Stories for November 25th 2023

Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:58 UTC
NGO warns Essequibo question might end up in war between Venezuela and Guyana

Control Ciudadano (Social Watch - CC) Chairwoman Rocío San Miguel said Guyanese President Irfaan Alí's recent statements regarding the military support of several countries to defend the Essequibo amounted to a “very strong warning for Venezuela,” which will hold a referendum on the matter on Dec. 3.
Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Brazilian Football Confederation to take action against hate speech

Following this week's loss to Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in a World Cup qualifying match, Brazilian players of African ethnicity were called “monkeys” on the social network Instagram while Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) President Ednaldo Rodrigues was dubbed an “Indian” due to his native lineage. In this scenario, the CBF announced Friday it would take legal action.
Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
International scientific team to research Antarctic ecosystems on RRS Sir David Attenborough

A team of international researchers set sail on the Falklands flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough last Monday, 20 November to answer some of the big questions about how Antarctic ecosystems and sea ice drive global ocean cycles of carbon and nutrients.
Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
Paraguayan and Bolivian bananas return to Argentina

Banana producers in Paraguay and Bolivia have agreed to resume shipments to Argentina after the outgoing administration of President Alberto Fernández authorized the use of foreign currency to pay for those imports.
Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
JxC wins Pinamar mayoral elections by just one vote

After Sunday's loss of Unión por la Patria (UP) of Economy Minister Sergio Massa to La Libertad Avanza's Javier Milei in Argentina's presidential runoff elections, the country's ruling party was delivered yet another blow this week when manual counting handed the post of Mayor of the exclusive beach resort of Pinamar in the Province of Buenos Aires to the Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) candidate by just one vote over his UP rival.
Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
FIH Group expects strong rebound from Falklands construction and tourist season

Falkland Holdings Group PLC on Friday said pretax profit fell steeply in its latest half year, but that revenue increased 17%, and expects a strong rebound of the Falkland Islands construction and the start of the South Atlantic tourist season, Alliance News reported.
Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:25 UTC
First batch of Israeli hostages released in exchange for Palestinian prison inmates

The terrorist organization Hamas Friday handed over 13 hostages of the over 200 taken from Israel in the Oct. 7 attacks. The measure was enacted during a four-day ceasefire which also allowed for the release in return of 39 Palestinians who were serving prison sentences. Further swaps are expected in the coming days.
Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:21 UTC
Uruguayan Navy seizes Brazilian boat fishing illegally

Uruguay's Navy has captured a Brazilian-flagged fishing vessel carrying some three tons of illegal catch, it was reported Friday in Montevideo.