Stories for September 27th 2023

Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:45 UTC
No agreement reached during Paraná Waterway multilateral meeting

Argentina will continue to charge a toll to barges sailing through the Paraná River Waterway after no agreement was reached Tuesday during a Technical Commission meeting at the Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:40 UTC
UK, US support for British Falklands sovereignty but Spaniards, Germans and Italians favor Argentina

How do Europeans, Americans, and even the UK feel about the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands between Argentina and the UK? A new YouGov EuroTrack survey asked several Western European EU nations (as well as the UK and USA): Should the Falkland Islands belong to the United Kingdom or Argentina?
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:29 UTC
Bolsonaro indicted for 2014 remarks against PT congresswoman

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted for incitement to rape by a Federal District Court in connection with a speech he delivered before the Lower House in December 2014, when he was a Congressman, Agencia Brasil reported in Brasilia Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:24 UTC
Uruguayan Interior Minister wants DEA back

Uruguay's Interior Minister Luis Alberto Heber insisted Tuesday it would be a wise move to bring back the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the South American country. Heber made those remarks days after the escape of many drug traffickers who had been granted house arrest.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:17 UTC
Canada's House of Commons Speaker steps down after honoring Nazi soldier

Anthony Rota Tuesday turned in his resignation as Speaker of Canada's House of Commons following the recognition as a hero of a former Ukrainian member of Germany's Nazi SS Waffen. He said he would leave his position at the end of Wednesday’s session.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:11 UTC
Biden in Detroit supports and joins striking auto workers union

United States President Joe Biden flew to Detroit on Tuesday where he joined members of the striking United Auto Workers , UAW, union on the picket line. The visit is thought to have been the first time a US president has ever joined striking workers.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:05 UTC
Covid-19 understaffed Gatwick Airport adopts contingency plan

Authorities at London's Gatwick Airport, the second-busiest in the British capital, have announced a cap on the number of flights this week due to understaffed air traffic control operations amid an outbreak of Covid-19. A daily 800-flight limit affecting both departures and arrivals has been imposed until Sunday.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:55 UTC
New container line linking EU main ports with Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina

ONE (Ocean Network Express) and Cosco Shipping are starting the new LUX container service. This route connects Europe and the Mediterranean with the east coast of South America with weekly stopovers.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:39 UTC
China opens its market to Colombia beef; Brazil concerned as export meat prices have fallen considerably

Brazilian meatpacker Minerva said on Monday it had received a notification from Colombia’s government saying that China has approved a sanitary protocol in order to open its market for Colombian beef exports.
Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:30 UTC
How does Falklands figure in the Cable.co.uk global mobile data purchasing report

The latest Cable.co.uk worldwide mobile data purchasing report shows that developed nations plus countries such as Israel, enjoy the cheapest pricing, while at the other end of a long list, figure Zimbabwe, the Falkland Islands, and Saint Helena.