Stories for November 2023

Monday, November 13th 2023 - 20:47 UTC
Argentine beef eaters turn to cheaper meats and veggie diets as incomes plunge and beef prices soar

An Argentine university has elaborated a study on barbecue meat, one of the most common and popular beef cuts in the country, during a seven year period to include consumption habit changes and most importantly the increase in price of the product.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 20:34 UTC
Gentoo penguins: Dive, forage, love? Fitter penguins dive deeper

Sarah McComb Turbitt, marine biologist from the University of British Columbia illustrates us with a new study published in Marine Ecology Progress Series, from Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé, principal investigator and associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Statistics and Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF). The article interesting enough refers Gentoo penguins in the Falkland Islands.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 19:27 UTC
Milei claims that Massa's coughing choir failed to destabilize him

Argentine Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei cried early Monday that a “choir of coughers” had led to him losing his temper during Sunday's presidential debate with Economy Minister Sergio Massa, which he clearly lost.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 14:03 UTC
Chilean president has 59% disapproval; polls show 42% do not support new constitution

The assessment of Chilean president Gabriel Boric' performance as registered by pollster Cadem shows that support for the head of state, following several weeks of stabilization, has again fallen four points and now stands at 33%.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Private researchers underscore Paraguay's economic progress

Private economic studies published recently showed Paraguay was on an upward trajectory. According to Banco Itaú, the South American country's economic activity expanded in the second quarter of 2023 following the normalization of agricultural production after a severe drought last year. In this scenario, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for the end of the year remained at 5.6%, the research showed.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Southern Brazil hit by unusual hot weather in spring

The beaches of Rio de Janeiro were overcrowded as a temperature of 42.5°C made Sunday the hottest day of the year amid a high-pressure system that is causing a heat wave which is believed to be linked to climate change, it was reported. The minimum temperature this Sunday was 23.2°C.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
House Speaker launched draft to avoid US gov't shutdown

Republican Congressman Mike Johnson has submitted a last-minute budget proposal to avoid a shutdown of the government of the United States, it was reported in Washington DC.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 09:54 UTC
Brazilian aircraft rescuing people from Gaza due home Monday

Some 32 Brazilians who managed to leave the war-torn Gaza Strip through Egypt are due Monday in the South American country, it was announced in Brasilia.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 09:44 UTC
Fuel shortages expected in Uruguay amid distribution conflict

The guild grouping Uruguay's fuel distributors announced a 72-hour strike starting Monday which could lead to shortages in the South American country, it was reported in Montevideo. The measure was adopted after changes in the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) regarding fuel distribution regulation costs affected the activity, it was explained.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 09:17 UTC
“Scholar” Milei praises Thatcher and loses presidential debate

Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei somehow lost his temper during Sunday's debate with Economy Minister Sergio Massa, insisting that the latter should raise the level of his discourse. He even accused the representative of the ruling Union for Patria (UP) coalition of resorting to a strategy known as “falacia ad populum,” insisting on technical jibber-jabber as if the auditorium were the illustrated faculty made up of a few and not millions of voters.