Stories for September 2023

Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Rolling Stones announce, “Hackney Diamonds,” first album in 18 years

The Rolling Stones on Wednesday announced the release date of “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original music in 18 years. It will be the first album the band recorded without drummer Charles Watts who died in 2021.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
Bank of England says interest rates are close to their peak, but could inch further

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has said interest rates are close to their peak, but that they may still have further to rise. He told MPs on Wednesday “we are much nearer now to the top of the cycle” of rate rises.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Mexico's next president will be a woman

Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has been appointed to run for president on behalf of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) Party in 2024. Sheinbaun was elected through a controversial process of surveys which ended up showing she had about 40% of the voting intention. Sheinbaum's main rival in the primaries, former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, questioned the validity of the mechanism.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:03 UTC
WHO concerned about Covid-19 cases mounting again

World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday warned of a rise in deaths and admissions to intensive care units (ICU) of patients with Covid-19 and insisted the malady was “here to stay.” Hence, more tools were needed to fight it.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 09:26 UTC
Labour reshuffle, Angela Rayner 'leveling up secretary' and shadow deputy prime minister

Reshuffle in UK Labour's Sir Keir Starmer shadow team, ahead of a general election expected for next year. Angela Rayner has been appointed shadow leveling up secretary, replacing Lisa Nandy, who is demoted to become the party's new shadow minister for international development.
Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 11:09 UTC
Cargo ship faces fine for sailing between Stanley and Mar del Plata with no Argentine permit

Authorities in the port of Mar del Plata have started administrative proceedings against the Panama-flagged Frio Marathon frozen cargo ship stemming from Stanley in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands without an Argentine permit. The vessel had been sailing the archipelago since 2014 and could now face a high fine, it was explained.
Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 11:06 UTC
Car manufacturing continues to grow in Argentina

Car manufacturing in Argentina grew year-on-year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Association of Automotive Manufacturers (Adefa), which showed production reached 408,486 units, 19.5% higher than the 341,788 units from the same period of 2022. Adefa also said 63,455 vehicles were built in August, 17.4% more than in the same month of 2022 and 28.8% above July's figures.
Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 11:00 UTC
Cyclone in southern Brazil causes death, floods and destruction

Some twenty-one people have been killed as a consequence of the torrential rain and winds caused by a cyclone in southern Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul neighboring Uruguay and Argentina. Local authorities said it was the state's worst-ever weather disaster given the number of deaths so far and the thousands left homeless.
Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
First case of sea lion dying of avian flu confirmed in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities said the first case of a sea lion with avian influenza had been detected in the country after a specimen was found dead on the Cerro beach on Aug. 31 and the laboratory tests were announced Tuesday, it was reported in Montevideo.
Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
FIGO congratulates new Secretary of Defense Shapps and acknowledges outgoing Wallace

The Falklands government Office in London, FIGO, has sent congratulations to the new UK Secretary of State for Defense, Grant Shapps, a staunch supporter of the Falkland Islands and its right to self determination and to decide on its future.