Stories for April 2023

Friday, April 14th 2023 - 09:00 UTC
Australian farmers headed for one of their best production and export years

Australian farmers are predicted to see their most valuable year ever with a bumper crop. Agricultural exports are forecast to hit a record US$75bn in the year to the end of June, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES).
Friday, April 14th 2023 - 08:49 UTC
Members of the Falkland Islands Defense Force to take part in King’s Coronation

The Falkland Islands Government are delighted to announce that members from the Falkland Islands Defense Force have been invited to participate in His Majesty King Charles III Coronation in London on Saturday 6 May 2023.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 11:45 UTC
Uruguayan FM off to China in search of FTA

Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo is leaving shortly for China on a mission to narrow the gap for the South American country to reach a Free Trade Agreement with the Asian giant, it was reported in Montevideo.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 11:19 UTC
Alckmin says Brazil's trade with neighbors should come first

Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, in charge of the South American country due to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's trip to China, insisted Wednesday on the importance of increasing trade with Latin America, Xinhua reported.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 11:05 UTC
Six inmates found dead at infamous Ecuadorian prison

Six inmates were found dead hanging from their necks inside their cells at the infamous Ecuadorian prison of El Litoral in Guayaquil, the South American country's National Service of Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) reported Wednesday.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:57 UTC
Argentina working with dengue as with Covid-19

Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Wednesday said her country was treating the dengue outbreak with the same degree of concern with which the Covid-19 pandemic was handled.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:54 UTC
Lula highlights BRICS Bank's social role

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday highlighted the social mission of the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as BRICS Bank, during Dilma Rousseff's inauguration as president of the financial institution in Shanghai, China.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
School violence: Family arrested in Brazil with Nazi paraphernalia

Brazilin authorities have arrested a family linked to pro-Nazi activities in the investigations on school violence undertaken after last week's episodes. A 14-year-old boy was among those apprehended.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
UN calls on Italy to act responsibly on migration issues

Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has urged Italy to ensure that any migration measures it implements during the state of emergency declared on Monday respect its humanitarian obligations.
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:10 UTC
British solo sailor successfully rescued by Taiwanese jigger 900 miles from the Falklands

British solo sailor Ian Herbert-Jones has been successfully rescued by a Taiwanese fishing vessel after being rolled, dismasted, and injured in a major storm in the South Atlantic, reports the Yachting Monthly.