Stories for August 2020

Friday, August 21st 2020 - 09:18 UTC
Falklands celebrate GCSE results: 96% of students secure points to continue overseas studies

The Falkland Islands government has congratulated students and teachers for the success achieved in this year's General Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSE, exams which open the way to continue tertiary studies overseas, and a greater autonomous future for the Islands.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 09:07 UTC
Chile preparing protocols to regulate the October plebiscite voting

The Chilean congress passed a measure to ensure that safety protocols will be regulated at voting booths during the plebiscite this October. The measure states that the Electoral Service will dictate safety rules regarding social distancing for voting throughout the country.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 09:06 UTC
Major corruption scandal in Mexico targets two former presidents and construction giant Odebrecht

A corruption scandal shaking Mexico's political elite intensified on Thursday as a leaked document containing a raft of allegations raised pressure on several former presidents and senior officials.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Colombia claims Venezuela is working to acquire missiles from Iran

Colombia's President Ivan Duque claimed on Thursday that the government of President Nicolas Maduro in neighboring Venezuela was working to acquire missiles from its ally Iran.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Bolsonaro makes the academic more attendance flexible

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro enacted a law to exempt schools from having to meet a minimum number of school days amid the Covid-19 pandemic, making this academic year more flexible.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Trump accuses Venezuelan president Maduro of blocking humanitarian evacuation flights for US citizens

The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is blocking US citizens in the country from leaving, rebuffing efforts by Washington to arrange humanitarian evacuation flights, a State Department spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:30 UTC
UK/EU Brexit talks now include the unwanted migrants crossing the English channel

The European Union has so far rebuffed British calls for talks on a deal to allow London to send unwanted migrants back to Europe from 2021, and could use the issue as potential leverage in wider Brexit negotiations, diplomats and officials said.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:21 UTC
Rio de Janeiro iconic Copacabana Palace reopens after the pandemic lockdown

The Copacabana Palace, an iconic luxury hotel on the Rio de Janeiro waterfront, reopened on Thursday after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to close for the first time in its 97-year history.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Tourists kicked off Mediterranean cruise for not abiding the vessel's protocols

A family of tourists was kicked off a Mediterranean cruise after leaving their organized excursion to see the sights on their own, violating the ship's new COVID-19 regulations, the company said on Thursday.
Thursday, August 20th 2020 - 10:58 UTC
Falklands' return humanitarian flight: ample media coverage to the cancelling by Argentina

The Argentine government decision to impede a return humanitarian flight from Montevideo to Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands received ample coverage in the Uruguayan and Argentine media.