Stories for 2023

Monday, June 5th 2023 - 12:23 UTC
Argentine women stage 9th “Ni Una Menos” march

Thousands of Argentine women marched Saturday through the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities nationwide in the now traditional “Ni Una Menos” (Not one [woman] less) demonstration against gender violence and femicides.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 12:19 UTC
Business jet crashes after crossing through Washington DC's no-fly zone

A small plane, identified as a Cessna 560 Citation V business jet, crashed in a sparsely populated area in the US State of Virginia Sunday after the pilot was unresponsive to warnings from Air Force fighters dispatched to escort the aircraft as it was entering Washinton DC's no-fly zone.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 09:53 UTC
Lula to travel to Paris later this month

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to travel to Paris later this month for a state visit, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed this weekend on social networks.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 08:15 UTC
New British business lobby, British Chamber of Commerce, replacing troubled CBI

British media is reporting that a new business lobby group has been formed, boasting some of the UK's largest companies as its founding partners. The Business Council has been launched by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) in a bid to “design and drive the future of the British economy”.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 06:13 UTC
Air New Zealand weighing passengers in international flights to improve fuel efficiency

Air New Zealand is weighing passengers before they board international flights, as part of a survey to determine average passenger weight. The weight will be anonymously recorded in a database but not be visible to airline staff or other passengers, the firm said in a video.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 13:00 UTC
Falklands lawmakers discuss food prices and market solvency to encourage competition

A spirited discussion surrounding food prices was prompted by a question from MLA Teslyn Barkman in Legislative Assembly last Wednesday, 31st May. MLA Teslyn Barkman asked MLA Gavin Short about the UK’s government’s decision to investigate food pricing. “Can the Honorable Gavin Short please say whether we here in the Falklands have any mechanisms or agency that could be used to investigate the grocery retail market?”
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:52 UTC
Covid-19 test or vax no longer required to enter Brazil

In line with the World Health Organization's decision to lift the Covid-19 global emergency, Brazilian authorities decided that both nationals and foreigners entering the South American country no longer need to present proof of vaccination or a negative covid-19 test, Agencia Brasil reported.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:46 UTC
Former detention center in BA granted Mercosur patrimony status

The former Argentine Navy's Mechanics School, which functioned as a clandestine detention center during the 1976-1983 military regime and was later turned into the Memory Museum to promote awareness about human rights violations, has been granted Mercosur cultural heritage status by the Culture Ministers of the bloc, who convened Friday in Buenos Aires for their 54th meeting.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:45 UTC
Mercosur Summit scheduled for Puerto Iguazú

The Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú in the province of Misiones will host the LXII Mercosur Summit on July 3 and 4, during which Alberto Fernández will pass on the pro tempore presidency of the bloc to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, it was announced Friday in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:45 UTC
Anniversary of Falklands Liberation Day from Argentine military occupation

To mark the Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from the Argentine occupation in 1982, Gilbert House has arranged a program for next Wednesday 14 June.