Stories for May 2023

Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 09:27 UTC
No Lula-Zelensky meeting in Hiroshima after all

In the end, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva did not get together with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky during the weekend as they were both attending the G7 Summit in Hiroshima as guests. “I think he was disappointed,” Zelensky said Sunday in an ironic tone. The meeting was officially requested by Ukraine on Friday (19/5).
Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 09:04 UTC
Paraguay confirms 3 outbreaks of bird flu; could be more

According to Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) President Dr. José Carlos Martin, there were already three confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza in the South American country's Chaco region by Sunday, while two others were still under investigation.
Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 08:56 UTC
Snowfalls leave thousands of Chilean weekend shoppers stranded in Mendoza

Thousands of Chilean travelers were stranded Sunday in the Argentine province of Mendoza as the Cristo Redentor Path was closed at 3 pm due to bad weather (snow), it was reported. The decision was made jointly by both countries, reported Los Andes. Shortly before, traffic from Uspallata onwards had also been cut off. It is an average one-hour drive from there to Cristo Redentor
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:40 UTC
Countries of the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway against toll collection by Argentina

The group of countries that make up the Paraguay-Parana Waterway Agreement Committee suggested Argentina refrained from adopting measures that violate the agreed rules and stop charging tolls to barges passing through Santa Fe. The committee is made up of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:31 UTC
Drug lord Pablo Escobar legacy to Colombia, the invasive ecosystem engineers, African hippos

The legacy of Colombian drugs lord Pablo Escobar has not only been the ongoing gangs war and the overall violence in the country, but also consequences of some of his hobbies, for example growing exotic fauna, such as hippos.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:26 UTC
G7 Summit in Hiroshima: Stronger sanctions declared against Russia, Zelensky's presence expected

The leaders of the Group of Seven, G7, major industrial countries on Friday vowed to tighten sanctions on Russia. During talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, they vowed: “to stand together against Russia's illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.”
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:20 UTC
Brigadier Dan Duff, takes command of BFSAI at MPC in Falklands

This week the Falkland Islands and Mount Pleasant Complex bid farewell to the outgoing Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, Jonathan Lett, who has been on the job since November 2020, and welcomed Brigadier Dan Duff, British Army.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:15 UTC
Fiftieth anniversary of Stanley Power Station in the Falklands

The Falkland Islands Power and Electrical Section are delighted to be able to celebrate 50 years of service for Power Station ‘B’. On 19 May 1973 Power Station ‘B’ was opened by then Governor Mr E G Lewis CMG OBE, and in attendance were members of the public, alongside Power Station staff and those who built the station.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Asylum requests on the rise in Uruguay

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of asylum requests in Uruguay has increased to 16,000 from 13,113 in mid-2022, it was reported in Montevideo.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Poll: Uruguayan President still has 46% approval

According to a study by pollsters, Cifra published this week in Montevideo, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou still has a 46% approval rating and a 43% negative image after over three years in office.