MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 10th 2023
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Friday, February 10th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
Uruguay: Lacalle's popularity wanes after Astesiano and Peña scandals, poll shows
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's popularity sank deeply in the last few weeks after a series of scandals became public, particularly those involving his chief security officer Alejandro Astesiano and former Environment Minister Adrián Peña's lack of a college degree despite which he used the prefix “Lic.” indicating otherwise.
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Friday, February 10th 2023 - 10:21 UTC
Lula lands in Washington for Biden meeting
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva arrived Thursday in the United States for a meeting at the White House with his US colleague Joseph Biden Friday, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Friday, February 10th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Reopening of Argentina's embassy in Bangladesh made official
The reopening of Argentina's embassy in the People's Republic of Bangladesh was published Thursday in the Official Gazette. The diplomatic mission to be reopened in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, had been shut down in 1978 but interest from the South American country in the Asian nation resurfaced during the 2022 football World Cup, which was celebrated as if Bangladesh had defeated France in the final.
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Friday, February 10th 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Child mortality among Yanomamis 10 times higher than Brazil's national rate
Malnutrition due to lack of natural resources is one of the causes of Yanomami children having a mortality rate tenfold that of the whole of South America's largest country, Agencia Brasil reported Thursday.
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Friday, February 10th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Factsheet on trade and investment statistics between Falklands and UK in 2022
The following factsheet provides the latest statistics on trade and investment between the UK and Falkland Islands.
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Friday, February 10th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Drilling in Antarctica to find the Earth's oldest ice and 1,5 million years of climate history
Scientists in East Antarctica drilling to find the Earth’s oldest ice have reached a key milestone after two months of fieldwork in sub-zero temperatures. The team is part of Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice, an EU-funded research consortium from 10 European countries whose aim is to drill an ice core to capture 1.5 million years of climate history.
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Friday, February 10th 2023 - 09:42 UTC
Ecuador's President reshuffles cabinet after referendum defeat
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso Thursday reshuffled his cabinet after losing last Sunday's referendum and local elections to the left. The conservative head of state brought on some fresh air to his administration by changing the government minister and two of his most loyal advisors, in addition to making new appointments where the opposition prevailed.
