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Stories for August 10th 2023

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 11:45 UTC

    Argentina: “Blue” dollar reaches AR$ 600

    The parallel quotation went up amid threats of police raids to illegal exchange parlors where there was no trading for several hours until the rumors subsided

    The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar in Argentina Wednesday pierced the AR$ 600 barrier for the first time just days ahead of Sunday's Simultaneous, Open, and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections while the official quotation neared AR$ 300, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 11:37 UTC

    Killing of 11-yr-old girl halts all political rallying in Argentina

    Morena was mugged on her way to school in the morning

    All candidates, presidential or otherwise, have suspended their campaign closing rallies for Sunday's Simultaneous, Open, and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections after Morena Domínguez, an 11-year-old girl, was killed Wednesday when motorbike robbers took her backpack at 7.20 am on her way to school in Lanús, a municipality in the province of Buenos Aires just south of the Argentine capital.

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 11:25 UTC

    Hitmen assassinate Presidential candidate in Ecuador

    A former journalist and assemblyman, the 59-year-old Villavicencio was said to be very close to President Lasso

    Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio died after being attacked by hitmen on his way out of a campaign rally in downtown Quito ahead of the upcoming Aug. 20 elections, Interior Minister Juan Zapata confirmed in the Ecuadorian capital. Other people were wounded, it was reported.

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 11:25 UTC

    Uruguay Peso, most overvalued currency against US dollar says the Big Mac Index

    For the Big Mac Index, the famous hamburger costs the equivalent of US$ 6,86 in Uruguay and US$ 5,85 in the US, meaning a Big Mac is 22,9% dearer in Uruguay

    The Uruguayan Peso is turning out to be one of the most overvalued currencies (out of 52 surveys) against the US dollar. In other words according to the Big Mac Index, the US dollar is cheap in Uruguay and well below what is considered the long term “equilibrium point”.

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 11:23 UTC

    Falklands by-election 21 September 2023: Proxy, postal and proxy postal votes

    The closing date to apply for inclusion on the Register of Electors and to vote by means of a proxy, postal or proxy postal vote is midday Monday 21 August 2023.

    The Falkland Islands Registration Officer is reminding the public that the closing date to apply for inclusion on the Register of Electors and to vote by means of a proxy, postal or proxy postal vote is midday on Monday 21 August 2023. After this time no applications will be accepted.

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

    Chilean lawmakers want to know about US involvement in 1973 coup

    “A half-truth is a complete lie,” Kaiser argued

    Chile's Lower House Wednesday agreed to ask President Gabriel Boric Font to instruct the Foreign Ministry to request the government of the United States to release the details of its involvement in the Sept. 11, 1973, coup d'état staged by General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte against the democratically-elected Salvador Allende, it was reported in Santiago.

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:49 UTC

    Uruguayan orange producers said to be retaining cheap Argentine labor

    “So far we have not found where this phenomenon is occurring,” Uruguayan Labor Minister Mieres said

    Agricultural producers in the Salto area have been reported to hire Argentine labor from Concordia just across the border and pay them three times less than they would local workers, Uruguay's National Union of Salaried, Rural, and Related Workers (Unión Nacional de Asalariados, Trabajadores Rurales y Afines - Unatra) denounced.

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

    Edilene Lobo becomes first black woman to join Brazil's TSE

    “She becomes a symbol of respect for black women,” TSE Chief Justice De Moraes said

    Lawyer Edilene Lobo became the first black woman to join Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) after she was sworn in as a substitute judge on Tuesday before Chief Justice Alexandre De Moraes, Agência Brasil reported.

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

    Falklands Airbridge rerouted to East Midlands Airport, from August 12 to 26

    RAF Brize Norton will undergo essential repair work to the runway, and SAA from MPA will fly into and out of East Midlands Airport (EMA)

    Due to essential repair work to the runway at RAF Brize Norton, the South Atlantic Airbridge connecting with the Falkland Islands will temporarily fly into, and out of East Midlands Airport (EMA). The final SAA flight into RAF Brize Norton prior to work commencing is scheduled to be the northbound service TOW 2233 due to depart MPC on Saturday 12 Aug. The following TOW 2230 service on Monday 14 Aug will depart from East Midlands Airport.

  • Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 09:28 UTC

    New Covid-19 strain classified by WHO as EG5 and “variant of interest”

    The EG.5 variant has been spreading rapidly in the United States, with over 17% of cases. Although also detected in China, South Korea, Japan and Canada.

    The World Health Organization, WHO, on Wednesday classified a new strain of Covid 19 as a “variant of interest.” The EG.5 variant has been spreading rapidly in the United States, encompassing over 17% of cases. Although also detected in China, South Korea, Japan and Canada.

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