Stories for February 21st 2023

Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Argentina ups security measures as number of avian flu cases grows

Argentina's health authorities have decided to up their biosecurity measures following the increase in the number of avian flu cases detected nationwide, particularly in provinces bordering Uruguay, but also in Córdoba and Salta.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Falkland Islands: Refurbishing starts on Mount Pleasant runway

A contractor has started working on a £7m project to extend the lifespan of the runway at the Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) airfield in the Falkland Islands until it can be fully re-laid in the coming years, the British Government reported Monday.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 09:10 UTC
Successful Falklands tour for Gibraltar Regiment Band

Ten members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Band joined forces with colleagues from the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Band (PWRR) to deliver musical support on behalf of 3PWRR while their battalion were deployed in the Falklands for Exercise Tiger Island.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 08:33 UTC
New quake in Türkiye, Syria leaves at least 6 dead

At least 6 people have been reported dead and more than 760 injured after two new earthquakes measuring 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Turkish province of Hatay, one of the most affected by the Feb. 6 tremors where 41,020 victims lost their lives. Numerous aftershocks were also recorded Monday.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 08:00 UTC
Former Argentine FM lashes out at Uruguayan President over Falklands trip

Former Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá said Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou's “main objective” was “to show his contempt for Argentina” after a group of lawmakers visited the Falkland Islands together with the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Montevideo Faye O'Connor.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 07:41 UTC
Brazil still looking for mudslides survivors

Brazilian authorities were still looking for survivors after heavy storms hit the state of São Paulo, leaving at least 40 people dead and just as many missing, in addition to over 2,500 displaced, it was reported Monday.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 06:59 UTC
President Fernández traveling to Antarctica, weather permitting

Argentine President Alberto Fernández is to visit the Marambio Base in Antarctica in a move to ratify the country's “bicontinental” stance, it was reported in Casa Rosada. Fernández's trip will be the fourth visit of an Argentine head of state to Antarctica.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 06:48 UTC
AMLO decrees nationalization of Mexico's lithium reserves

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) signed the decree whereby the country's lithium reserves belong to the federal state. “Let the nation be the owner of this strategic mineral” used in the production of batteries for electric cars, the head of state said from Sonora in the municipality of Bacadéhuachi.