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Lula Urges MERCOSUR to Adopt Local Currencies for International Trade Payments
Brazilian President Lula da Silva (L) and Argentine President Javier Milei (R), July 3, 2025. X/ @atanimaciones July 3, 2025 Hour: 11:18 am On Thursday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva called on member countries of the Southern Common Market...

Panama president seeks support for vital Río Indio water project
People work on reconditioning and preventive maintenance in a dry chamber at the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, in May. File Photo by Bienvenido Velasco/EPA-EFE July 3 (UPI) -- Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino...

Brazilian President Lula Visits Cristina Fernandez at Her Home
Lula da Silva (L) and Cristina Fernandez (R), July 3, 2025. X/ @BormidaLiliana July 3, 2025 Hour: 1:55 pm On Thursday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva visited former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez at her home in Buenos Aires, where she...

Lula visits former Argentinian president under house arrest in snub to Milei
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has eschewed a one-on-one meeting with the Argentinian president, Javier Milei, during a trip to Buenos Aires, instead opting to visit Milei’s political rival, former president Cristina Fernández de...

Brazil’s Lula da Silva promises to fortify Mercosur’s trade with foreign associates
Updated at 3:09 p.m. Brazilian President Lula da Silva promised to work toward “fortifying inter-bloc trade with foreign associates” in the next semester as pro tempore Mercosur president after receiving the post from his Argentine counterpart...

MERCOSUR presidents hold summit in Buenos Aires
However, the most striking event of the day, attracting public and media attention, is the visit of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday evening to former President Cristina Fernandez at her apartment in Buenos Aires...

Latin American governments use new technology to fight organized crime
July 3 (UPI) -- This is part of an occasional series on organized crime in Latin America. Using new and improved technology should support efforts to combat the sharp rise in crime and drug trafficking across Latin America, representatives from...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Panama’s President Mulino Travels to Argentina to Participate in the Mercosur Summit
President José Raúl Mulino will travel to Argentina this Wednesday to attend the 66th Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), where Panama will participate for the first time as an Associate State. As an Associate State,...

Napoli president 'personally intervenes in Darwin Nunez negotiations' as gap in valuation with Liverpool revealed
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has personally led negotiations for Nunez The Liverpool striker looks likely to leave Anfield after three years in Merseyside LISTEN: Will Liverpool sign Alexander Isak: Merseyside reporter Lewis Steele...

Robert Bird: The rule of law is key to capitalism — eroding it is bad news for American business
Something dangerous is happening to the U.S. economy, and it’s not inflation or trade wars. Chaotic deregulation and the selective enforcement of laws have upended markets and investor confidence. At one point, the threat of tariffs and resulting...

Uruguayan Govt to prioritize disarmament in Public Security Plan
This was stated by Interior Minister Carlos Negro during a presentation at the Chamber of Commerce of Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones department. The senior official warned about the magnitude of the problem and announced that disarmament will be...

About That Game: Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (2010)
About That Game is a series looking at the data stories underpinning classic matches. This edition looks back at Uruguay 1-1 Ghana in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a game that saw a continent’s dream crushed courtesy of a penalty shootout victory for...

The rule of law is key to capitalism − eroding it is bad news for American business
Something dangerous is happening to the U.S. economy, and it’s not inflation or trade wars. Chaotic deregulation and the selective enforcement of laws have upended markets and investor confidence. At one point, the threat of tariffs and resulting...

New laws take effect July 1
Several new state laws passed during the 2025 legislative session take effect on July 1. They include the following: Commerce law changes A new common interest community ombudsperson position will be created within the Minnesota Department of...

Panamanian President to attend Mercosur Summit in Argentina
According to a joint statement from Palacio de las Garzas (headquarters of the Executive), this block of countries represents the fifth largest economy in the world and the first in Latin America, with more than 271 million inhabitants and a Gross...
'International embarrassment': Media react to Boca's draw with Auckland City
Boca Juniors' Argentine defender Lautaro Di Lollo, left, and Auckland City's New Zealander midfielder Dylan Manickum fight for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group C football match. Photo: AFP / FEDERICO PARRA Argentine media and...

'The restoration of God's design is urgent': Travis Weber calls for spiritual unity, political action
By Javier Bolanos, Editor for Latin America of Diario Cristiano Tuesday, July 01, 2025 Travis Weber, vice president of policy and government affairs of the Family Research Council (FRC), shared the theme: "Cooperation between Christian...

Messi's multi-goal streak ends as Cincinnati beat Miami 3-0
Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer-record streak of multi-goal games ended at five on Wednesday as his Inter Miami squad was blanked 3-0 at FC Cincinnati. The 38-year-old Argentine star forward had scored a brace, two goals, in five consecutive...

Uruguay condemns Saturday's US strikes on Iranian soil
Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:21 UTC Montevideo also warned of the increased risk of radiological leakage affecting the population Uruguay's government of President Yamandú Orsi expressed deep concern over the recent US airstrikes on nuclear...