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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:06 UTC

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  • Friday, August 30th 2024 - 09:36 UTC

    Foundation stone laid for Google's data center in Uruguay

    Google's data center will cost US$ 850 million and be ready in 26 months, it was explained

    Representatives of technology giant Google and the Uruguayan Government, including President Luis Lacalle Pou, took part Thursday in the ceremony marking the laying of the foundation stone for the company's future data center in Pando, in the department (province) of Canelones, within Montevideo's Metropolitan Area.

  • Saturday, August 24th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Harris accepts Democratic Party nomination for US presidency

    Harris thus became the first woman of non-white ethnicity to vy for such a high office

    US Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the Nov. 5 presidential elections where she will face former Republican President Donald Trump and nobody else, after independent runner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped his bid to endorse the former head of state. Her acceptance speech ceremony also featured performances by Democratic Party supporters Stevie Wonder, John Legend, and Pink.

  • Saturday, August 24th 2024 - 08:50 UTC

    Eleven countries in the Americas not to honor Caracas' TSJ ruling

    In a separate declaration, Patel said that a ruling “by the Maduro-controlled Supreme Court of Justice has no credibility”

    Eleven countries in the Americas issued a statement Friday saying they would not be recognizing Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) ruling declaring Nicolás Maduro the winner of the July 28 elections without producing any of the voting minutes to back up such a claim.

  • Saturday, August 24th 2024 - 08:08 UTC

    RFK Jr. sidesteps from presidential bid to support Trump

    “He is a phenomenal person, a phenomenal man who loves the people of this country,” Trump said of RFK Jr. during their joint appearance

    Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) Friday dropped his campaign and joined forces with former Republican President Donald Trump ahead of the Nov. 5 elections in the United States as both made a joint appearance at a rally in Arizona to announce the news.

  • Friday, August 23rd 2024 - 09:49 UTC

    US Embassy in Buenos Aires issues “black widow” travel alert

    Tourists were also suggested to trust their instincts and not hesitate to walk away from any awkward situation

    The United States Embassy in Buenos Aires Thursday issued an alert to American travelers willing to visit the Argentine capital given an increase in cases of “black widows,” women who drug their occasional partners to steal their belongings, particularly at bars and among users of dating apps.

  • Friday, August 23rd 2024 - 09:05 UTC

    Clinton and Lula hold telephone conference

    The Brazilian President congratulated Clinton for his speech at the Democratic National Convention in support of Kamala Harris

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his former US colleague Bill Clinton held a 35-minute telephone conversation Thursday to discuss climate change, energy transition, and the protection of forests, among other environmental issues.

  • Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 15:43 UTC

    US sanctions former Haitian president for alleged drug trafficking

    Martelly is believed to have been involved in drug trafficking to the US, money laundering, and other illegal activities

    The United States' Treasury Department Tuesday imposed a series of sanctions on former Haitian President Michel Joseph Martelly (2011-2016) for allegedly abusing his influence to facilitate drug trafficking. The former head of state is also accused of perpetuating the ongoing crisis in the Caribbean country.

  • Thursday, August 15th 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    Iranian hackers target Trump and Harris' camps

    Google singled out ATP42 to be behind the maneuvers

    The Iranian State-backed hacking group APT42 has been targeting the campaign headquarters of the two main political parties in the United States, Google said.

  • Monday, August 12th 2024 - 08:27 UTC

    Paris 2024 Olympic Games come to an end

    Actor Tom Cruise was the main attraction during Sunday's ceremony

    The Paris 2024 Olympics have come to an end. The traditional sporting competition, marred by contradicting arguments over the womanhood or lack thereof of an Algerian boxing fighter, ended with a colorful ceremony featuring US actor Tom Cruise as the main attraction performing a stunt.

  • Friday, August 9th 2024 - 09:24 UTC

    Paraguay urges US to speed up Ambassador's departure

    The loss of trust towards a person should not damage the relationship between the two countries, FM Ramírez argued

    The Paraguayan Government Thursday asked the United States to speed up the departure from Asunción of Ambassador Marc Ostfield after the diplomat spoke in favor of the sanctions applied by the OFAC to the tobacco company Tabesa, linked to former President Horacio Cartes, the mentor of the incumbent Santiago Peña.