Stories for June 2023

Monday, June 26th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Penguin Propulsion: The Physics Behind the World’s Fastest Swimming Birds

A piece from the American Institute of Physics points out that Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, and that ability comes from their unique and sophisticated wings.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 09:49 UTC
Giant meat packer in Brazil fined for cruelty while transporting cattle

A Civil Court in the Brazilian city of Santos has issued a first-instance ruling against Protein packers Minerva Foods, demanding the payment of BRL 1.39 million (some US$ 250,000) as compensation for collective moral damages caused while transporting 29,975 oxen to the Port of Santos in early 2018.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 09:08 UTC
At least 31 arrested in controversial Guatemalan elections

At least 31 people were arrested Sunday during Guatemala's presidential elections, which have left no winning candidate and hence the need to hold a runoff in August, according to preliminary reports.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 08:41 UTC
Parades and fly-pasts to celebrate UK Armed Forces Day

Parades and fly-pasts were just some of the events that took place across the UK on Saturday as part of Armed Forces Day celebrations to thank the military community for their service.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 08:26 UTC
Tight win for ruling party in Argentine province of Córdoba

After Sunday's gubernatorial elections in the Argentine province of Córdoba, Martín Llaryora of the ruling front led by Governor Juan Schiaretti was congratulated as the winner by politicians from almost every party.
Sunday, June 25th 2023 - 20:34 UTC
One of these 13 people will be Argentina's next president

After Saturday's deadline for registering candidacies, there are only 13 contenders left, one of whom will be Argentina's next president comes Dec. 10.
Saturday, June 24th 2023 - 10:58 UTC
Presidential elections: Argentina's ruling party lines up behind Massa

Mighty Economy Minister Sergio Massa will be a presidential candidate in Argentina's upcoming mandatory, open, and simultaneous primary (PASO) elections on behalf of the ruling Unión por la Patria (UP) front, with Cabinet Chief Agustín Rossi as his running mate, it was announced Friday in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, June 24th 2023 - 10:53 UTC
Paraná Waterway: Brazil, Uruguay and Bolivia back Paraguay

Brazil, Uruguay, and Bolivia Friday supported Paraguay's stance regarding Argentina's decision to charge tolls to barges sailing through the “Port of Santa Fe-Confluencia” section of the Parana River, it was reported in Buenos Aires after a new meeting of the Commission of the Paraguay-Parana Waterway Agreement.
Saturday, June 24th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Former death flights aircraft back in Argentine territory

The British-built Shorts Skyvan PA-51 used by Argentina's military dictatorship to throw three Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and two French nuns alive into the sea in one of the so-called “death flights” in 1977 landed Friday at Tucumán and is expected in Buenos Aires by Monday to be added to a museum.
Saturday, June 24th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Lula insists on addressing inequality

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday insisted in Paris on the advantages of using a common currency for foreign trade operations and underlined once again that the European Union's demands for the Mercosur agreement were a “threat.”