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Montevideo, January 30th 2026 - 19:38 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 19:45 UTC

    Bachelet envoy at odds with Colombian Gov't over FARC massacre

    Our office has documented four homicides of human rights defense leaders during these first four months of the year, Juliette de Rivero pointed out

    The Government of Colombia said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' envoy had everything mixed up regarding the responsibilities of the State in the Bojayá massacre perpetrated by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas 20 years ago.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 14:54 UTC

    Lula's advisors insist on unified currency for Latin America

    Galípolo and Haddad described the project in an article published by Folha de Sao Paulo

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and his economic team would push for a unified regional currency like the Euro to end South America's inclination to the US dollar should he win the Oct. 2 elections over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, it was reported Monday.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 13:12 UTC

    Argentine Ministry posted an image of a British vessel on ARA General Belgrano's sinking memorial in Falklands War

    The Education Ministry's account deleted the post (on this image) and published a new one, besides apologizing for the original publication

    Last Monday was the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the ship ARA General Belgrano, one of the flagships of the Argentine Navy after being hit by torpedoes from the British submarine Conqueror during the Falklands War. As part of the tributes for the more than 300 Argentine sailors who died in that attack, the Argentine Ministry of Education wanted to honor the anniversary on social media. However, it ended in an embarrassment.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

    Argentina's Economy Minister in President Fernández's Achilles tendon

    Guzmán's agreement with the IMF needs reviewing because it was based on inflationary projections which have already fallen short of reality's figures

    As Argentina's inflation continues to grow with no end in sight and the news is that guidelines agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) already need to be reviewed because they were based on a CPI that is no longer attainable, Economy Minister Martín Guzmán is beginning to take flak from friends and foes alike, casting doubts on his chances of remaining in office.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:48 UTC

    Brazil once again sidelined from G7 Summit

    The G7 Summit will take place from June 26 to 28, 2022, at Elmau Castle in the Bavarian Alps.

    As host Germany announced the guest countries for this year's G7 Summit, Brazil was once again left out of the list for the third consecutive time, while South Africa, India, Indonesia, and Senegal are to be welcome, it was announced.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:42 UTC

    Brazil in the crossfire of the Falklands/Malvinas war

    The Brazilian report point to Galtieri, who managed a huge rally in Plaza de Mayo, “making people believe they could defeat the world's third strongest military power”

    Brazil apparently was quite active during the Falklands War, and mounted a network to “search and collect information” on its neighbor (and historic competitor) Argentina, keeping a close eye on the military actions in the South Atlantic, and potential allies of the military Junta.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:34 UTC

    Sheffield honors

    A Sea King hovering off HMS Sheffield's stern during rescue operations to save the crew of the ship

    The city of Sheffield has come together to mark the 40th Anniversary of HMS Sheffield's sinking during the Falklands conflict. HMS Sheffield was struck by an Argentine missile on 4 May 1982 before sinking six days later on 10 May.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:30 UTC

    Falklands war was instrumental in accelerating the return of democracy in Argentina, Ambassador Figueroa

    Javier Figueroa at the ambassador’s office in Belgrave Square (Victoria Jones/PA)

    By Catherine Lough, PA - The memory of the Falklands War is an “open wound” for Argentina, the country’s ambassador to the UK has said. Speaking to Catherine Lough of Press Association news agency to mark the 40th anniversary of the conflict, Javier Figueroa said wrangling over the Islands’ sovereignty is “ridiculous”, but admits that the war was instrumental in accelerating the return of democracy to Argentina.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:24 UTC

    Angela Rayner, porn in parliament and a depressing week for British politics

    An unnamed source had told that Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner, crosses and uncrosses her legs to “distract” the PM during parliamentary sessions

    By Lindsey Blumell (*) - There are more women in the UK parliament and government than ever before – making up about one-third of the total 650 members. Yet, there are still cases like The Mail on Sunday running the headline “Stone the crows! Tories accuse Rayner of Basic Instinct ploy to distract Boris”. An unnamed source had told the outlet that Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner, crosses and uncrosses her legs to “distract” the prime minister during parliamentary sessions. In case anyone was in doubt about the reference, the article was accompanied by the famous image of Sharon Stone from the film.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    US Democratic Party doubtful about Biden running for reelection

    In a few weeks or a few months, Biden will have to declare that he will not run for re-election, Democratic sources said

    Leaders within the United States' Democratic Party are beginning to come to terms with the idea that President Joseph Biden might not run for reelection in 2024, as most polls place former President Donald Trump 6 percentage points ahead.