Stories for May 2016

Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 07:27 UTC
WHO public health advice regarding the Olympics and Zika virus

Based on current assessment, cancelling or changing the location of the 2016 Olympics will not significantly alter the international spread of Zika virus. Brazil is one of almost 60 countries and territories which to-date report continuing transmission of Zika by mosquitoes. People continue to travel between these countries and territories for a variety of reasons. The best way to reduce risk of disease is to follow public health travel advice.
Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 07:02 UTC
Falklands considering review of response protocol to visitors' misbehavior actions

The Falkland Islands government is considering a review of the response protocol to actions committed by visitors who ignore Islands' rules or are involved in misbehavior, harassing locals as happened this month, reports the Penguin News in this Friday's edition. The different branches of Falklands' government act coordinately and effectively, in such cases and admit it usually involves a minority of Argentine visitors.
Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 06:50 UTC
Magallanes region expanded 6.3% in the first quarter boosted by fisheries and construction

Magallanes region in the extreme south of Chile reported an economic activity of 6.3% during the first quarter of the year, according to the country's stats office, INE, only behind Atacama, 8.9% and Maule, 7.2%.
Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 06:38 UTC
UK and Eire farmers warn about falling farm-gate prices, and celebrate exclusion of Mercosur beef

Following a meeting to discuss common concerns, the British Isles' farming unions – NFU Scotland, the English NFU, NFU Cymru, the Ulster Farmers Union and the Irish Farmers Association – issued a joint statement warning buyers that the downward pressure on farm-gate prices was “sapping confidence” out of the sector.
Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 06:25 UTC
Rousseff's final impeachment vote in the Senate scheduled for August

“The impeachment effort against suspended President Dilma Rousseff may reach a final decision in August, according to a work schedule presented Wednesday by Senator Antonio Anastasia, rapporteur of the current Procedural Commission for the Impeachment,” the state news agency Agencia Brasil reported on Wednesday.
Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 06:08 UTC
UK-Argentina: a new start for an old relationship, according to The Economist

With its green bell tower and royal coat of arms, the Torre Monumental in Buenos Aires would not look out of place in a British market town. The 60-metre Palladian clock tower was a gift from the city’s British community to mark the centenary of Argentina’s 1810 revolution (though it was completed in 1916). On May 24th this year around 200 people gathered to commemorate its centenary.
Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 05:53 UTC
Falklands claim and UN chief post bid', “not incompatible” for Argentine minister Malcorra

Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra said on Friday she believes there's no conflict of interest between her bid to be the next U.N. secretary-general and her ministerial work including pressing Argentina's sovereignty claim over the disputed Falkland Islands.
Friday, May 27th 2016 - 08:04 UTC
Paraguay requests meeting of Mercosur foreign ministers to address Venezuela situation

Paraguay formally requested on Thursday a meeting of Mercosur foreign ministers to address the situation in Venezuela which is undergoing a critical political, social and economic scenario. The request was presented to Uruguay which currently holds the chair of the trade block made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Friday, May 27th 2016 - 07:08 UTC
Trump is over the top: with 1237 delegates he becomes Republican candidate

United States presidential candidate Donald Trump reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and set the stage for a bitter fall campaign. It takes 1,237 delegates to win the Republican nomination and Trump has reached 1,238.
Friday, May 27th 2016 - 06:56 UTC
Chilean students back in the streets 'tired of waiting' for the education reform

Hooded protesters pelted stones at police who fired tear gas and water cannons in the Chilean capital Thursday, as thousands of students staged fresh street rallies demanding free university education. Students rallied in the center of Santiago, where security forces tried to block their path.