South America

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:01:00 GMT
Orsi evaluating candidates for Buenos Aires Embassy
Uruguay's future government to be inaugurated on March 1 is evaluating candidates for the Embassy in Buenos Aires. According to local media, former Assistant Presidential Secretary Diego Cánepa seems to be the leading candidat...

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:57:00 GMT
Argentine Patagonia wildfires man-caused
Argentine authorities determined that the fires currently ravaging through the Patagonian enclaves of El Bolsón (Río Negro) and Epuyén (Chubut) were arson. The announcements were made after the sites of the initial outbreaks...

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:54:00 GMT
Brazilian court rules no such thing as "reverse racism" against white people
The Sixth Circuit (Turma) of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) found Tuesday that racial discrimination applies criminally only to whites acting against blacks but not vice versa, Agencia Brasil reported. The ruling thus disc...

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:41:00 GMT
Minister Doughty, “C24 is outdated”, but UK government supports OTs right to address UN Special Committee
The position of Overseas Territories, on the United Nations list of Non-Self--Governing Territories was recently discussed in British Parliament. The issue was brought up by Conservative Member of Parliament Blake Stephenso...

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:31:00 GMT
Falklands, summary findings from salmon-farming scoping exercise
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is in the process of considering the potential for the future development of large-scale, commercial salmon-farming activities in Falkland Islands waters. An in-depth public consultation on...

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:20:00 GMT
FIG’s £400m Portfolio: HSBC Private Banking UK takes over management
The management of the Falkland Islands Government’s (FIG) investment fund portfolio of £400m has been awarded to HSBC Private Banking UK (HSBC) after a competitive process. FIG reviews its investment management on a periodic...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:38:00 GMT
Uruguay's exports post 6% yoy increase
Uruguay's exports last month totaled U$S 912 million, according to a report released earlier this week in Montevideo by the Uruguay XXI Institute. Beef, cellulose, dairy products, and rice were the main items behind this achiev...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:25:00 GMT
IMF tips inaccurate, Bolivia says
The Government of Bolivia stressed Monday that the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) devaluation and fiscal adjustment proposals were missing the target because they hinged on old data.

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT
Boric meets in Montevideo with Lacalle Pou, Orsi, Mujica, and Topolansky
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font landed in Montevideo Monday in what is his first visit to Uruguay since taking office. He held meetings with like-minded President-elect Yamandú Orsi and former head of State José Pepe Muj...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT
Lula highlights Brazil's economic improvements
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told Parliament vicariously Monday that his country was “less poor and with more income.” He made those remarks during the ceremony marking the opening of this year's Legislatu...

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