Stories for July 2023

Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Lula wants to deepen discussion with EU on climate issue

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that his country wanted to generate a common agenda with the European Union (EU) to respond to present and future environmental challenges and the transition to renewable energies.
Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
British gov't lifts restrictions on Brazilian meat

British authorities have decided to lift the reinforced controls on Brazilian meat, Brasilia's Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture announced Monday, according to Agencia Brasil. The measure was adopted nine months after a technical team visited the South American country.
Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Bottleneck dolphins attack swimmers in Japanese and Irish beaches

Swimmers have been injured in dolphin attacks on a beach in central Japan, officials say. One man, in his 60s, suffered broken ribs and bites to his hands after a dolphin rammed him a few meters off Suishohama beach in the town of Mihama, Fukui prefecture, early on Sunday.
Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Argentine President in favor of fair and equitable trade

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday said at the European Council headquarters before the plenum of the EU-Celac Summit in Brussels that “Our regions must promote fair and equitable trade based on mutual respect.” He also underlined the importance of working together. It is the first meeting between the two blocs since 2015.
Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 09:47 UTC
Falklands: Aberdeen children model ships to circumnavigate Antarctica

Model ships built by two young Aberdeenshire brothers have been launched on what is planned to be an epic journey around the South Pole. The mission to circumnavigate Antarctica, started by Harry and Ollie Ferguson, is thought to be a world first.
Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 09:34 UTC
Brazil's 2022/23 harvest is expected to reach 317,5 million tons with a planted area of 78,2 million hectares

Brazil is expected to harvest a record 317.5 million tons of grains in the 2022-23 agriculture cycle, which is 44.9 million tons (16.5%) more than the previous year, according to the 10th Grain Harvest Survey by Conab, the country’s food supply and statistics agency.
Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 09:16 UTC
Uruguay to purchase brand new OPVs from Spanish shipyard

Uruguayan authorities Monday announced they had placed an order for the purchase of two brand-new Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV) from the Spanish shipyard Cardama for € 82 million, it was reported in Montevideo.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:55 UTC
Strong quake hits Argentina and Chile

Argentina's National Institute of Seismic Prevention (Inpres) Monday reported an earthquake at 00:05 local time (03:05 GMT), at a depth of 214 kilometers, with its epicenter 240 kilometers west of the city of Neuquén, and 14 kilometers south of the small town of Loncopué.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:41 UTC
UK signs trade treaty to join Trans Pacific partnership, 'the world's fastest growing region'

The United Kingdom on Sunday formally signed a treaty to join a major Indo/Pacific block, in what is described as the biggest trade deal since the country left the European Union, (Brexit) at the beginning of 2020.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:30 UTC
Massa might have to travel to US to finalize deal with IMF

Argentine Economy Minister and presidential contender Sergio Massa might travel to the United States later this week to close an agreement with the International Monetary Fund whereby the global agency would give the South American country some US$ 8.5 billion, it was reported in Buenos Aires.