Stories for August 2nd 2022

Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 23:10 UTC
Argentina's Lower House has a new Speaker

Cecilia Moreau Tuesday became the first woman ever to be the Speaker of Argentina's House of Deputies after the resignation of Sergio Massa was accepted so that he can be appointed “superminister” of Economy, Agriculture, and Production.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 21:10 UTC
Bolsonaro worried about prison time if not reelected

“I shoot to kill nobody takes me, prisoner, I prefer to die,” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was quoted as saying when confronted with the possibility that criminal charges against him would proceed if he is not reelected in October and loses his immunity.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 18:19 UTC
US drone strike kills Osama bin Laden's successor as Al-Qaeda chief

An Al-Qaeda leader who was believed to have been involved in the so-called 9/11 attacks has been killed in a drone attack by US forces. Upon announcing the outcome of the mission, President Joseph Biden said about Ayman al-Zawahiri, that “this terrorist leader is no more.”
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 16:47 UTC
US House Speaker Pelosi lands in Taiwan despite China's threats

A United States Air Force aircraft carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her entourage landed Tuesday evening in Taipei, despite China's threat that it would be regarded as an invasion of an island Beijing still regards as a province gone rogue after the 1949 civil war.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Increased levels of fluorinated chemicals in Antarctic snow cores, scientific research

Scientists have recorded markedly increased levels of ‘fluorinated forever chemicals’ in Antarctic snow which are thought to have originated from the use of CFC-replacements.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 09:36 UTC
Peru reports first death of patient with monkeypox

Peruvian health authorities Monday confirmed the first death of a patient with monkeypox in the continent's country second worst hit by the outbreak, while neighboring Bolivia confirmed the first infection.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Consensus among Mercosur countries to tackle monkeypox

Uruguayan Health Minister Daniel Salinas Monday announced health authorities within Mercosur were drafting a joint plan to fight the monkeypox outbreak.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Uruguay, Brazil agree to boost tourism at the border

Tourism authorities from Brazil and Uruguay agreed over the weekend on a series of measures to boost the industry between the two countries during the Brazil-Uruguay Integration Forum held July 30 at the Rivera City Hall.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 09:11 UTC
Judge allows 12 crewmembers of Emtrasur's 747 to leave Argentina

Argentine Federal Judge Federico Villena Monday ordered their passports be returned to 12 of the 19 crew members of the Venezuelan-Iranian cargo Boeing 747-300 currently seized at the Ezeiza International Airport.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022 - 09:02 UTC
Falklands Conservation tracking Southern Right Whales

As part of the Darwin Plus funded project (DPLUS126), Falklands Conservation are aiming to deploy up to 10 satellite tags on southern right whales during the winters of 2022 and 2023. The research questions for southern right whales mean that Falklands Conservation scientists will use two different types of tags: