MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 2nd 2023
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Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 - 10:34 UTC
Fitch downgrades US credit rating to AA+; Yellen calls it “arbitrary” and “outdated data”
Fitch has downgraded the United States Government's credit rating following concerns over the state of the country's finances and its debt burden.
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Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Pacific Alliance: Peru takes over pro tempore presidency
During a ceremony held Tuesday in Santiago, Peruvian Foreign Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi received the pro tempore presidency of the Pacific Alliance from her Chilean counterpart Alberto van Klaveren, thus bringing to an end the controversy sparked when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) refused to acknowledge Dina Boluarte as the legitimate head of state following Pedro Castillo Terrones' impeachment on Dec. 7 last.
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Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 - 10:25 UTC
Palliative care now mandatory for healthcare providers in Uruguay
Uruguay's Senate passed a bill unanimously Tuesday providing for universal access to palliative care. All 26 senators present voted in favor of the Uruguayan Society of Palliative Medicine and Care's (SUMCP) initiative dating back to 2020, it was reported in Montevideo. Forty-one percent of the population is still not guaranteed access to palliative care.
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Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Falklands will be releasing five separate stamp issues on Islands' Penguins
On Friday 3 March 2023, the Stamp Advisory Committee ran a competition inviting members of the public to submit their photographs of penguins in the Falkland Islands.
