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  • Monday, July 31st 2023 - 02:45 UTC

    US emergency alert: Air conditioners to fight heat wave could cause power outages

    Nearly 200 million Americans are under “dangerously hot conditions” alerts with temperatures expected to soar past 100F (38C) in several major cities.

    Energy providers are warning United States clients to be frugal with air-conditioning this weekend, as intense heat and increased demand could lead to blackouts. Nearly 200 million Americans are under “dangerously hot conditions” alerts with temperatures expected to soar past 100F (38C) in several major cities.

  • Saturday, July 29th 2023 - 10:53 UTC

    Biden says Lula wants to meet him

    “There is more carbon absorbed from the air in the Amazon than all the carbon admitted to the United States annually,” Biden said

    US President Joseph Biden Friday said his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wanted to meet him to discuss climate issues, Agencia Brasil reported. “Lula of Brazil wants to meet with me soon because you know there is more carbon absorbed from the air in the Amazon than all the carbon admitted to the United States annually,” Biden pointed out during a campaign event.

  • Friday, July 28th 2023 - 11:19 UTC

    NYC court US$ 300 million bond for British tycoon and Patagonian landowner

    British billionaire Joe Lewis as he awaits trial on insider trading charges. Mr Lewis, 86, pleaded not guilty and was granted US$ 300m (£230m) bail.

    A New York City court has imposed sweeping restrictions on British billionaire Joe Lewis as he awaits trial on insider trading charges. Mr Lewis, 86, pleaded not guilty and was granted US$ 300m (£230m) bail.

  • Friday, July 28th 2023 - 10:39 UTC

    Uruguay: Desalination plant arrives from United States to fight the water crisis

    The unit did not fit into the aircraft and had to be carried by ship

    Uruguayan authorities Thursday confirmed the arrival in Montevideo of a desalination plant bought in the United States to fight the water crisis hitting the country. The piece of equipment was expected to take about four weeks to be delivered from Houston, but in the end, it was over two months.

  • Friday, July 28th 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    Argentina signs Artemis Accords with NASA

    “The Artemis Accords constitute a contribution to the development of space activities with peaceful purposes at a global level,” Filmus said

    Argentine Science Minister Daniel Filmus Thursday signed the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at Casa Rosada with President Alberto Fernández, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, US Ambassador Marc R. Stanley, and Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero. Argentina became the 28th nation to sign the Accords, and the fifth Latin American country, following Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

    NASA Chief lands in Argentina

    In addition to President Fernández, Nelson is to hold meetings with Ministers Cafiero (Foreign Affairs) and Filmus (Science).

    Former astronaut and current Administrator of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson arrived Wednesday in Buenos Aires after a stop in Brazil on a South American tour that also includes Colombia.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Insider trading charges in New York: Joe Lewis released on bail

    Lewis pleaded not guilty

    British tycoon Joe Lewis, who owns significant real estate properties in Argentine Patagonia, specifically in the Lago Escondido area, was released on bail by Federal Judge Valerie Figueredo in Manhattan after turning himself in to face insider trading charges, of which he pleaded not guilty.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Fed raises benchmark rate to its highest since 2021, “getting inflation back to 2% has a long way to go”

    “My colleagues and I are aware that high inflation imposes significant hardship as it erodes purchasing power,” Powell said in the press conference.

    The United States Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point, the highest level since 2001 and the eleventh hike in its last 12 meetings.

  • Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 10:56 UTC

    Latin America to grow this year above IMF's previous projections

    Domestic demand in the region remains “relatively strong,” Gourinchas explained

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday admitted that Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 1.9% this year, 0.3 percentage points above April's projections due to the momentum of the economies in Brazil and Mexico.

  • Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

    Brazil working on satellite partnership with NASA

    “This is a proposal that the NASA administrator brought on the visit to President Lula,” Santos explained

    Brazilian Science Minister Luciana Santos Tuesday launched a proposition to United States Space Agency (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson for both countries to develop together new satellites and aerospace technologies to monitor deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, Agencia Brasil reported.