Stories for April 10th 2021

Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 15:26 UTC
Falklands, A 21-gun salute and parade to commemorate HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Today, the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was marked by a 21-gun salute on Victory Green in Stanley at midday. This went alongside a short parade, consisting of a marching detachment provided by the Falkland Islands Defence Force, with His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Nigel Phillips CBE, taking the salute.
Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 10:58 UTC
Brazil's Anvisa to check Russian Sputnik V manufacturing plant as need for vaccines soars

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) will be sending a delegation to Russia next week to conduct an onsite review of the facilities where the Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured, it was announced Friday.
Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 10:53 UTC
Argentine inflation forecast at 46% for year 2021, 3.9% for March alone

Argentina's Central Bank Friday announced the yearly inflation for 2021 was expected to reach 46%, while figures for the past month of March were around 3.9%. The official peso/US dollar exchange rate was foreseen at $ 115/ US$ 1 by the end of this year.
Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 10:16 UTC
Brazil: Ex-President Cardoso says Bolsonaro wants to run for presidency against Lula; and will win

Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) said in a newspaper interview that Jair Bolsonaro wanted to take on ex-President Lula da Silva in the next elections. And he would beat him.
Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 10:03 UTC
Prince Philip's death in times of virtual life and social media

The death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and the growing popularity of social media and online contact, has led to a scenario completely different from the one seen at the last royal funeral, King George VI's in 1952.
Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
Falklands: Half-mast flags during period of national mourning for the Duke of Edinburgh

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) will observe a period of mourning in respect to the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, FIG announced on Friday.
Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Paraguay grosses US $ 474 million in March for soybean exports

According to a report from Paraguay's National Customs Directorate (DNA) released Friday, exports of soybean and its derivatives bounced back in March up to 1.1 million tons, worth US $ 474.4 million.
Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Argentina strongly opposes UK's firing of missiles in the Falklands

Argentina Friday expressed its government's utmost rejection of the announcement by British authorities that missiles were to be launched at the Falkland Islands. The Foreign Ministry warned that the “alleged defensive condition of the British military base in the South Atlantic is not only totally unjustified, but also represents a threat to the entire region.”