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Montevideo, July 30th 2025 - 04:53 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

    Lula to enforce international climate-related agreements

    The former two-time head of state is also expected to repeal Bolsonaro's decrees regarding access to weapons

    Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday pledged to enforce the international climate-related agreements once he takes office on Jan. 1 while advocating for global governance regarding these matters.

  • Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    “Huge thank you”, for the success of Veterans pilgrimage to Falklands

    “Thank you to ALL in the community who helped in so many ways to ensure that ‘Corporate Veteran’ was a success”, Phyl Rendell said

    The success of the November 9/15 visit to the Falkland Islands of 130 Falklands Veterans and next of kin, has been underlined by the Chair of the 40th anniversary Committee and Governor Alison Blake. Letters of gratitude to all the Falkland Islanders for their generosity in hosting and caring for the visitors have been published in the Penguin News.

  • Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:12 UTC

    Argentina granted US$ 125mn loan from IDB

    The allowance seeks ”to improve the control of pests that affect the country's zoophytosanitary heritage among other developments

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$ 125 million loan for Argentina to strengthen the country's agricultural health services and the sustainability of its marine resources, it was announced Thursday.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 19:17 UTC

    No devaluation needed for now in Argentina

    A devaluation is not necessary for now, because exports of industrial goods grew 20% between January and October

    The Argentine administration of President Alberto Fernández has been reported to have under its sleeve a strong trade surplus for the month of October with which pressure to devalue the local peso will be deflected, at least for now.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 19:14 UTC

    Important progress ahead under Lula, Argentine Ambassador foresees

    Scioli underlined how he managed to overcome the political differences between Presidents Bolsonaro and Fernández to boost bilateral trade

    Former Vice President and current Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli said this week that once President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva takes office on Jan. 1 there will be “very important advances” in bilateral relations.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 19:09 UTC

    Unemployment drops in Brazil

    Unemployment went down in six Brazilian states and remained stable in the rest, IBGE's report showed

    According to the Quarterly Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) released Thursday by Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the unemployment rate in the third quarter of this year went down from 9.3% to 8.7% overall from the previous quarter, thanks to drops in six states: Paraná (-0.8 %), Minas Gerais (-0.9 %), Maranhão (-1.1%), Acre (-1.8%), Ceará (-1.8%) and Rondônia (-1.9%).

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:34 UTC

    Chile pressured to take sides in USA-China feud

    “I hope to bring good news to our country, both in terms of investment, reactivation of the economy, as well as cultural exchange and strengthening of democracy,” Boric said.

    Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font said Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand, that his administration had been pressured “to say which side we are on” in the escalating tension between China and the United States which is focused mainly on the issue of Taiwan.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

    China/Canada incident in Bali: Xi “reprimands” PM Justin Trudeau

    The video capturing the encounter shows Xi and Trudeau in close proximity in what appears to be the G20 venue.

    An ill tempered Chinese President Xi Jinping reprimanded on Wednesday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau allegedly over media leaks of the two leaders' meeting, during an encounter on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:18 UTC

    Lula wants to host COP30, announces Ministry of Indigenous People

    “Brazil is back. It cannot be isolated as it was in the last four years. Brazil is too big,” Lula insisted

    Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced during his appearance at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, that he will create a ministry of native peoples so that indigenous people “are not treated as bandits.”

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:16 UTC

    Argentine President felt “scared” due to his health problem

    “I had a stomach problem that I have had for many years, but it had never manifested itself in this way,” Fernández explained

    Before boarding his flight back to Buenos Aires via Madrid, Argentine President Alberto Fernández discussed the health issue that prevented him from appearing before the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, and from which he managed to recover in time for a private meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.