Stories for August 2023

Monday, August 14th 2023 - 09:00 UTC
14 August is Falklands Day, commemorates first sighting of the Islands in 1592

14 August is Falklands Day and commemorates the first sighting of the Falkland Islands on that day in 1592 by the English navigator and explorer, John Davis, on board his 120-ton vessel 'Desire'. Davis (1550-1605) was one of the principal navigators under Queen Elizabeth I.
Sunday, August 13th 2023 - 19:53 UTC
Slain candidate's party picks successor for Ecuador's elections

Ecuador's Movimiento Construye of slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio announced Saturday that his former running mate Andrea González Náder will pick up his baton for the Aug. 20 elections. Villavicencio, 59, was shot dead on Aug. 9 as he was leaving a rally in Quito after receiving threats from drug traffickers.
Sunday, August 13th 2023 - 19:47 UTC
Peruvian prosecutor files new charges against Castillo

Peru's Public Prosecutor's Office has filed new charges against former President Pedro Castillo Terrones for the alleged crimes of abuse of authority and passive bribery, among others, it was reported in Lima during the weekend.
Sunday, August 13th 2023 - 10:37 UTC
Argentina holding primary elections leading up to Dec. 10 Casa Rosada changeover

A total of 27 tickets have been competing since 8 am local time Sunday in Argentina's Open, Mandatory, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections to decide who may run on Oct. 22 for the Casa Rosada's 2023-2027 term.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:58 UTC
Argentina: “Blue” dollar still climbing on last working day before PASO elections

The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar climbed AR$ 3 and reached AR$ 605 on the last working day before Sunday's Open, Mandatory, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections in Argentina, it was reported Friday in Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, the official exchange rate closed at AR$ 300.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:54 UTC
Japan resumes poultry imports from Brazil

Japan has honored the agreement it signed late last month with Brazilian authorities and resumed importing live poultry and meat, eggs, and poultry products after halting these purchases in June following the discovery of the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a domestic poultry farm in the municipality of Serra, in the Metropolitan Region of Vitória, the capital of the State of Espírito Santo, Agencia Brasil reported.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:47 UTC
Bird flu detected in dead sea lions on Tierra del Fuego shores

Argentine authorities Friday confirmed the detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in sea lions found dead on the Tierra del Fuego shores.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Chile's Social Development Minister resigns amid scandal

Giorgio Jackson, of President Gabriel Boric Fnt's Democratic Revolution (RD) party, Friday turned in his resignation as Social Development Minister following his involvement in a corruption scandal splashing several cabinet members and even the head of state, it was reported in Santiago.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:36 UTC
Water transfer pipeline operational in Uruguay to fight drough

Water began being transferred from the San José River dam to the Aguas Corrientes area of the Santa Lucía River in a move to alleviate the drinking water supply to the Uruguayan capital, it was reported in Montevideo. The works carried out in record time are expected to result in lower salinity in the metropolitan area.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Legionella forces the removal of UK asylum seekers from Bibby Stockholm barge

Frustration for 10 Downing Street migrant policy. The United Kingdom was forced to remove migrants from the barge where they were being held after Legionella bacteria was found in the water supply, the government said on Friday.