Stories for June 28th 2023

Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 19:53 UTC
South Koreans wake up younger on Wednesday, as Seoul adopts the global age counting system

People in South Korea woke up on Wednesday legally younger than they had been on Tuesday, and in many cases. The mass de-aging was down to a new law coming into effect, which scrapped a traditional age counting system, leaving South Koreans using the international standard method.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 19:51 UTC
Do you love pizza? So did the Romans two thousand years ago in Pompeii

A 2,000 year old fresco depicting what might be a predecessor of the classical Italian Pizza has been found in the ruins of the city of Pompeii. Archeologists assume that the flat bread portrayed in the fresco, next to a wine goblet, may have been eaten with fruits such as pomegranate or dates, or dressed with species, pistachio and a type of pesto sauce.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 18:42 UTC
Argentina grants funds for Phase 3 of identification of combatants fallen in Falklands

Argentina has announced it will finance 130 million Pesos (some US$ 250,000 at the current free market exchange rate) for Project EAAF 2023 which refers to Phase 3 of the Humanitarian Project for the identification of fallen combatants buried in the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 18:01 UTC
RAF's A400M Atlas takes lead on air mobility operations after C-130 is retired

The Airbus A400M Atlas has taken over the lead of the RAF's tactical airlift of troops and equipment following the decommissioning of the Hercules C-130.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:53 UTC
Brazil tops list of deforestation-hit countries, study shows

According to a survey released Tuesday by Global Forest Watch (GFW), a forest monitoring platform developed by the University of Maryland, Brazil has lost 1.8 million hectares of primary rainforests, mostly in the Amazon, a 15% increase between 2021 and 2022, thus topping the list of nations in such a situation, followed by the Republic of Congo, Bolivia, Indonesia, and Peru.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Colombia and Venezuela ranked as “least peaceful” countries in Latin America; Uruguay sets standard

According to a study published on Wednesday by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Colombia and Venezuela have been considered the “least peaceful” countries in Latin America due to socio-political conflicts and internal violence.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro 1-0 down at TSE trial

Case rapporteur Benedito Gonçalves Tuesday voted in favor of convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro in the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) trial for abuse of political power and undue use of the media, Agencia Brasil reported.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Uruguayan pupils return to virtual classes due to respiratory infections

Uruguayan authorities Tuesday decided that, effective July 3, schooling nationwide will be online for the next two weeks before winter break, due to the increase of respiratory infections “in the general population and especially in children,” it was reported in Montevideo.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Prosecutors want Brazilian broadcaster off the air for misinformation

Brazil's Federal Public Ministry (MPF) has filed a public civil action requesting the cancellation of the three broadcasting licenses granted to the Jovem Pan group due to the alleged station's alignment with the disinformation campaign, Agencia Brasil reported. According to the MPF, some of Jovem Pan's content undermined the democratic regime.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 09:59 UTC
Google announces anti-fake news projects in Brazil

During the “Google for Brazil” event in São Paulo, the company Tuesday launched an initiative against misinformation while adding sustainability to the work of reporters and their professional training.