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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 12:31 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 06:15 UTC

    UK government announces £850m award of new contracts to defense suppliers

    Defense Minister Maria Eagle unveiled spending plans while visiting Somers Forge, a family-run business in Halesowen that produces propulsion shafts for Royal Navy

    Britain's has announced to award £850m of new contracts to defense suppliers supporting the readiness of the Royal Navy. Defense Procurement Minister Maria Eagle announced the plans which will allow 39 companies the opportunity to bid for contracts over the next seven years.

  • Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 05:54 UTC

    Brazil's defense industry overseas sales on the rise; two aircraft are proven successes

    Embraer success with its KC-390 Millennium transport and the A-29 Super Tucano turbine fighter planes, totally designed and manufactured in Brazil

    Brazil's defense industry is going from success to success which has materialized in record sales of US$ 1,47billion in seven months of 2024 which is higher than the whole of 2023, not a bad year with overall sales of US$ 1,5 billion.

  • Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 02:34 UTC

    Assembly Speaker claims NGOs in Venezuela respond to Washington

    NGOs are facades seeking to destabilize Caracas, Rodríguez argued

    Venezuelan National Assembly Speaker Jorge Rodríguez claimed Monday that Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) were Trojan horses used by Washington to destabilize his country.

  • Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 12:32 UTC

    Paraguayan President concerned about Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba

    Peña also recalled that Paraguay had endured “the longest dictatorship in South America”

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Monday highlighted Latin America's peace and freedom but insisted that Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba should be matters of “enormous concern” for the international community.

  • Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 09:18 UTC

    Paraguayan congressman killed when Police raided his home

    Gomes was known for his role as a member of the Rural Association of Paraguay (ARP) before entering politics in 2022

    Paraguayan Congressman Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes, of the ruling Colorado Party, was killed in the wee hours of Monday during a fudgy police raid at his home in the city of Pedro Juan Caballero (PJC). The operation had been ordered by a judge as part of a money laundering investigation. The South American country's Lower House declared three days of mourning and urged a thorough investigation into the incident. The Paraguayan flag was hoisted at half mast at the Legislative Palace.

  • Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 07:52 UTC

    Falklands: Dave Morgan back as Acting Governor

    A photo panel of the many activities of Adam Pile during his brief tenure

    The Falkland Islands Acting Governor Dave Morgan is back in Stanley following a brief (boreal summer) holiday and has retaken his appointment. This means that Adam Pile OBE, Deputy Director Overseas Territories (FCDO) who replaced Dave in his absence will be returning to London.

  • Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 07:50 UTC

    Brazil begins auctioning of five port terminals

    These five areas were initially scheduled for auction on May 23, 2024, but the event was postponed to August due to the state of public calamity in Rio Grande do Sul.

    Brazil will lease auction on Wednesday, 21 August five port terminals. The operation is organized by Brazil’s National Agency for Waterway Transportation (ANTAQ) and will be taking place at the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.

  • Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 07:29 UTC

    New Zealand population stagnant: arrivals continue but so does strong emigration

    In the year to June, more than 130,000 people, both New Zealand nationals and non-nationals, left the country, including about 45,000 to Australia alone

    In the first half of the year, some 130,000 people left New Zealand and the population grew a mere 0.1% in the second quarter, according to official statistics from the government revealed on Monday.

  • Monday, August 19th 2024 - 23:07 UTC

    New shipment of Argentine gold abroad reported

    It was the third such shipment under President Milei

    A video of an armored truck carrying some 1500 gold bars from Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) to the Ezeiza International Airport went viral Monday as the third such shipment -worth around US$ 250 million- was presumed to have left for London, it was reported in Buenos Aires. No special security was seen around the vehicle on the highway leading to the air terminal.

  • Monday, August 19th 2024 - 22:08 UTC

    Borrell insists Maduro needs to produce the minutes

    In these circumstances, Maduro's alleged victory “cannot be accepted,” Borrell explained

    The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell highlighted Monday that Venezuela was up for some “serious crisis” should Caracas continue not to produce the minutes of the July 28 polls which the National Electoral Council (CNE) said favored incumbent President Nicolás Maduro Moros.