Stories for August 18th 2021

Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:51 UTC
IACHR reports summary executions in Bolivia 2019 uprising

A report released Tuesday by an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) investigation group showed “summary executions” were carried out in Bolivia during the 2019 uprising which resulted in President Evo Morales' resignation.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:41 UTC
Argentine province of Buenos Aires to start house-by-house vaccination campaign

The Argentine province of Buenos Aires will start Wednesday deploying house-by-house roving vaccinating squads to reach both those who have not had access to immunization as well as people who are reluctant to get jabbed, provincial Health Minister Nicolás Kreplak announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Peru's FM resigns over comments regarding Navy's involvement in bomb attacks in the 1970s

Peru's Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar Tuesday handed in his resignation to President Pedro Castillo, which was accepted. “I am free again!” posted the departing official on social media.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:17 UTC
HMS Protector heads for new adventures in Antarctica

The Royal Navy's sole icebreaker HMS Protector is sailing for the Antarctic, her first visit to the frozen continent since 2019. With the UK about to be the focus of international efforts to tackle climate change as it hosts the UN COP26 conference in Glasgow, the unique survey/research ship will continue her work supporting scientists from around the world to study the impact of global warming.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:12 UTC
Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill development, BAS research

Plastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published in Marine Frontiers reveals.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Falklands TRIP scheme survey: help make this tourist season even better

Following the success of the Tourism Recovery Incentive Program – or TRIP scheme – which ran from October 2020 until May 2021, the Falkland Islands Government will be running a survey to understand what aspects of the scheme went well and where improvements can be made.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Fugitive former Bolivian official requests political asylum in Chile after rescue operation

Former Bolivian Deputy Minister of Medium, Large Business and Industry Eduardo Peinado Rivero has entered Chile in a quite unorthodox way and applied for political asylum, it was announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:38 UTC
Falklands: Unexploded landmine disposed of at Yorke Bay, close to Stanley

The Falkland Islands government has confirmed that overnight on Monday 16 August, the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from the Joint Operations Command Centre at Mount Pleasant Complex was contacted by the Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP) regarding possible unexploded ordnance at Yorke Bay.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Paraguayan truckers strike might be lifted Wednesday if new, better proposal is accepted

The conflict which nearly cost Paraguay's interior minister Arnaldo Giuzzio his job seems to be about to be solved, according to Tuesday's developments.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:24 UTC
Covid-19 causing major traffic congestion in China's leading port of Ningbo

Several Chinese ports are facing serious congestions because many ships have been forced to re-schedule calls at Ningbo, the second busiest port in the country because it remains partially closed down following a case of Covid-19.