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  • Bolivian VP nominated for UN top position
    on April 25, 2025

    Bolivia’s Unity Pact, representing 36 indigenous-peasant nations, has nominated Vice President David Choquehuanca as an indigenous candidate for UN Secretary-General during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. The nomination aligns with the Latin American and Caribbean region’s turn for the position.

  • Uruguay halts Neptuno water supply project for 90 days
    on April 25, 2025

    The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi and the Aguas de Montevideo consortium signed an agreement Thursday to suspend the Neptuno Project contract for 90 days. This temporary halt pauses the construction of the Arazatí water treatment plant to renegotiate terms established under the previous administration. A Torre Ejecutiva working group will […]

  • Bolsonaro's health worsens after STF bailiff visit
    on April 25, 2025

    Physicians treating former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that his health took a turn for the worse after receiving a Supreme Federal Court (STF) bailiff on Wednesday in his Intensive Care Unit ward at the DF Star Hospital in Brasília.

  • Paraguay declares Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization
    on April 25, 2025

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña signed Decree 3781, designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization due to its systematic violations of peace, human rights, and international security. The measure follows the US decision in the same regard, adopted in 2019. Through Decrees 3758, 3759, and 3760, Paraguay also […]

  • Global vaccination rates declining
    on April 25, 2025

    The World Health Organization (WHO) said global vaccination rates were declining, raising concerns about rising preventable diseases like measles (10.3 million cases in 2023, up 20%), meningitis, and yellow fever, driven by misinformation, humanitarian crises, population growth, and budget cuts.

  • Chubut Governor and Guatemalan Ambassador discuss possible joint initiatives
    on April 25, 2025

    Governor Ignacio Torres of the Argentine province of Chubut met with Guatemala's Ambassador Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán on Thursday to discuss strengthening bilateral ties. “We received the Ambassador of Guatemala in Argentina, Héctor Espinoza Farfán, whom we declared Guest of Honor and with whom we started a joint work agenda, aimed at strengthening […]

  • Enhanced Marine Protected Area in South Georgia: No Take Zones expanded for krill and toothfish
    on April 25, 2025

    The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has announced that enhanced Marine Protection Area (MPA) measures officially come into force on 22nd Apri), following the signing of new legislation by Her Excellency the Commissioner, Alison Blake CMG.

  • Argentina's economic reform, an example to the world
    on April 24, 2025

    International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expressed once again her support for Argentina's economic policies following an encounter with Argentine Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington.

  • Brazil's sanitary watchdog greenlights drug to treat Alzheimer's
    on April 24, 2025

    Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the use of the drug donanemabe to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia. It works by targeting beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, which are associated with the malady.

  • Darwin Plus projects in Falklands, and UK Prime Minister’s ODA (Development Assistance) Announcement
    on April 24, 2025

    On the 25 February, the UK Prime Minister announced that the UK will increase defence spending to 2.5% of UK gross national income (GNI) from 2027. This will fund the capabilities, technology and industrial capacity vital to keep the UK and allies safe amid an era of renewed state conflict.