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Montevideo, November 12th 2025 - 07:46 UTC

Politics

  • Saturday, June 25th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

    President says Argentina would like to join BRICS

    BRICS accounts for 42% of the world's population and 24% of the global gross product, BRICS accounts for 42% of the world's population and 24% of the global gross product, Fernández recalled recalled

    Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday made a virtual appearance at this week's BRICS Summit, during which he asked that his country be admitted into the bloc alongside Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

  • Saturday, June 25th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

    Faulty lithium batteries caused the fire that killed Jewish family in Buenos Aires

    Isaac Jabbaz (55), Sofia's husband and the father of all the children, is still hospitalized in a “delicate” condition

    Argentine prosecutors handling the case of Thursday's fire at a building in Buenos Aires' Recoleta neighborhood where 5 members of a Jewish family were killed Friday explained that according to preliminary forensic assessments the cause of ignition was a faulty skateboard lithium battery.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 21:15 UTC

    Ecuador's Conaie decries death of 4th protester during general strike

    In addition to the dead, there have been over 90 arrests and as many people injured, while at least 4 protesters are unaccounted for

    Ecuador's Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) has denounced a fourth protester who has died during demonstrations, while human rights groups insisted that repression coupled with abuse of force jeopardized the lives of people exercising their right to express themselves against the policies of President Guillermo Lasso's administration.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 21:11 UTC

    Former Bolsonarist minister released in corruption probe

    Ribeiro's arrest was politically motivated, Flavio Bolsonaro argued

    A Brazilian Federal court in Brasilia has ordered the release of former Education Minister, Pastor Milton Ribeiro from jail after being arrested Wednesday on a preemptive basis for allegedly diverting public funds for his own benefit and collecting bribes from municipal authorities.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 20:27 UTC

    SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade after nearly half a century

    Alito had for ages longed for a chance to argue against Roe v Wade

    The iconic 1973 US Supreme Court ruling known as Roe v. Wade which cleared the way for decriminalizing abortion has been overturned Friday when deciding on a Mississippi law banning the interruption of pregnancies after 15 weeks, thus ending alleged constitutional protections that had been in place for nearly half a century.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil: Lula might win in the first round, Datafolha study shows

    Thursday's survey showed stability when compared to May's figures

    Brazilian opposition presidential hopeful Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva would win the Oct. 2 elections over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a margin wide enough to make a runoff unnecessary, according to the latest Datafolha survey published Thursday.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 10:18 UTC

    C24 resolution calls on Argentina and UK to resume Falklands' negotiations

    Chile introduced the resolution text noting that the question under consideration is a highly sensitive issue for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

    The Special Committee on Decolonization adopted on Thursday a resolution requesting the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom to consolidate the current process of dialogue through the resumption of negotiations to find a peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute relating to the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

    Chilean miners lift strike after agreement with Codelco

    A smelter had been closed down due to environmental concerns, affecting some 350 jobs

    Chilean copper mine workers have agreed to lift their strike after reaching an agreement with the state-owned Chilean National Copper Corporation (Codelco), it was announced Thursday.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

    MLA Spink visits Whitby, twinned to Falklands Stanley City

    The sign of Stanley and Whitby twinning at the access of the Falklands capital

    As part of the commemorations marking the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands, the city of Whitby welcomed a special guest, reports the local media. The special guest is none else than elected lawmaker MLA Roger Spink who has been doing the round of commemoration events in the United Kingdom.

  • Friday, June 24th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

    BRICS Summit sees new role for the bloc in a changing world

    We must keep in mind why we BRICS countries started up, Xi told the bloc's Summit

    In a move to strengthen cooperation and promote economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, BRICS countries agreed this week during the bloc's virtual Summit to launch the BRICS Business Forum, which they regard as an effective tool to achieve the association's goals.