Stories for August 2022

Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:16 UTC
Cases of monkeypox soar in Peru

Peru has the highest monkeypox infection rate per million inhabitants and it also ranks third in the world behind the United States and Canada, the latest Oxford University global monkeypox surveillance study released Wednesday showed.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:02 UTC
Argentine unions, social groups demand favorable gov't actions

Argentine unionist groups and social organizations took over the streets of Buenos Aires Wednesday causing traffic jams during office hours as they protested against rising inflation and unemployment and the deterioration of living conditions in general under the administration of President Alberto Fernández.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Falklands Volunteer Defense Force is currently recruiting

The Falkland Islands Defense Force (FIDF) is the locally maintained volunteer defense unit in the Falkland Islands and is currently recruiting. The FIDF works alongside the military units supplied by the United Kingdom to ensure the defense and security of the Islands
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 08:45 UTC
Nigel Phillips sworn as Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Last Saturday 13 August, Nigel Phillips CBE, accompanied by his wife Emma, arrived to assume the office of Governor of St Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha. Governor and Mrs. Phillips were met at St Helena Airport by the Acting Governor, the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, and the Aide de Camp and were escorted to Plantation House. Governor Phillips' last appointment was Governor of the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 08:33 UTC
South Georgia charters “Vinson of Antarctica” to support Albatross Survey

Following a thorough tendering process, the Government of South Georgia has announced that the vessel Vinson of Antarctica has been selected to support a wandering albatross survey planned for 2024.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 08:23 UTC
LeBron James becomes the highest earning player in NBA history with US$ 532 million in his career

NBA star LeBron James has broken a new record, by agreeing to a two-year contract extension for US$ 97 million for the 2024-25 season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul was quoted by ESPN on Wednesday.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 08:13 UTC
Hundreds of Magellan penguins washed ashore by a cyclone in southern Brazil

Hundreds of dead Magellan penguins have been gathered at beaches along the coast of Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, apparently surprised by a subtropical cyclone when their annual migration from the south of the continent, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands towards warmer waters with more food.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 21:50 UTC
Lula to create Ministry of SMEs, if elected

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Wednesday vowed to create a Ministry for Small and Medium Enterprises if he wins the October elections and returns to the Planalto Palace.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 21:48 UTC
Tracheotomy performed on former Paraguayan President Lugo

Former Paraguayan President and current Senator Fernando Lugo had a tracheotomy performed on him late Tuesday after complications that led physicians to postpone the withdrawal of life-support paraphernalia.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 20:42 UTC
Bolsonaro fine-tunes terms of Brazil's adherence to ATT

President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree extending Congress' role regarding Brazil's adherence to the UN's International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).