in Rio Gallegos from 1 September to 23 December 2025.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 21:05 UTC

    Milei and his sister splashed by disability aid scandal

    Casa Rosada's move to portray Milei as alien to these operations does not seem to hold

    Javier Milei sacked National Disability Agency (Andis) Chief Diego Spagnuolo after recordings of the official revealing a kickback mechanism leading up to Presidential Secretary and sister Karina Milei were leaked. According to Spokesman Manuel Adorni, the dismissal was a “preventive measure” amid the ongoing scandal and its political repercussions leading up to the mid-term elections.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 20:22 UTC

    Marcel resigns as Chile's Finance Minister for personal reasons

    Marcel met with Boric and dodged reporters on his way out of La Moneda

    Mario Marcel on Thursday turned in his resignation as Chile's Finance Minister, just one day after Esteban Valenzuela left Agriculture. While Marcel's decision was reported to be due to strictly personal reasons, Valenzuela's departure just seven months from the end of President Gabriel Boric Font's term follows alliances ahead of this year's elections.

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 20:02 UTC

    New Covid-19 variants detected in Uruguay

    These new variants “have not led to increases in hospitalizations or serious cases,” Lustemberg noted

    Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) has confirmed the circulation in the country of the new Covid-19 “Frankenstein” (XFG) and “Nimbus” (NB.1.8.1) variants. The discovery was made through the country's genomic surveillance system after analyzing samples from sentinel centers.