Stories for May 2023

Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Lula, Japanese PM discuss bilateral trade and climate change

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Saturday in Hiroshima with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of the G7 Summit to discuss further cooperation between the two countries, Agencia Brasil reported. Both leaders agreed to expand bilateral trade and combat climate change, among other issues.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Argentina to buy 4 P-3s from Norway

Argentina's Defense Ministry agreed to purchase four long-range Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion aircraft from Norway at a cost of US$ 67 million to increase the South American country's patrolling capabilities in the South Atlantic, it was reported Friday in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Moscow declares Greenpeace an “undesirable organization,” forcing it to close its Russian branch

Russia on Friday declared the environmental group Greenpeace an “undesirable organization.” The designation criminalizes the work of organizations that bear the brand and puts employees at risk of criminal prosecution.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
U-20 football World Cup ready for kick-off in Argentina

As the under-20 football World Cup is to kick off Saturday in Argentina with four matches on the opening day, one Iraqi player has been accused by a female staffer of the La Plata hotel where the delegation is staying of having touched “her intimate parts,” it was reported.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:04 UTC
Falklands: Construction works at Stanley Police Station

The Royal Falkland Islands Police would like to remind the public that construction work is underway to renovate the western extension of the Police Station, it is anticipated to last for up to 12 weeks.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 18:44 UTC
Family alleges negligence as eight-year-old migrant girl dies in US Border Patrol custody

On Wednesday, an eight-year-old girl died while under the custody of the US Border Patrol in a border town in the state of Texas, after crossing the southern border with her family. In recent hours, details have emerged about the tragic incident in which family members denounced that the girl reported she couldn't breathe, a situation that authorities ignored.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:56 UTC
Uruguayan grocers running out of bottled water as demand soars

As Uruguay's water crisis continues to escalate, sales of bottled water grew threefold during the last few days as suppliers ran out of stock, it was reported in Montevideo.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:56 UTC
EU involved in talks with Argentina and Chile to ensure supplies of lithium

The European Union is working on agreements with Argentina and Chile with the purpose of increasing access to critical minerals such as lithium, essential for the batteries of electric automobiles and to comply with the EU's less carbon-intensive economy guidelines.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Natural lakes and reservoirs worldwide drying up, Science magazine

Natural lakes and reservoirs worldwide are consistently losing water content, according to an international research team that published their findings in the journal Science. Allegedly global warming and human activity are the chief culprits.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:39 UTC
Most of Brazil's STF justices vote to convict former President Collor

A majority of Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices voted Thursday for the conviction of former senator and former president Fernando Collor for passive corruption and money laundering in a case of Operation Lava Jato, Agencia Brasil reported. So far, the score is 6 to 1 for conviction. After voting Thursday, the session was adjourned and will resume on May 24.