Stories for October 24th 2014

Friday, October 24th 2014 - 20:17 UTC
France reports four cases of chikungunya locally acquired infections

On 21 October 2014, WHO was notified by the National IHR Focal Point for France of 4 cases of chikungunya locally-acquired infection in Montpellier, France. The cases were confirmed by tests conducted by the French National Reference Laboratory for arboviruses on 20 October 2014. This is the first time that locally-acquired transmission of chikungunya has been detected in France since 2010.
Friday, October 24th 2014 - 20:13 UTC
Pacific Alliance and Mercosur have “a shared vision of regional integration”

Pacific Alliance and Mercosur country members will be holding a meeting in Colombia “to plan the productive future of Latin America with a shared vision” announced Mexico's minister of economy Ildefonso Guajardo.
Friday, October 24th 2014 - 19:59 UTC
Argentina's geostationary satellite reaches and stations in permanent orbit

Argentina's Arsat-1 geostationary satellite launched last week finished the third and last maneuver in order to remain in orbit permanently, 36,000 km away from earth.
Friday, October 24th 2014 - 07:19 UTC
Uruguayan candidates end campaigns with their minds on a November runoff

The three main presidential candidates for Uruguay's Sunday 26 October election closed their campaigns on Thursday evening with three huge political rallies that gathered thousands of militants and put an end to months of travel, speeches, flesh pressing and baby kissing, in what could prove to be the tightest race in recent years.
Friday, October 24th 2014 - 07:01 UTC
UK wind farms generated more power than the nuclear stations

The UK's wind farms generated more power than its nuclear power stations on Tuesday, the National Grid says. The energy network operator said it was caused by a combination of high winds and faults in nuclear plants.
Friday, October 24th 2014 - 06:38 UTC
Argentine economic activity slumps 1.2% in August reveal official stats

Argentina's economic activity index slumped 1.2% in August compared with the same month a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, underscoring a slowdown in Latin America's third-largest economy.
Friday, October 24th 2014 - 05:24 UTC
Democratic Spain trained Argentine officers during the 1976/1983 military dictatorship

Dozens of Argentine military officers who were complicit in crimes against humanity in the country during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship had been sent to Spain for training, new documents revealed this week.
Friday, October 24th 2014 - 05:20 UTC
Falklands' government releases the 2014 Statistical Yearbook

The Falkland Islands Government has announced the publication of the Statistical Yearbook 2014. The Yearbook is the culmination of several months of work by the Policy Unit and serves as an almanac of Falkland Islands facts and figures.
Friday, October 24th 2014 - 05:11 UTC
Notebook from member of Scott's Antarctic expedition found a century later

A photographic notebook from Robert Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition has been found after a century trapped in the ice of the frozen continent, New Zealand's Antarctic Heritage Trust said.
Friday, October 24th 2014 - 04:54 UTC
Falklands arrangements for observance of Remembrance Sunday 9 November

The elected government of the Falkland Islands has made the following arrangements for Sunday 9 November 2014, Remembrance Sunday, which will begin the annual service to be held at Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 09:30 am and led by Reverend Canon Paul Kerr and other local ministers.